OUR GREATEST NEED

The central purpose of God’s revelation in Scripture is to call all people into fellowship with Himself. God originally created humans to have fellowship with Him and to glorify Him {Isaiah 43:7; Colossians 1:16}, but they defied God by sinfully choosing to go their own way. As a result, man suffered alienation from God and the corruption of human nature {Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:1-4}. The salvation of mankind, therefore, is wholly a work of God’s free gift of grace, not the result in whole or in part of human works or goodness. This salvation is a gift, made available through faith in Jesus Christ and Him alone {John 1:12; 10:18-27; 14:6; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-9; I Peter 1:18-19}.