God is holy (1Peter1v16) and God is love (1John4v8). His holiness demands
that our sin be punished, like any righteous judge in any righteous court
would demand (Genesis18v25). His love has provided a way for us to be saved
from this punishment by being forgiven from our sins and made right with
God. What is this way of salvation that He has provided? It is neither a
religion to practice, nor a set of values to live up to, nor a set of good
works to perform. Salvation is found in a Person, the Son of God, the Lord
Jesus Christ (Acts13v38). God's Son suffered and died on a cross outside
Jerusalem to pay the ransom price for sinners (1Tim2v6), making forgiveness
and salvation possible for you and me. He rose again from the dead three
days later and today He is a living Saviour, in fact, He is the only
Saviour, and the Saviour you need.
When a person recognises their own sinfulness and turns from their sin
(repentance - Acts20v21), trusting in the Saviour for the forgiveness of
sins (faith - Acts20v21) they are born again (John3v7). This life changing
experience brings a person into a new relationship with God and Christ, and
changes their life, their desires, their eternal destination, their
everything (2Corinthians5v17). God calls it receiving eternal life.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life"
(John3v16).