Ten Things You Need to Know About God

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Ten Things You Need

To Know About

GOD GOD GOD GOD

by

Dr. Steve Holder



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1. He loves you.

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begottenSon, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have

everlasting life.

Yes, God actually loves us. Isn’t that amazing? The Creator of the

universe actually cares about us, and he loves us so much that he sent

His only begotten Son to die for us, so we can be forgiven and live

forever with Him. I don’t know about you, but that really impresses me.

2. He wants to have a relationship with you.

Another thing that impresses me is that the God of the universe wants to

have a relationship with me. And He wants to have a relationship with

you also. Will you let Him? Will you allow God to have a relationship

with you? He won’t force Himself on you. He won’t push His way into

your life. He just gently calls out to you. He’s calling out to you right

now – through this e-book. He is calling you to come to Him. Will you

accept His invitation? Will you be a friend of God?

There is an old hymn that says, “softly and tenderly Jesus is calling.”

That’s the way He is. He calls softly and tenderly to you. We each

have a choice to make. We can choose to have a relationship with Jesus

or we can harden our hearts and go our own way. Hopefully you will

make the right decision and choose Jesus as your friend. You can never

have a better friend than Jesus. After all, He is God.



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3. Sin will prevent you from having a proper relationship with Him.

But there is something that gets in the way of a relationship with God.That is sin.

Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of

God.”

In other words we have failed. We have not lived up to our true

potential. We have let God down. We have tried to live without Him

and He doesn’t like that. He loves us too much.

Remember, He wants that relationship. He wants it a lot.

What do sinners do that keeps us from God?

Proverbs 6:16-19 - These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven arean abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that

shed innocent blood, 18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet

that be swift in running to mischief, 19A false witness that speaketh

lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Now, let’s take a look at some of these things. We need to know what

can affect our relationship with God.



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a) First of all, there is the proud look – in other words “pride.” God

hates pride. In James 4:6 it says that “God resists the proud but

gives grace to the humble.” So pride can cause God to resist us,and if He is resisting us we certainly can’t have a relationship with

Him. I don’t want God to resist me. I want Him to embrace me

and give me grace.

b) Next on that list is “a lying tongue.” God hates it when people tell

lies. We can’t expect to have a good relationship with God if we areliars. What does scripture say about liars? In Revelation 21:8 it says

that liars will have their place in the lake that burns with fire and

brimstone. That’s Hell. You can’t have a relationship with God if you

are in Hell and He is in Heaven.

c) Next on the list is “hands that shed innocent blood.” In other words

“violence.” God hates violence. He wants people to get along and be

nice to one another. God wants us to love each other. If we love each

other we won’t be shedding innocent blood.

d) Next on the list is “a heart that devises wicked imaginations.” In

other words, cold-hearted people who are always planning wicked

deeds. These are people who live for revenge and carrying out their own

personal kind of justice. They have no mercy and they do not forgive.

They are an abomination to God. Unless they repent and come to Jesusthey cannot have a relationship with Him – and will eventually end up in

the lake that burns with fire and brimstone. They will be turned into

Hell.



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e) Next on that list is “feet that are swift to run into mischief.” Some

people can’t wait to get into mischief. Trouble is their middle name.

They live for drama and risk-taking. They actually enjoy living life onthe edge. Many of these people bounce in and out of jails all their lives.

They never learn. They just rush into mischief time and time again.

God hates that. If you are living like that it will prevent you from

having a relationship with Jesus Christ.

f) Next on the list is “a false witness that speaks lies.” Have you ever

been lied about? Of course you have. We’ve all had people lie about us

and to us many times. God hates lying. Now, we mentioned lying previously, but this is a particular kind of lie we are dealing with right

now. This is talking specifically about ‘a false witness.’ In other

words, making up lies about someone to hurt them in some way or cause

them problems. This is like someone deliberately trying to ruin the

reputation of another. God hates this so much. This is an abomination to

our Lord. It will prevent you from having a relationship with Jesus.

g) Last on the list is “sowing discord among the brethren.” This means

going out of your way to cause trouble between two people. You may

call this “instigating.” Some people just love to cause trouble between

others. I’ve worked with people like that in the past. They would go

from person to person saying things like, “You wouldn’t believe what so

and so said about you.” “Are you going to let him get away with that?

God hates all these sins, and they all prevent a person from having a

relationship with God. We need to be willing to let go of these things

and allow God to cleanse our heart. Now, I’m not saying we have toclean up our act before we can come to Jesus; what I’m saying is that we

need to be willing to let Him change us. We can’t stop sinning on our

own. We need God to help us live right.



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4. God hates sin because it prevents that relationship. That’s why

there is punishment for it.

In Psalm 9:17 it says that the wicked will be turned into Hell. That is the

ultimate punishment for sin. If someone refuses to have a relationship

with Christ on this earth God will not force that person to spend eternity

with Him in Heaven. That person will go to Hell to be eternally

separated from the presence of God.

5. God made a way for you to get forgiveness for your sins.

God made a way for you to escape the penalty of sin. There is a way for

you to be forgiven. God loves you so much that he made arrangements

for you to be saved. I assume you’ve heard of the cross. I hope you’ve

heard that Jesus (the Son of God) came down from Heaven and lived a

sinless life, and then died on the cross for our sins. He took our place

and shed His own precious blood so you and I can be forgiven. Yes,

God made a way for you to be forgiven.

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten

Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have

everlasting life.

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,

and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,

thou shalt be saved.

God made it very simple. All we have to do is put our trust in Him and

confess Him as Lord of our life.



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6. God offers Salvation as a free gift.

Ephesians 2:8,9 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should

boast.

Salvation is a gift. God gives it to us freely. We don’t have to earn it.

In fact, we can’t earn it. It only comes from God, and He grants it freely

to all who will accept it. Isn’t that awesome?

It saddens me when I hear of someone saying, “When I get my lifestraightened up I will turn to Jesus.” Folks, that is backwards thinking.

We don’t get our lives straightened up and then come to Jesus. We

come to Jesus first and let Him fix us. He will do the straightening. He

is the great fixer – not us.

If we did it we would have something to boast about. If we could earn

our salvation we could pat ourselves on the back and say, “Hey I saved

myself.” But, we can’t say that, because we can’t save ourselves. It’s a

God thing from start to finish.





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8. God wants us to bring others to Heaven with us.

God loves us all, and He does not want anyone to go to Hell. That’swhy all Christians should tell others about Christ. If you have been

forgiven and set free then why not tell others about our Lord?

9. God wants us to be happy while we are on earth.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 - There is nothing better for a man, than that he should

eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour.This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

10. God will never desert you. He is always with us.

We can depend on God to always be there with us. No matter what we

go through He will always be by our side.

Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in

trouble.

Life is uncertain. We never know what the day will hold for us.

Sometimes pain and suffering come our way, but God is always right

there with us. If we have Christ in our life we can always call on Him to

help us.



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