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380<div  class='flex_column av-5bmq08-4accb18f3a543ec6b4ae05d1dc9a38ec av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-image-container av-k2cxhhqn-9d0bd6f006122594bfbf76a29f97aab0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" ><div class="avia-image-container-inner"><div class="avia-image-overlay-wrap"><img decoding="async" class='wp-image-6799 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6799 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring.png" alt='' title='ring'  height="600" width="600"  itemprop="thumbnailUrl" srcset="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring.png 600w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-300x300.png 300w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-36x36.png 36w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-180x180.png 180w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-200x200.png 200w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-400x400.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div></div></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='av-special-heading av-k2cyzsdf-77fc70cb0252e44335b80bde08e98036 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>And Now For</p>
381</div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >The Good News</h1><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
382<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-e99c07b9f5a6e56f0031e8af4f215d03 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
383<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">The most wonderful news anyone can hear is found in the well known Bible verse, John 3:16,</div>
384</div></section>
385<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
386<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; text-align: center; line-height:1.6em;">“For <strong>God</strong> so loved the <strong>world</strong> that he gave his one and only <strong>Son</strong>, that whoever <strong>believes</strong> in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”</div>
387</div></section>
388<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
389<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">The highlighted words are keywords which will help us understand the Good News more clearly.</div>
390</div></section>
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392<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2cz1ptk-84ac7024920c0ed15c7fc2c7cdea58f8 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  av
392ia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >The first keyword in John 3:16 is&#8230;</h3><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-image-container av-k2cxhhqn-9d0bd6f006122594bfbf76a29f97aab0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" ><div class="avia-image-container-inner"><div class="avia-image-overlay-wrap"><img decoding="async" class='wp-image-6799 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6799 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring.png" alt='' title='ring'  height="600" width="600"  itemprop="thumbnailUrl" srcset="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring.png 600w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-300x300.png 300w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-36x36.png 36w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-180x180.png 180w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-200x200.png 200w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ring-400x400.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div></div></div></div>
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400</div></section>
401<div  class='av-special-heading av-94chnc-b931cdc02262f28feda09205fda2ab48 av-special-heading-h5 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >What is God Like?</h5><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div>
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408<div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-31  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-ec9a7d5a2bb961d186adc33c3b98ed6e av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-32  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" ><div class="avia-image-container-inner"><div class="avia-image-overlay-wrap"><img decoding="async" class='wp-image-6891 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6891 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GOD-small.png" alt='' title='GOD-small'  height="80" width="185"  itemprop="thumbnailUrl"  /></div></div></div>
409<div  class='av-special-heading av-an3xvc-0c8f8edda76be8644af4287edf8ac5f6 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >1. God is Holy</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
410<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-f95776c254efd11946b04b0fe8b96984 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-965e7da4525087f4ed93936d50a12971 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.”</div>
411<p style="text-align: center;">1 John 1:5</p>
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415<p><em>“Light”</em> stands for purity, sinlessness, righteousness, perfection, holiness.</p>
416<p>God’s Law, or the Ten Commandments, found in Exodus 20, provides us with the standard by which to measure holiness. If we could keep God’s Law perfectly, both in our inward attitudes and outward actions, we would be holy.<br />
417.</p>
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427<div  class='av-special-heading av-9loui0-6138c47c24ab087a3c9275f0ee3f3435 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >2. God is Love</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
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429<p style="text-align: center;"> �1 John 4:8</p>
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433<p>He is compassionate, merciful, kind and gracious.</p>
434<p>It is important to remember that God’s holiness and his love are not in opposition to one another. They are two sides of one coin. Everything God does is governed by his holiness and his love.</p>
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437<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-51  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
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446</div></section>
447<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-62  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
448<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">The “world” is the world of people, including you. To clearly understand the Good News we must ask,</div>
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450<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-64  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-65  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_heading  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='av-special-heading av-5fktqw-d323eac6dafaef8858b7156832611331 av-special-heading-h5 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-66  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >What does the Bible say about people?</h5><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
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458<div  class='av-special-heading av-2tizbc-685bba34516d00830bb8215f7f9ad74d av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-70  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >1. WE ARE SINNERS BY NATURE</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
459<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-71  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-72  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-73  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.”</div>
460<p style="text-align: center;">�Psalm 51:5</p>
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464<p>Ever since the sin of the first man, Adam, all people are born with a sinful nature, or a bent towards doing wrong (Romans 5:12). Parents don’t have to teach their children to do wrong. It comes naturally!</p>
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474<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d3jawz-c5cfca9aa4f803334bef8ed9921a429e av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-81  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >2. We are Sinners by Practice</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
475<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-82  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-83  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-84  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”</div>
476<p style="text-align: center;">�Romans 3:23</p>
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480<p>To sin is to “miss the mark.” All people have missed the mark and fallen short of God’s standards by deliberately breaking his commands.</p>
481<p>Man’s sinful nature shows itself in his sinful practice. We sin because we are sinners by nature.</p>
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491<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d3jawz-9c18ba42199228330a7a338ad9808ade av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-92  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >3. WE ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
492<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-93  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-94  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-95  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“Your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you.”</div>
493<p style="text-align: center;">�Isaiah 59:2</p>
494</div></section>
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497<p>Knowing about God, believing God exists, or being aware of God are not the same as being in right relationship with him. Sin prevents them from enjoying a relationship with a holy God.</p>
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507<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d3jawz-c0245e8f08477c082f5da8861216d0fa av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-103  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >4. WE ALL FACE GOD’S JUDGEMENT</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
508<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-104  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-105  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-106  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">
509“The wages of sin is death.”</div>
510<p style="text-align: center;">�Romans 6:23</p>
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514<p>A just God cannot overlook sin. When God’s Law is broken there is a penalty to pay.</p>
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517<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-110  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
518<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement.”</div>
519<p style="text-align: center;">Hebrews 9:27</p>
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528<div  class='av-special-heading av-3xg3fc-b92c83694cd7a4ce27b1dd1a0bc8ed8d av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-116  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >5. WE CANNOT SAVE OURSELVES</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
529<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-117  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-118  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-119  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith &#8211; and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God &#8211; not by works, so that no-one can boast.”</div>
530<p style="text-align: center;">�Ephesians 2:8-9</p>
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534<p>Many people mistakenly think that provided their good deeds outweigh their sins they will be safe on the day of judgement. They wrongly put their hopes in their own good works or in religion. But neither good works nor religion can remove our sins or persuade a just God to overlook them.</p>
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546<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-134  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
547<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">God’s “one and only Son” is the Lord Jesus Christ. To understand who Jesus is, we must ask,</div>
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549<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-136  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-137  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_heading  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d442nu-5ddadf03b38ee2702db56e39778c2194 av-special-heading-h5 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-138  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >What does the Bible say about Jesus? </h5><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
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557<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d45h59-fbd57364ee528d92b540f883ba9ff11b av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-142  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >1. JESUS IS GOD-MAN</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
558<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-143  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-144  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-145  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ &#8211; which means, ‘God with us.’ ”</div>
559<p style="text-align: center;">Matthew 1:23</p>
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563<p>Miraculously, the child born to the virgin Mary was at the same time fully God and fully man.</p>
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574<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d45h59-d1bc6596be383749f67fcda5d76205c9 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-154  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >2. JESUS LIVED A SINLESS LIFE</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
575<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-155  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-156  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-157  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.”</div>
576<p style="text-align: center;">1 John 3:5</p>
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580<p>Although tempted in all the ways other people are, Jesus never sinned. As man he kept God’s Law perfectly.</p>
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591<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d45h59-3dfe1edcf687bca8f4c1d3af8b48cfd1 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-166  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >3. JESUS DIED IN OUR PLACE</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
592<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-167  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-168  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-169  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”</div>
593<p style="text-align: center;">Isaiah 53:6</p>
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595<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree.”</div>
596<p style="text-align: center;">1 Peter 2:24</p>
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598<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.”</div>
599<p style="text-align: center;">1 Peter 3:18</p>
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603<p class="p1">Because Jesus bore God’s judgement in place of sinners, God can pardon sin without violating his justice.</p>
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614<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d45h59-0c1d7fc588188078fa4628654301b0c4 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-180  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >4. JESUS was Raised FROM THE DEAD</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
615<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-181  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-182  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-183  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared …”</div>
616<p style="text-align: center;">1 Corinthians 15:3-5</p>
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620<p class="p1">The resurrection of Jesus is a historical fact for which there is vast and reliable evidence. It confirms the truth of his teachings and demonstrates God’s acceptance of his death as payment for our sins.</p>
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631<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d45h59-c8bbc28936922d9928929bf33e26673e av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-192  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >5. JESUS IS THE ONLY SAVIOUR</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
632<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-193  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-194  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-195  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me.”</div>
633<p style="text-align: center;">John 14:6</p>
634</div></section>
635<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”</div>
636<p style="text-align: center;">1Timothy 2:5</p>
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640<p class="p1">Given the holiness of God and the sinfulness of man, there is no other way for man’s sin to be forgiven and for him to be restored to a right relationship with God than through Jesus.</p>
641</div>
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643<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-200  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-201  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_heading  flex_column_div av-zero-column-p
643adding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d5oue2-dc8df323bf1843ff982511ecde91e317 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-202  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >The fourth keyword in John 3:16 is&#8230;</h3><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
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652<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-211  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
653<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">The work of Jesus Christ does not automatically save all sinners; there is a condition attached. We must believe in him.</div>
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663<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d5vxn3-93ee3999387987d6733703f3308a1ded av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-218  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >1. What does it mean to believe in him?</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
664<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-219  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-220  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-221  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">
665<p class="p1">According to the Bible, believing is more than merely giving intellectual assent to the facts about Jesus. To believe in Jesus is to trust in him, to cling to him, to rely on him. To believe in Jesus is to receive him into your life.</p>
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668<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”</div>
669<p style="text-align: center;">John 1:12</p>
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678<div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-8a44ffe85cdf3dc5d9208638635b5d13 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-227  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-f50755ee97bd1ad77099ed8a45556b79 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-228  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" ><div class="avia-image-container-inner"><div class="avia-image-overlay-wrap"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class='wp-image-6888 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6888 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BELIEVES-small.png" alt='' title='BELIEVES-small'  height="80" width="274"  itemprop="thumbnailUrl"  /></div></div></div>
679<div  class='av-special-heading av-k2d5vxn3-c95da99e02935f26a17ddbaf88ba2f22 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-229  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >2. What is the result of believing in him?</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
680<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-230  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-231  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-232  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">
681<p class="p1">The wonderful result of believing in Jesus is promised in John 3:16.</p>
682</div>
683</div></section>
684<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have <strong>eternal life.</strong>”</div>
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686<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-235  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
687<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">
688<p class="p1">Through believing in Jesus, it is promised that we will not perish, but will have <strong>eternal life!</strong></p>
689</div>
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691<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-237  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-238  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-p
691adding  column-top-margin'     ></div>
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698<div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-8a44ffe85cdf3dc5d9208638635b5d13 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-240  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-f50755ee97bd1ad77099ed8a45556b79 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-241  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" ><div class="avia-image-container-inner"><div class="avia-image-overlay-wrap"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class='wp-image-6888 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6888 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BELIEVES-small.png" alt='' title='BELIEVES-small'  height="80" width="274"  itemprop="thumbnailUrl"  /></div></div></div>
699<div  class='av-special-heading av-8g3xm0-2134930f596545bc5107202d98a99098 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-242  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >3. What is eternal life?</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
700<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-243  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-244  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-245  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">
701<p class="p1">Eternal life does not begin when you die. It begins the moment you receive Jesus into your life by faith. “He who has the Son has life” (1 John 5:12). It is a life filled with his joy, peace, and purpose—even in times of trouble and sorrow. Jesus said,</p>
702</div>
703</div></section>
704<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”</div>
705<p style="text-align: center;">John 10:10</p>
706</div></section>
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708<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">
709<p class="p1">That’s not just for the future but for now. On the other hand, those who do not have eternal life (those who have not believed) will perish. They will pay the price for their own sin—eternal separation from God.</p>
710</div>
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719<div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-8a44ffe85cdf3dc5d9208638635b5d13 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-253  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-f50755ee97bd1ad77099ed8a45556b79 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-254  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" ><div class="avia-image-container-inner"><div class="avia-image-overlay-wrap"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class='wp-image-6888 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6888 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BELIEVES-small.png" alt='' title='BELIEVES-small'  height="80" width="274"  itemprop="thumbnailUrl"  /></div></div></div>
720<div  class='av-special-heading av-r2xu0-a2807775f4c14651b2b86b1202b72f08 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-255  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop="headline"  >4. How do we receive this gift?</h4><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div>
721<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short  avia-builder-el-256  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-257  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-258  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-icon-list-container av-k2d6dv4w-55b5ba7c5da8d99cc021af8785e96817  avia-builder-el-259  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big av-k2d6dv4w-55b5ba7c5da8d99cc021af8785e96817 avia-iconlist-animate'>
722<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-555iy0-462219632f526d100562c62c690aa534 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden="true"></span></div><article class="article-icon-entry "  itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class="iconlist_content_wrap"><header class="entry-content-header" aria-label="Icon: REALISE"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop="headline" >REALISE</h4></header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop="text" ><p>Realise and acknowledge that you are a sinner</p>
723</div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><div class="iconlist-timeline"></div></li>
724<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-4quwpk-d5068cf76fc45e67407207de8a2c0024 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden="true"></span></div><article class="article-icon-entry "  itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class="iconlist_content_wrap"><header class="entry-content-header" aria-label="Icon: REPENT"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop="headline" >REPENT</h4></header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop="text" ><p>Repent of your sin. Be willing to forsake your sin</p>
725</div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><div class="iconlist-timeline"></div></li>
726<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-3a26s8-c99d540041dfe91ed594639028e32ffb avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden="true"></span></div><article class="article-icon-entry "  itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class="iconlist_content_wrap"><header class="entry-content-header" aria-label="Icon: RECEIVE"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop="headline" >RECEIVE</h4></header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop="text" ><p>Receive Jesus into your life by faith</p>
727</div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><div class="iconlist-timeline"></div></li>
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729<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-260  el_after_av_iconlist  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-261  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-p
729adding  column-top-margin'     ></div>
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736<div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-263  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-264  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-image-container av-k2cxhhqn-6535bb36437864446ca3f7f2ceb72f72 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-265  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" ><div class="avia-image-container-inner"><div class="avia-image-overlay-wrap"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class='wp-image-6931 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6931 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Invitation.png" alt='' title='Invitation'  height="175" width="665"  itemprop="thumbnailUrl" srcset="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Invitation.png 665w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Invitation-600x158.png 600w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Invitation-300x79.png 300w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Invitation-400x105.png 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px" /></div></div></div></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-266  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-267  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ></div><div  class='flex_column av-492wl4-b371b503baa84d83dfbd7620d0f07843 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-268  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cxjpkw-573b5b69934604e652e3bad3bd5fafb0 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: center;">Would you like to receive Jesus into your life right now? Does this prayer say what you want to say?</div>
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738<div  class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-270  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div>
739<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k2cydetu-7f718a488450333f6cf06bd66edf51a2 '   itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop="text" ><div style="font-size: 1.6em; display: block; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">“Dear Lord, I acknowledge that I am a sinner in need of your forgiveness. Thank you for loving me and for dying for my sins. Please forgive my sins and come into my life. Help me to follow and obey you as my Lord.<br />
740Amen!</div>
741</div></section>
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756<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-5vjgh4-2c92f6578f3e4b934877c1325a6ab703 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden="true"></span></div><article class="article-icon-entry "  itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class="iconlist_content_wrap"><header class="entry-content-header" aria-label="Icon: Because of his promise"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop="headline" >Because of his promise</h4></header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop="text" ><p><em>“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”</em><br />
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758</div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><div class="iconlist-timeline"></div></li>
759<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-4hbz14-69f2e0e156e657fdb67ac28d5e3a8c17 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden="true"></span></div><article class="article-icon-entry "  itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class="iconlist_content_wrap"><header class="entry-content-header" aria-label="Icon: Because of your commitment"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop="headline" >Because of your commitment</h4></header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop="text" ><p>Did you call on him? He will keep his promise:<br />
760<em>“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” </em><br />
761Romans 10:13</p>
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763<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-bedrc-0c0a5fae334cd9a64e2535ca45d67d67 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden="true"></span></div><article class="article-icon-entry "  itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class="iconlist_content_wrap"><header class="entry-content-header" aria-label="Icon: Because of the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop="headline" >Because of the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life</h4></header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop="text" ><p>The presence of the Holy Spirit will be seen in the changes he will bring about in your life.</p>
764<p><em>“We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.”</em><br />
7651 John 4:13</p>
766<p><em>“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.”</em><br />
767Romans 8:16</p>
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777<p style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.8em;">Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.<br />
778Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®<br />
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888
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902<script id="avia-dotlottie-script-js" src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/themes/enfold/config-lottie-animations/assets/lottie-player/dotlottie-player.js?ver=8.1"></script>
902
903
904<script type='text/javascript'>
905
906	(function($) {
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908			/*	check if google analytics tracking is disabled by user setting via cookie - or user must opt in.	*/
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910			var analytics_code = "\n<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->\n
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911			var html = document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0];
912
913			$('html').on( 'avia-cookie-settings-changed', function(e)
914			{
915					var cookie_check = html.className.indexOf('av-cookies-needs-opt-in') >= 0 || html.className.indexOf('av-cookies-can-opt-out') >= 0;
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918					var script_loaded = $( 'script.google_analytics_scripts' );
919
920					if( cookie_check && ! silent_accept_cookie )
921					{
922						if( ! document.cookie.match(/aviaCookieConsent/) || html.className.indexOf('av-cookies-session-refused') >= 0 )
923						{
924							allow_continue = false;
925						}
926						else
927						{
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929							{
930								allow_continue = false;
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932							else if( ! document.cookie.match(/aviaPrivacyEssentialCookiesEnabled/) )
933							{
934								allow_continue = false;
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936							else if( document.cookie.match(/aviaPrivacyGoogleTrackingDisabled/) )
937							{
938								allow_continue = false;
939							}
940						}
941					}
942
943					//	allow 3-rd party plugins to hook (see enfold\config-cookiebot\cookiebot.js)
944					if( window['wp'] && wp.hooks )
945					{
946						allow_continue = wp.hooks.applyFilters( 'aviaCookieConsent_allow_continue', allow_continue );
947					}
948
949					if( ! allow_continue )
950					{
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957					else
958					{
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960						{
961							$('head').append( analytics_code );
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963					}
964			});
965
966			$('html').trigger( 'avia-cookie-settings-changed' );
967
968	})( jQuery );
969
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