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Mailing a letter. Illustration copyrighted.The following article is addressed primarily to those Jews among our friends and readers who remain unconvinced that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah and, therefore, the Son of God. "He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face, He was despised, and we did not esteem Him." --Isaiah 53:3 Artists' depiction of Isaiah praying.The fifty-third chapter of the Book of Isaiah the prophet has long been a controversial text in Jewish literature, and remains so today. One source says, "Isaiah 53 is so controversial that many Jews think the chapter [must have been] added after Christ!" However, the fact is, Isaiah was penned by the celebrated prophet Isaiah seven full centuries B.C. (before Christ). Another source alleges that Jewish teachers today markedly avoid Isaiah 53, and that "...this passage [has come to be] called the ...

1. God Loves You! The Bible says, "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" The problem is that . . . 2. All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong. This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God. The Bible says “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God is perfect and holy, and our sins separate us from God forever. The Bible says “The wages of sin is death.” The good news is that, about 2,000 years ago, 3. God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins. Jesus is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. “God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” Jesus rose from the dead and now He lives in heaven with God His Father. He offers us the gift of eternal life -- of living forever with Him in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savio...