The Four Spiritual Laws
The Four Spiritual Laws is an evangelistic Christian tract created in 1952 by Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ. Bright wrote the booklet as a means to clearly explain the essentials of the Christian faith concerning salvation.
In the booklet, Bright summarizes the Christian message of salvation contained in the Bible as four spiritual laws that govern our relationship with God, just like there are physical laws that govern the universe. The four spiritual laws communicate God's requirements and they are as follows:
In the booklet, Bright summarizes the Christian message of salvation contained in the Bible as four spiritual laws that govern our relationship with God, just like there are physical laws that govern the universe. The four spiritual laws communicate God's requirements and they are as follows:
Law IGod loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life now and for eternity.
God’s Love “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” -John 3:16 God’s Plan [Christ speaking] “I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly” [that is might be full and meaningful -John 10:10 Most people are not experiencing a personal relationship with God because of law number two… Law III
Jesus Christ is God’s ONLY provision for man’s sin. Through Him you can know and experience God’s love and plan for your life.
He Died in Our Place “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were sinners, Christ died for us.” -Romans 5:8 He Rose from the Dead “Christ died for ous sins…He was buried…He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures…He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred…” -I Cor. 15:3-6 He is the Only Way to God “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” -John 14:6 Because through one man (Adam) sin entered into the human race…through one man (Jesus), the sinless offering of Himself for our sins, right standing with God can also enter the human race. This all depends on what we do with Jesus… |
Law II
Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore he/she cannot know and experience God’s love and plan for his/her life. Man is sinful.
“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” -Romans 3:23 Man was created to have fellowship with God; but because of Adam and Eve’s own stubborn self-will, they chose to go their own independent way and fellowship with God was broken. Every human being is born with the same sinful, selfish, and self-willed nature.Man is separated. “The wages of sin is death” [spiritual separation from God] -Romans 6:23 This means we were born NOT knowing God. Law IVWe must individually Receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, then we can know and experience God’s love and plan for our lives.
We Must Receive Christ “As many as received Him to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name.” -John 1:12 We Received Christ Through Faith “By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, t is the gift of God; not as a result of works that no one should boast.” -Eph. 2:8,9 When we receive Him, we experience the New Birth! Read John 3:1-8 We Receive Christ by Personal Invitation [Christ speaking] “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him” -Revelation 3:20 A personal prayer from our heart must be said. We must give God permission to save us. God will not enter uninvited! From our whole heart must come a sinners prayer like this one: “Dear God, forgive me of my sins. I believe Jesus died for me. I’m asking you to come into my life and save me. I want to know you and I am opening my heart to you. Amen” |
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Yes and Amen!
Here is a message that most Christians do not understand about God's will.
By B. D. Tate
We have grown up in Church that has taught us to interpret God through our experiences. Often the argument presented is something along these lines, “Why do you believe that just look around you and you can see that isn’t the way it is.” As an example when it comes to healing, “If God wanted everyone healed then why didn’t this person or that person get healed?” We are coached and taught that our experiences outweigh the Word of God. The warning is this: Do not let what we do not understand (because of or through our experience) cause us to put away what we do understand in the Word of God.
At no time should we let what we see, hear, feel, touch, taste in this world by our senses dominate what we actually believe. We are spirit beings born of the Spirit of God into a new kingdom that is not dominated by the flesh but lives according to the Word of God.
The Mix
The result of living and interpreting God’s word by our experiences has created a mix. Look at what Paul the apostle wrote to the Church at Corinth correcting their understanding of the gospel in these terms:
II Cor. 1: 19 “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us––by me, Silvanus, and Timothy––was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. 20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”
This mix has brought forth teachings in the body of Christ that has left us all in doubt, tossed, and confused about God’s will. That is to say that God’s will might be yes or it might be no. We have heard many prayers that are asking God to answer “if it be your will.” This comes from trying to accommodate the many failures to embrace, receive, and experience God’s yes! We are coming to God like we would a parent asking for something thinking...(More? Read the whole booklet here)
By B. D. Tate
We have grown up in Church that has taught us to interpret God through our experiences. Often the argument presented is something along these lines, “Why do you believe that just look around you and you can see that isn’t the way it is.” As an example when it comes to healing, “If God wanted everyone healed then why didn’t this person or that person get healed?” We are coached and taught that our experiences outweigh the Word of God. The warning is this: Do not let what we do not understand (because of or through our experience) cause us to put away what we do understand in the Word of God.
At no time should we let what we see, hear, feel, touch, taste in this world by our senses dominate what we actually believe. We are spirit beings born of the Spirit of God into a new kingdom that is not dominated by the flesh but lives according to the Word of God.
The Mix
The result of living and interpreting God’s word by our experiences has created a mix. Look at what Paul the apostle wrote to the Church at Corinth correcting their understanding of the gospel in these terms:
II Cor. 1: 19 “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us––by me, Silvanus, and Timothy––was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. 20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”
This mix has brought forth teachings in the body of Christ that has left us all in doubt, tossed, and confused about God’s will. That is to say that God’s will might be yes or it might be no. We have heard many prayers that are asking God to answer “if it be your will.” This comes from trying to accommodate the many failures to embrace, receive, and experience God’s yes! We are coming to God like we would a parent asking for something thinking...(More? Read the whole booklet here)