Because our sin has separated us from God, we have been left with a "God-shaped vacuum" or spiritual emptiness. The world's many religions are all evidence of mankind's endless struggle to fill this vacuum. And our relentless search for inner peace through pleasure seeking, power, fame, fortune, drugs, and mystical experiences all tell of our inner emptiness.
As it is impossible for us to find God or peace with Him through our own efforts, God in His love and mercy sent His own sinless Son, Jesus Christ, to save us from our predicament ( Ephesians 2:8-9).
Christ did this by dying on the cross in our place to pay the ransom price for our sins--which was death (I Timothy 2:5-6). Thus Jesus Christ is God's only provision for our sin and He is the only way back to God and eternal life ( John 14:6 and Romans 5:8).
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"For the love of money is at the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows."
1 Timothy 6:10
"Jesus answered, 'If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'"
"Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle."
-Proverbs 23:4-5
You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge."
-Psalm 14:6
Thanks for the verses. I really enjoyed reading each one of them.
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