Why don’t we listen to the true Gospel of Jesus Christ? 2 Cor 11:2-4 – What is conversion? – It is to just believe in Jesus Christ and you will be accepted as you are? Some say – all you need is to be a nice person – strive to be nice – strive to be loving. That is commendable, but is that all? So… - What is true conversion? A change of beliefs? A change of organization that we belong to? A change of which church we attend? I just need to be a good person – a better person – more righteous Is that true conversion? Some people say: “They are such good people – Surely God is using them!” - That shows a lack of understanding what true conversion is. – There is a false understanding of the Gospel of Jesus Christ - of what Christ said we must do to be truly converted. Gen 3:5-6 - Garden of Eden – serpent convinced they could be good without God. We can’t by ourselves! God offered them the strength – offering the tree of life, to live a life without sin, but they rejected it. And we all have followed the same way. Rom 1:15-17 – The gospel is the Power of God for salvation – for eternal life! Rom 1:18 – Man has no excuse; the whole mankind has gone astray! Man of and by himself cannot be truly good. Rom 1:32 – People practice evil and encourage others to do same. Rom 1:26-27 – Here is an example of what evil people do. That is the type of things Paul is talking about! And if you dare not speak against these evils… Then you are called intolerable – judgmental – out of touch with reality. Rom 2:3 – Meantime they are judging and seeing themselves as more righteous Rom 2:23-24 – Jews [Christians] are no better Rom 3:9-12 – no one good! We all have to repent! Rom 3:21 – Righteousness of God apart from our efforts to keep the law is revealed: It is not because I have always tried to be good. Rom 3:24-25 – God’s terms – not my terms. This has done to so move you – so that it stops sin from occurring in your life. It is God's goodness that leads us to repentance! God gave His eternal life for you (Jesus Christ gave His life for you) – should have an effect. That is why is SO IMPORTANT to understand who Jesus Christ is and what He did! Puts the Passover in a deeper light and meaning! Jesus knew what He had given up – IN FAITH! John 17:5 – He asked His glory back from the Father It is VERY important to understand who Jesus Christ was & is. What He did for you and I. That gives us a deeper desire to commit to be loyal to Him. Phil 2:5-11 God was made human to die for us. It has to bring us to true repentance. Rom 5:5-6 - We were without strength - It is Christ's doing - not us being 'good people'. You and I can’t earn eternal life. It is a gift! The gift is ready for you and I, made available while we were still enemies. What God did... to send Jesus Christ to live among us – as one of us... once we fully grasp it … we will be eternally grateful! That’s what we need to grasp when we partake of the Passover! It is not just to say: "I will be a lot better person". I will try better, I will work on this, I can do it... That is not repentance! Don’t just say I will change – because you can’t! We have no excuses. But recognizing what we have done and what we are, and that is what required His sacrifice, leads us to be truly repentant, with a repentance that is permanent! Don’t follow another gospel that says – all I need is faith in Jesus. We need to permanently repent towards God! Don’t follow that spirit of: "just love Jesus - and give your heart to the Lord - and he will accept you as you are". He does NOT accept us as we are. You and I have to repent towards God for what we have done and for what we are! It is time to understand the depth of what Jesus Christ did for us, so that we may fully understand what true conversion is.