First, you need to understand that everyone has sinned, including you and me. Adam and Eve were the first humans to walk with God and enjoy all the goodness that God had intended us to live in. But the devil, who is our enemy, came and tempted Adam and Eve to sin by disobeying God.

Because they disobeyed God, sin entered the world. For that reason, all people have inherited a sinful nature from Adam. In other words, we are all born sinners-We are born into a sinful state. The Bible tells us that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

The Bible also says that sin separates us from God. The reason why sin separates us from God is because God is holy and perfect. God cannot be in communion with you and have a relationship with you when you are still covered in that sin. Sin creates a gap between us and God.

But the good news is that sin gap between you and God can be removed making it possible for you to have a relationship with your heavenly Father. Want to know how? Jesus’s sacrificial death on the cross made a way for that to be made possible.

When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the penalty for the sin of humankind. Jesus died in our place as our substitute and received the punishment that we deserved. The Bible explains this more in Romans 6:23. It says, “For the wages of sin is death”.

“the wages of sin is death” means that we are getting what we deserve because of our sin. And what we deserve is eternal separation from God.

There was no way that we could ever pay this debt (“wage”). Not even if you’re a really good person. Only a perfect sacrifice would be able to pay the debt, which is why Jesus paid our debt with his own life when they crucified him on the cross.

1 Peter 2:24 says, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness”.

When Jesus died on the cross, He bore our sins. In other words, He carried our sins in His body on the cross so that we would be free from the penalties of sin and live for Him.

Jesus’ death on the cross bridged the gap between us and God making it possible for us to be forgiven of our sin and to have a relationship with Him.

The only way to have a relationship with God is through Jesus Christ.

There is no other way!

John 14:6 says, “I [Jesus] am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

This scripture makes it clear that a person becomes a Christian by placing their faith in Jesus Christ. This is known as being saved or born again.

When a person is saved, they begin a relationship with God, and they receive eternal life-A friendship with Jesus that never ends (Romans 6:23).