4 Symbols

Here's a simple presentation of Jesus’ Story using four common symbols called THE FOUR. It's based on The Four Spiritual Laws of Campus Crusade for Christ, now called CRU. Check out TheFour.com for explanations and videos in all the world languages.

THE FOUR

Has anyone ever shared with you the Good News of the Bible? Here’s a passage on how much God loves you and wants a relationship with you

1 John 4:10

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a saving sacrifice for our sins.

Let me show you what that means with 4 common symbols.

1. God Loves You

God loves you. As His very own creation, God deeply loves you. He knows you by name. He has good things planned for your life. God cares for you!

2. Sin Divides You

Sin divides you. Sin is our rejection of God as God and our rebellion against His will and ways. This sin divides us or separates us from God. It also divides us from each other. So much of life is characterized by division, even among those we love. The bad news is that just as we experience this division from God in this life, we will also experience it in the next. Sin will eternally separate us from God’s presence and goodness.

3. Jesus Saves You

Jesus saves you. The Good News is that God wouldn’t let sin permanently divide us. In love, He sent His Only Son Jesus to die for our sins. This means Jesus paid the penalty for our sins by dying in our place. Therefore, the division caused by our sin can be removed and we can have a relationship of love with God again. And Jesus didn't just die. He also arose from the dead. So Jesus is very much alive today and He is very much in charge of all things.

4. How Will You Respond?

How will you respond? Some people respond in apathy, unbelief or even hostility. But how about you? How will you respond to this Good News?

For example, how will you respond to God’s love for you? Will you receive it and thank Him for it? How will you respond to your sin? Will you acknowledge it and repent of it? And how will you respond to Jesus’ death and resurrection to new life? Will you trust Him as your Savior and follow Him as your Leader?

Here’s a passage on how to respond. Maybe you have seen it at a sporting event.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

You don’t have to perish, that is, be eternally separated from God because of your sin. Instead, you can have eternal life that starts now and lasts forever. It all comes down to how you respond. Will you believe in Jesus?

If you’re ready to respond in faith, here’s a prayer you could pray:

God, thank You so much for Your love for me. And I’m so sorry for my sin against You. I now believe in Jesus and receive Your forgiveness. Help me from now on to follow Jesus and Your way of life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Extra Passages for THE FOUR

• God Loves You

  Psalm 145:9 (NIV)

  The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.

• Sin Divides You

  Isaiah 59:2 (NIV)

  But your sins have separated you from your God. They have caused Him to turn his face away from you. So He won’t listen to you.

  Romans 3:23 (NIV)

  For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

• Jesus Saves You

  Matthew 1:21 (NIV)

  [Mary] will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

  Romans 3:23-24 (NIV)

  23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

  Romans 5:8 (NIV)

  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

  Romans 6:23 (NIV)

  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

• How Will You Respond?

  Romans 3:25 (NLT)

  For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood.

  Romans 10:9 (NIV)

  If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

  1 Timothy 1:15-16 (NIV)

  15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.

You can get some wristbands with THE FOUR on it. It’s a good reminder to you to share your faith. And it would be a good reminder to the people you share your faith with of God’s love for them. THE FOUR Wristbands.