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Step
Two
The Problem: Our Separation
God created
us in His own image to have an abundant life. He did not make us as robots
to automatically love and obey Him. God gave us a will and a freedom of
choice.
We chose to
disobey God and go our own willful way. We still make this choice today.
This results in separation from God.
The Bible says...
"For
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
"For
the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
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Our Attempts to Reach God
People have
tried in many ways to bridge this gap between themselves and God...
The Bible says...
"There
is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to
death." Proverbs 14:12
"But
your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden
his face from you, so that he will not hear." Isaiah 59:2
No bridge
reaches God...except one.
 
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Graham Evangelistic Association. Compliance with copyright restrictions
requires that no portion of this version of Steps to Peace with God may
be reproduced in any form without written permission of the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 779, Minneapolis, MN 55440, U.S.A..
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