Two true stories of separate legal proceedings in different courthouses on the same Christmas Eve.
Two true stories of separate legal proceedings in different courthouses on the same Christmas Eve.
A long time ago, God made the whole world. He also made people. God is the only one who can do that! You can read about this in the Bible in Genesis chapter 1 and 2.
It’s kind of like the way you like to have friends. God wanted someone to love. He also wanted someone who could love Him. That’s also why God made you! He loves you even more any one else you know!― That’s a lot of love!
The very first people God made were named Adam and Eve. You can read about them in the Bible in Genesis chapter 2 and 3. Adam and Eve made a mistake. They did something which God told them not to do. This is called “in.” When this happened, it changed everything.
You see, God is holy. That kind of means He’s really clean. Since all of us do things which got us as we shouldn’t, we are all dirty!― Even you! No matter how much we try to do what God says, we’re still dirty.
Jesus is God’s Son. God sent Him to live here on Earth for a while. This happened a long time ago. When Jesus lived here, He did something that nobody else ever has done. Jesus never sinned! Jesus taught people many great things! He also made blind people see and made sick people better. You can learn all about Jesus in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (other portions in the Bible).
Then some jealous and angry people decided to get rid of Jesus. They lied and said bad things about Jesus. The governor who was in charge of the land didn’t think Jesus had done anything wrong but he was offering to let Jesus go. The governor thought that the angry people would get mad at him if he let Jesus go. So, the governor had some new in the Jesus up a really bad, and they also made fun of Jesus. Then, they decided to kill Jesus.
They killed Jesus in a very mean way. They nailed Him to a cross. A cross is two big wooden boards, fastened together, and then stuck into the ground. They put nails through Jesus’ hands and feet and hung Him on the cross. They left Him there until He died.
This was really sad, but Jesus knew that this was going to happen. In fact, that’s why Jesus came in the first place! Jesus knew that if he came to Earth and died, it would take away all of our sin. When Jesus died, He made a way for you and me to be clean again so we wouldn’t be dirty anymore!
Isaiah 1:18 says a lot about this, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” ―That means we can be with God.
Three days after Jesus died, something really cool happened Jesus came back to life! All by himself! He can do that because He is God! Jesus is still alive today, and He will live forever in heaven. The best part is that you can live or ever in heaven with Jesus. It says so in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”, and lots of other places in the Bible.
Would you like to know how?
All you have to do is talk to God. That’s called “praying.”
First, tell God that you’re sorry for all the bad things you have done and ask Him to help you be better and to do what He says. Next, tell God that you know that Jesus came to die for you so that you can be clean enough to live with Him. Then ask Jesus’ to come into your life, receive Him as your Lord and Savior. ‘Lord’ means that you receive Jesus, as God. ‘Savior’ means that you receive Jesus came to die for you. If you ask Him, His gift will be for you too!
If you pray and say those things to God and you really mean it, one day you will live forever with Jesus! There we’ll be no pain, no death, and no sadness – EVER!
A long time ago, God made the whole world. He also made people. God is the only one who can do that! You can read about this in the Bible in Genesis chapter 1 and 2.
It’s kind of like the way you like to have friends. God wanted someone to love. He also wanted someone who could love Him. That’s also why God made you! He loves you even more any one else you know!― That’s a lot of love!
The very first people God made were named Adam and Eve. You can read about them in the Bible in Genesis chapter 2 and 3. Adam and Eve made a mistake. They did something which God told them not to do. This is called “in.” When this happened, it changed everything.
You see, God is holy. That kind of means He’s really clean. Since all of us do things which got us as we shouldn’t, we are all dirty!― Even you! No matter how much we try to do what God says, we’re still dirty.
Jesus is God’s Son. God sent Him to live here on Earth for a while. This happened a long time ago. When Jesus lived here, He did something that nobody else ever has done. Jesus never sinned! Jesus taught people many great things! He also made blind people see and made sick people better. You can learn all about Jesus in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (other portions in the Bible).
Then some jealous and angry people decided to get rid of Jesus. They lied and said bad things about Jesus. The governor who was in charge of the land didn’t think Jesus had done anything wrong but he was offering to let Jesus go. The governor thought that the angry people would get mad at him if he let Jesus go. So, the governor had some new in the Jesus up a really bad, and they also made fun of Jesus. Then, they decided to kill Jesus.
They killed Jesus in a very mean way. They nailed Him to a cross. A cross is two big wooden boards, fastened together, and then stuck into the ground. They put nails through Jesus’ hands and feet and hung Him on the cross. They left Him there until He died.
This was really sad, but Jesus knew that this was going to happen. In fact, that’s why Jesus came in the first place! Jesus knew that if he came to Earth and died, it would take away all of our sin. When Jesus died, He made a way for you and me to be clean again so we wouldn’t be dirty anymore!
Isaiah 1:18 says a lot about this, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” ―That means we can be with God.
Three days after Jesus died, something really cool happened Jesus came back to life! All by himself! He can do that because He is God! Jesus is still alive today, and He will live forever in heaven. The best part is that you can live or ever in heaven with Jesus. It says so in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”, and lots of other places in the Bible.
Would you like to know how?
All you have to do is talk to God. That’s called “praying.”
First, tell God that you’re sorry for all the bad things you have done and ask Him to help you be better and to do what He says. Next, tell God that you know that Jesus came to die for you so that you can be clean enough to live with Him. Then ask Jesus’ to come into your life, receive Him as your Lord and Savior. ‘Lord’ means that you receive Jesus, as God. ‘Savior’ means that you receive Jesus came to die for you. If you ask Him, His gift will be for you too!
If you pray and say those things to God and you really mean it, one day you will live forever with Jesus! There we’ll be no pain, no death, and no sadness – EVER!
A long time ago, God made the whole world. He also made people. God is the only one who can do that! You can read about this in the Bible in Genesis chapter 1 and 2.
It’s kind of like the way you like to have friends. God wanted someone to love. He also wanted someone who could love Him. That’s also why God made you! He loves you even more any one else you know!― That’s a lot of love!
The very first people God made were named Adam and Eve. You can read about them in the Bible in Genesis chapter 2 and 3. Adam and Eve made a mistake. They did something which God told them not to do. This is called “in.” When this happened, it changed everything.
You see, God is holy. That kind of means He’s really clean. Since all of us do things which got us as we shouldn’t, we are all dirty!― Even you! No matter how much we try to do what God says, we’re still dirty.
Jesus is God’s Son. God sent Him to live here on Earth for a while. This happened a long time ago. When Jesus lived here, He did something that nobody else ever has done. Jesus never sinned! Jesus taught people many great things! He also made blind people see and made sick people better. You can learn all about Jesus in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (other portions in the Bible).
Then some jealous and angry people decided to get rid of Jesus. They lied and said bad things about Jesus. The governor who was in charge of the land didn’t think Jesus had done anything wrong but he was offering to let Jesus go. The governor thought that the angry people would get mad at him if he let Jesus go. So, the governor had some new in the Jesus up a really bad, and they also made fun of Jesus. Then, they decided to kill Jesus.
They killed Jesus in a very mean way. They nailed Him to a cross. A cross is two big wooden boards, fastened together, and then stuck into the ground. They put nails through Jesus’ hands and feet and hung Him on the cross. They left Him there until He died.
This was really sad, but Jesus knew that this was going to happen. In fact, that’s why Jesus came in the first place! Jesus knew that if he came to Earth and died, it would take away all of our sin. When Jesus died, He made a way for you and me to be clean again so we wouldn’t be dirty anymore!
Isaiah 1:18 says a lot about this, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” ―That means we can be with God.
Three days after Jesus died, something really cool happened Jesus came back to life! All by himself! He can do that because He is God! Jesus is still alive today, and He will live forever in heaven. The best part is that you can live or ever in heaven with Jesus. It says so in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”, and lots of other places in the Bible.
Would you like to know how?
All you have to do is talk to God. That’s called “praying.”
First, tell God that you’re sorry for all the bad things you have done and ask Him to help you be better and to do what He says. Next, tell God that you know that Jesus came to die for you so that you can be clean enough to live with Him. Then ask Jesus’ to come into your life, receive Him as your Lord and Savior. ‘Lord’ means that you receive Jesus, as God. ‘Savior’ means that you receive Jesus came to die for you. If you ask Him, His gift will be for you too!
If you pray and say those things to God and you really mean it, one day you will live forever with Jesus! There we’ll be no pain, no death, and no sadness – EVER!
A long time ago, God made the whole world. He also made people. God is the only one who can do that! You can read about this in the Bible in Genesis chapter 1 and 2.
It’s kind of like the way you like to have friends. God wanted someone to love. He also wanted someone who could love Him. That’s also why God made you! He loves you even more any one else you know!― That’s a lot of love!
The very first people God made were named Adam and Eve. You can read about them in the Bible in Genesis chapter 2 and 3. Adam and Eve made a mistake. They did something which God told them not to do. This is called “in.” When this happened, it changed everything.
You see, God is holy. That kind of means He’s really clean. Since all of us do things which got us as we shouldn’t, we are all dirty!― Even you! No matter how much we try to do what God says, we’re still dirty.
Jesus is God’s Son. God sent Him to live here on Earth for a while. This happened a long time ago. When Jesus lived here, He did something that nobody else ever has done. Jesus never sinned! Jesus taught people many great things! He also made blind people see and made sick people better. You can learn all about Jesus in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (other portions in the Bible).
Then some jealous and angry people decided to get rid of Jesus. They lied and said bad things about Jesus. The governor who was in charge of the land didn’t think Jesus had done anything wrong but he was offering to let Jesus go. The governor thought that the angry people would get mad at him if he let Jesus go. So, the governor had some new in the Jesus up a really bad, and they also made fun of Jesus. Then, they decided to kill Jesus.
They killed Jesus in a very mean way. They nailed Him to a cross. A cross is two big wooden boards, fastened together, and then stuck into the ground. They put nails through Jesus’ hands and feet and hung Him on the cross. They left Him there until He died.
This was really sad, but Jesus knew that this was going to happen. In fact, that’s why Jesus came in the first place! Jesus knew that if he came to Earth and died, it would take away all of our sin. When Jesus died, He made a way for you and me to be clean again so we wouldn’t be dirty anymore!
Isaiah 1:18 says a lot about this, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” ―That means we can be with God.
Three days after Jesus died, something really cool happened Jesus came back to life! All by himself! He can do that because He is God! Jesus is still alive today, and He will live forever in heaven. The best part is that you can live or ever in heaven with Jesus. It says so in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”, and lots of other places in the Bible.
Would you like to know how?
All you have to do is talk to God. That’s called “praying.”
First, tell God that you’re sorry for all the bad things you have done and ask Him to help you be better and to do what He says. Next, tell God that you know that Jesus came to die for you so that you can be clean enough to live with Him. Then ask Jesus’ to come into your life, receive Him as your Lord and Savior. ‘Lord’ means that you receive Jesus, as God. ‘Savior’ means that you receive Jesus came to die for you. If you ask Him, His gift will be for you too!
If you pray and say those things to God and you really mean it, one day you will live forever with Jesus! There we’ll be no pain, no death, and no sadness – EVER!
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