Over the years, I have talked to thousands of people who have asked me how to find their way back to God. In a few words, I want to clearly explain what the Bible says on this important subject.The Bible teaches that God is holy and righteous; he cannot tolerate sin. All of the troubles and ills of the world are rooted in the fact that, through our sin, we have lost our moral, intellectual and spiritual sense of God. We "all have sinned and come short of the glory of Gid" (Romans 3:23).
Jesus Christ made the way back to God for us by His death on the Cross. he purchased our salvation by the shedding of His blood. His death and resurrection made a new and everlasting covenant between God and humanity.
Jesus told His disciples, "I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me" (John 14:6).
The only was back to God is through personal faith in Jesus Christ. Intellectual acceptance of Christ is not enough. You must come to Him determined to turn from what displeases God with a total trust in Christ's saving power for you.
Christ promises those who turn to Him: "He that heareth My words and believeth on Him that sent Me hath everlasting life and shall not come unto condemnation, but is passed from death unto life" (John 5:24).
Today you can come to Him by surrendering your life and heart to Christ. The Bible says: "As many as received Him (Jesus Christ), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them which believe on His name: which were born...of God" (John 1:12-15).
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
This is the way back to God.
Reprinted with thanks from a pamphlet called "The Way Back to God" by Billy Graham (6G24) published by Good News Publishers, 9825 W. Roosevelt Road, Westchester, IL 60153, USA.
