Simplistic Answer to "Why we need Jesus?"

Why do we need a new life with Jesus?

The simplistic answer is “sin”

Sin is not just disobedience it is replacing the LORD as the God of our lives with ourselves as god.

In the beginning we see this with Adam and Eve.  In the beginning they were created in the LORD’s image.  (Genesis 1:27)  In the beginning they were obedient to the LORD.  They lived for a long time in the garden.

Sometime later the Devil tempted them to be like God. (Genesis 3)  In other words they could be their own gods.  Instead of choosing obedience and rejecting temptation they choose to take the fruit.  In doing so they tried to make themselves gods.  The sad fact is they were already like God being created in the LORD’s image.

In doing this they broke their relationship with the LORD.  In doing this their relationship with the LORD died.  This dead broken relationship has been passed down to us.  (Romans 5:12 - 20)

We are powerless to repair or resurrect this relationship; this is why we need Jesus!

The truth of this story is not that it happened once but that it happens everyday.  Everyday in our lives we have a choice.  Do we acknowledge the LORD is God of our lives or do we try to make ourselves god of our lives.

As a new year begins this is a great time to start a new relationship with Jesus through faith and baptism.  It is also a great time to renew your relationship with Jesus through confession.