Life’s Ultimate Questions
Every person wrestles with four fundamental questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What is wrong with the world? How can what is wrong be made right?
Answers from Our Culture
Who am I?
You are an accident—a glorified ape, the result of random evolutionary processes. No purpose, no value. You are ultimately nothing.
Why am I here?
To consume and enjoy. As John D. Rockefeller said when asked how much money is enough: “Just a little bit more.”
What is wrong with the world?
People are insufficiently educated or insufficiently governed.
How can what is wrong be made right?
More education and more government. Awareness campaigns, classes, and information will fix it all.
These answers leave us empty, worthless, and hopeless.
Answers from the Bible
Who am I?
You are created by God in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26). Discover who Jesus is first—He is the image of the invisible God, by whom and for whom all things were created (Colossians 1:15–16). You have inherent dignity, worth, and value as God’s crowning creation.
Why am I here?
To bring glory and honor to Jesus Christ, in whom all things hold together and have preeminence (Colossians 1:16–18). Your existence goes far beyond mere consumption.
What is wrong with the world?
Sin. We have all gone astray, turning to our own way (Isaiah 53:6). “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
How can what is wrong be made right?
Through the substitutionary, atoning death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He reconciled us by His death to present us holy and blameless (Colossians 1:22). “There is salvation in no one else” (Acts 4:12). God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, so we might become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21).
The Bible declares: You are precious. You have purpose. You were purchased by Christ’s blood. The answer to life’s ultimate questions is Christ.
The Gospel in Summary
- The Holiness & Justice of God: God is too pure to look on evil (Habakkuk 1:13); He is a righteous judge (Psalm 7:11).
- Human Depravity: All have sinned; our best deeds are like filthy rags (Romans 3:23; Isaiah 64:6).
- The Great Dilemma: How can God remain just while justifying sinners? (Proverbs 17:15; Genesis 18:25)
- God’s Loving Action: Motivated by love, He sent His Son as propitiation (1 John 4:8–10; Romans 3:23–26).
- The Cross & Resurrection: Jesus died for our sins and rose for our justification (Romans 4:25).
Man’s Response
- Repentance: Confess sin, feel genuine sorrow, and turn away from it (Psalm 51:3–4; Isaiah 1:16).
- Faith: Trust in God’s promises—believe in Jesus for salvation (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Hebrews 11:1).
Believe that Jesus died for your sins and rose again. Confess Him as Lord and believe God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved (Romans 10:9). Christ alone satisfies.
Assurance of Salvation
True conversion produces fruit: a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), obedience, love, hatred of sin/world, perseverance (1 John tests: walking in light, confession, obedience, love, etc.). Examine yourself in light of Scripture (2 Corinthians 13:5; 1 John 5:13).
Have you entrusted your life to Him?