{"product_id":"the-hope-of-christmas-25-pack-9781682164631","title":"The Hope of Christmas (25-Pack)","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristmas. For many, the word brings thoughts of fun with friends and family and the enjoyment of giving and receiving gifts. For them, as the song says, \"It's the most wonderful time of the year!\" But for others, Christmas is a painful reminder of broken relationships, lost loved ones, or financial hardships, any of which makes the season the most difficult time of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever feelings we have this Christmas, the Bible explains that there is good news that can give us \u003cem\u003ehope\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ejoy\u003c\/em\u003e no matter what our Christmas season is like. But before we can benefit from this \u003cem\u003egood \u003c\/em\u003enews, we must first understand the \"bad news.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Bad News: We are all separated from God\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod did not create us like robots to automatically love and mechanically obey him. The first man and woman \u003cem\u003echose\u003c\/em\u003e to disobey God and to go their own willful way. Each of us since then has been born sinful and disobedient toward God. All this results in spiritual separation from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bible says . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eAll have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.\u003c\/em\u003e Romans 3:23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe wages of sin is death. \u003c\/em\u003eRomans 6:23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople have tried many ways to bridge this separation between themselves and God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bible says . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThere is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. \u003c\/em\u003eProverbs 14:12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eYour iniquities have made a separation between you and your God.\u003c\/em\u003e Isaiah 59:2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo bridge reaches across that separation . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eexcept one\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Good News: God has provided a bridge--the cross\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave. Though he was God's sinless Son, he became a human and took our place in order to pay the penalty for our sin. By doing that he bridged the otherwise uncrossable gap between God and us!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bible says . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFor there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. \u003c\/em\u003e1 Timothy 2:5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eChrist\u003c\/em\u003e . . . \u003cem\u003esuffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God. \u003c\/em\u003e1 Peter 3:18\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eGod shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. . . . The free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u003c\/em\u003e Romans 5:8; 6:23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eChrist died for our sins, \u003c\/em\u003e . . . \u003cem\u003ehe was buried, \u003c\/em\u003e . . . \u003cem\u003ehe was raised on the third day. \u003c\/em\u003e1 Corinthians 15:3-4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod has provided the \u003cem\u003eonly\u003c\/em\u003e way to forgiveness of sin and eternal life. But each person must make a choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Choice: Accept or reject Jesus Christ\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to receive the forgiveness of sin and the eternal life offered to us by God, we must trust in Jesus Christ and receive him as our Savior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus says . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eI am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.\u003c\/em\u003e John 14:6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bible says . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eTo all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.\u003c\/em\u003e John 1:12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eWe have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.\u003c\/em\u003e Romans 5:1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.\u003c\/em\u003e John 3:16\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat is your decision?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill you receive Jesus Christ right now and trust in him alone for forgiveness and eternal life? The Bible says that is the \u003cem\u003eonly\u003c\/em\u003e way to find peace with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdmit your need--admit that you are a sinner in need of God's forgiveness.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBe willing to turn from trusting in anything else for eternal life and trust only in Christ.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBelieve that Jesus Christ died \u003cem\u003efor you\u003c\/em\u003e on the cross, came back to life from the grave, and is your only way to heaven.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccept Jesus's offer to forgive your sins and become your Savior.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may want to tell him in a prayer like this: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eDear Jesus, thank you for making it possible for me to find peace with God! I do believe that when you died you paid the penalty for my sins. I now receive you into my life as my Savior, so I can have forgiveness and never-ending life from God! Thank you for dying for me, and thank you for the gift of eternal life you made possible!\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Crossway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Good News Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.40h x 3.60w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682164631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Crossway \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47449731203229,"sku":"9781682164631","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c7dfda09-ea1e-4c8c-aaff-4808bf0655cc.jpg?v=1764249427","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-hope-of-christmas-25-pack-9781682164631","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}