Sin/Salvation (NKJV)

The Commandment of God to Man“The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.’” (Genesis 2:15-17) Man’s Disobedience to God“Then the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’ So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.” (Genesis 3:4-6) The Sinfulness of All People“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.” (Romans 5:12) “As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one.’” (Romans 3:10) “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) The Penalty of Sin“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) God’s Love for Sinners“God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) The Call to SinnersJesus said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) “And Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.’” (John 6:35) “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” (John 14:6) “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved…. For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’” (Romans 10:9,13) The Assurance of Salvation“The one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” (John 6:37) “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.” (John 6:47) “This is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5:11-13) Sin or Salvation: which one defines your life?