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392ia-builder-el-last av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag ' itemprop="headline" >The first keyword in John 3:16 is…</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> 393 394</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_3' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-20 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-3' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-3' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 395<title id='av-svg-title-3'>Scroll to next section</title> 396<desc id='av-svg-desc-3'>Scroll to next section</desc> 397<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
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406-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 407</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 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;">âGod is light; in him there is no darkness at all.â</div> 411<p style="text-align: center;">1 John 1:5</p> 412</div></section> 413<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-38 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 414<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;"> 415<p><em>âLightâ</em> stands for purity, sinlessness, righteousness, perfection, holiness.</p> 416<p>Godâs Law, or the Ten Commandments, found in Exodus 20, provides us with the standard by which to measure holiness. If we could keep Godâs Law perfectly, both in our inward attitudes and outward actions, we would be holy.<br /> 417.</p> 418</div> 419</div></section></div><div class='flex_column av-492wl4-57d925c9457e12133225dc7b8f77e4ed av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-40 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ></div> 420 421</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_5' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-41 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-5' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-5' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 422<title id='av-svg-title-5'>Scroll to next section</title> 423<desc id='av-svg-desc-5'>Scroll to next section</desc> 424<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
424-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 425</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 426<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_full avia-builder-el-42 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-43 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> 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> 428<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-6bee15aa976cdce9b93fa59e08900e86 hr-short avia-builder-el-45 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-46 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-47 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;">âGod loveâ</div> 429<p style="text-align: center;"> �1 John 4:8</p> 430</div></section> 431<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-49 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 432<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;"> 433<p>He is compassionate, merciful, kind and gracious.</p> 434<p>It is important to remember that Godâs 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> 435</div> 436</div></section> 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> 438<div class='av-special-heading av-6vbe7s-167d6e3b043cb3c92bda2a74be7413ff av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered avia-builder-el-52 el_after_av_hr avia-builder-el-last av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag ' itemprop="headline" >The second keyword in John 3:16 is…</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-53 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-p
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To clearly understand the Good News we must ask,</div> 449</div></section> 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> 451 452</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_7' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-67 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-7' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-7' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 453<title id='av-svg-title-7'>Scroll to next section</title> 454<desc id='av-svg-desc-7'>Scroll to next section</desc> 455<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
455-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 456</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 457<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_full avia-builder-el-68 el_before_av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding ' ><div class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-602aa6c03b9125ac56fef38bf959a6e2 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center avia-builder-el-69 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-6889 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6889 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WORLD-small.png" alt='' title='WORLD-small' height="80" width="238" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></div></div></div> 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;">âSurely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.â</div> 460<p style="text-align: center;">�Psalm 51:5</p> 461</div></section> 462<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-75 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 463<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;"> 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 donât have to teach their children to do wrong. It comes naturally!</p> 465</div> 466</div></section></div><div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-77 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ></div> 467 468</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_8' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-78 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-8' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-8' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 469<title id='av-svg-title-8'>Scroll to next section</title> 470<desc id='av-svg-desc-8'>Scroll to next section</desc> 471<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
471-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 472</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 473<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_full avia-builder-el-79 el_before_av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding ' ><div class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-602aa6c03b9125ac56fef38bf959a6e2 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center avia-builder-el-80 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-6889 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6889 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WORLD-small.png" alt='' title='WORLD-small' height="80" width="238" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></div></div></div> 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;">âAll have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.â</div> 476<p style="text-align: center;">�Romans 3:23</p> 477</div></section> 478<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-86 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 479<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;"> 480<p>To sin is to âmiss the mark.â All people have missed the mark and fallen short of Godâs standards by deliberately breaking his commands.</p> 481<p>Manâs sinful nature shows itself in his sinful practice. We sin because we are sinners by nature.</p> 482</div> 483</div></section></div><div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-88 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ></div> 484 485</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_9' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-89 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-9' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-9' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 486<title id='av-svg-title-9'>Scroll to next section</title> 487<desc id='av-svg-desc-9'>Scroll to next section</desc> 488<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
488-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 489</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 490<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_full avia-builder-el-90 el_before_av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding ' ><div class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-602aa6c03b9125ac56fef38bf959a6e2 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center avia-builder-el-91 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-6889 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6889 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WORLD-small.png" alt='' title='WORLD-small' height="80" width="238" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></div></div></div> 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;">âYour iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you.â</div> 493<p style="text-align: center;">�Isaiah 59:2</p> 494</div></section> 495<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-97 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 496<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;"> 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> 498</div> 499</div></section></div><div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-99 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ></div> 500 501</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_10' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-100 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-10' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-10' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 502<title id='av-svg-title-10'>Scroll to next section</title> 503<desc id='av-svg-desc-10'>Scroll to next section</desc> 504<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
504-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 505</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 506<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_full avia-builder-el-101 el_before_av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding ' ><div class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-602aa6c03b9125ac56fef38bf959a6e2 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center avia-builder-el-102 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-6889 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6889 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WORLD-small.png" alt='' title='WORLD-small' height="80" width="238" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></div></div></div> 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 GODâS 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;"> 509âThe wages of sin is death.â</div> 510<p style="text-align: center;">�Romans 6:23</p> 511</div></section> 512<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-108 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 513<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;"> 514<p>A just God cannot overlook sin. When Godâs Law is broken there is a penalty to pay.</p> 515</div> 516</div></section> 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;">âMan is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement.â</div> 519<p style="text-align: center;">Hebrews 9:27</p> 520</div></section></div><div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-112 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ></div> 521 522</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_11' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-113 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-11' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-11' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 523<title id='av-svg-title-11'>Scroll to next section</title> 524<desc id='av-svg-desc-11'>Scroll to next section</desc> 525<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
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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;">âFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no-one can boast.â</div> 530<p style="text-align: center;">�Ephesians 2:8-9</p> 531</div></section> 532<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-121 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 533<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;"> 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> 535</div> 536</div></section> 537<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-123 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-124 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-2zeqrs-9ff55e9e722db52a2322b0af28092ba9 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered avia-builder-el-125 el_after_av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-last av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag ' itemprop="headline" >The third keyword in John 3:16 is…</h3><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div> 538 539</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_12' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-126 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-12' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-12' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 540<title id='av-svg-title-12'>Scroll to next section</title> 541<desc id='av-svg-desc-12'>Scroll to next section</desc> 542<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
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To understand who Jesus is, we must ask,</div> 548</div></section> 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> 550 551</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_13' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-139 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-13' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-13' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 552<title id='av-svg-title-13'>Scroll to next section</title> 553<desc id='av-svg-desc-13'>Scroll to next section</desc> 554<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
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588-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 589</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 590<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-8a44ffe85cdf3dc5d9208638635b5d13 av_one_full avia-builder-el-164 el_before_av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding ' ><div class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-864c413bb3158b20ba0668b2c88603fb av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center avia-builder-el-165 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-6890 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6890 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SON-small.png" alt='' title='SON-small' height="80" width="177" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></div></div></div> 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;">âWe 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.â</div> 593<p style="text-align: center;">Isaiah 53:6</p> 594</div></section> 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;">âHe himself bore our sins in his body on the tree.â</div> 596<p style="text-align: center;">1 Peter 2:24</p> 597</div></section> 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;">âFor Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.â</div> 599<p style="text-align: center;">1 Peter 3:18</p> 600</div></section> 601<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-173 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 602<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;"> 603<p class="p1">Because Jesus bore Godâs judgement in place of sinners, God can pardon sin without violating his justice.</p> 604</div> 605</div></section> 606<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-175 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-176 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-p
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611-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 612</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 613<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-8a44ffe85cdf3dc5d9208638635b5d13 av_one_full avia-builder-el-178 el_before_av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding ' ><div class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-864c413bb3158b20ba0668b2c88603fb av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center avia-builder-el-179 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-6890 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6890 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SON-small.png" alt='' title='SON-small' height="80" width="177" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></div></div></div> 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;">âFor 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 â¦â</div> 616<p style="text-align: center;">1 Corinthians 15:3-5</p> 617</div></section> 618<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-185 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 619<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;"> 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 Godâs acceptance of his death as payment for our sins.</p> 621</div> 622</div></section> 623<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-187 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-188 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ></div> 624 625</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_17' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-189 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-17' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-17' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 626<title id='av-svg-title-17'>Scroll to next section</title> 627<desc id='av-svg-desc-17'>Scroll to next section</desc> 628<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
628-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 629</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 630<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-8a44ffe85cdf3dc5d9208638635b5d13 av_one_full avia-builder-el-190 el_before_av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding ' ><div class='avia-image-container av-k2d2m4bc-864c413bb3158b20ba0668b2c88603fb av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center avia-builder-el-191 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-6890 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6890 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SON-small.png" alt='' title='SON-small' height="80" width="177" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></div></div></div> 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, âI am the way and the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me.â</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;">âThere is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.â</div> 636<p style="text-align: center;">1Timothy 2:5</p> 637</div></section> 638<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-198 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 639<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;"> 640<p class="p1">Given the holiness of God and the sinfulness of man, there is no other way for manâs sin to be forgiven and for him to be restored to a right relationship with God than through Jesus.</p> 641</div> 642</div></section> 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…</h3><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div> 644 645</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_18' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-203 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-18' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-18' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 646<title id='av-svg-title-18'>Scroll to next section</title> 647<desc id='av-svg-desc-18'>Scroll to next section</desc> 648<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
648-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 649</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 650<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-c3d94900534cb3d0e70e02178e3cf6a6 av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-204 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-205 el_after_av_one_fourth el_before_av_one_fourth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding ' ><div class='avia-image-container av-k2cxhhqn-fae1c80d15402242ed60e3ab2d140c09 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 bottom-to-top avia-align-center avia-builder-el-206 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-6872 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6872 avia_image ' src="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BELIEVES.png" alt='' title='BELIEVES' height="175" width="600" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" srcset="https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BELIEVES.png 600w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BELIEVES-300x88.png 300w, https://ruc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BELIEVES-400x117.png 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div></div></div></div><div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-ab30cc3315ad0aa1e002f2f40d8e5e7f av_one_fourth avia-builder-el-207 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-208 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-209 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;">âFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever <strong>believes</strong> in him shall not perish but have eternal life.â</div> 651</div></section> 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> 654</div></section> 655<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-213 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-214 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ></div> 656 657</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_19' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-215 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-19' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-19' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 658<title id='av-svg-title-19'>Scroll to next section</title> 659<desc id='av-svg-desc-19'>Scroll to next section</desc> 660<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
660-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 661</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 662<div class='flex_column av-2gpy3c-8a44ffe85cdf3dc5d9208638635b5d13 av_one_full avia-builder-el-216 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-217 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> 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> 666</div> 667</div></section> 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;">âTo all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.â</div> 669<p style="text-align: center;">John 1:12</p> 670</div></section> 671<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-224 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-225 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin' ></div> 672 673</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_20' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-226 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-20' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-20' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 674<title id='av-svg-title-20'>Scroll to next section</title> 675<desc id='av-svg-desc-20'>Scroll to next section</desc> 676<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
676-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 677</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 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;">âFor 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>â</div> 685</div></section> 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> 690</div></section> 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> 692 693</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_21' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-239 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-21' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-21' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 694<title id='av-svg-title-21'>Scroll to next section</title> 695<desc id='av-svg-desc-21'>Scroll to next section</desc> 696<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
696-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 697</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 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. âHe who has the Son has lifeâ (1 John 5:12). It is a life filled with his joy, peace, and purposeâeven 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;">âI have come that they may have life, and have it to the fullâ</div> 705<p style="text-align: center;">John 10:10</p> 706</div></section> 707<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-248 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> 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">Thatâs 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 sinâeternal separation from God.</p> 710</div> 711</div></section> 712<div class='hr av-k2cyfegh-98ab85140020748f74fe66ad10ff6aa4 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-250 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-251 el_after_av_one_half avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-p
712adding column-top-margin' ></div> 713 714</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_22' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-252 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-22' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-22' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 715<title id='av-svg-title-22'>Scroll to next section</title> 716<desc id='av-svg-desc-22'>Scroll to next section</desc> 717<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
717-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z"></path> 718</svg></a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6792'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'> 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> 728</ul></div> 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> 730 731</div></div></div><!-- close content main div --></div></div></div><div id='av_section_23' class='avia-section av-k2cwsban-4f990872817ab777c15d8eee313d0c39 main_color avia-section-large avia-shadow avia-builder-el-262 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100 container_wrap fullsize' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class="av-section-color-overlay-wrap"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="15" height="32" viewBox="0 0 15 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-23' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-23' role="graphics-symbol" aria-hidden="true"> 732<title id='av-svg-title-23'>Scroll to next section</title> 733<desc id='av-svg-desc-23'>Scroll to next section</desc> 734<path d="M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832
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