The Solution for How We may Approach God

Abraham's willing preparation to sacrifice Isaac on Mt. Moriah at God's command had a clear space/time historical content over a good many years (maybe as many as forty years) and is prefaced by God's propositional promise in Genesis 12:1-7. John 3:36 is also a propositional promise from God to man that on the basis of the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross God has opened a way for man to approach God Himself. Those who refuse face eternal judgment. We must choose to bow before God twice: Acknowledge that God exists and recognize our guilt for choosing to rebel. The four aspects that are crucial in receiving Christ into our lives are:

• Believe that God exists in Christ as a personal God
• Acknowledge that we are guilty of sin
• Believe in Jesus' atoning death on the cross
• Accept the propositional promise of everlasting life in commitment to Jesus Christ. Of course this is just the beginning of the Christian life.