{"product_id":"the-cost-of-living-crisis","title":"The Cost Of Living Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cost of Living Crisis\u003c\/strong\u003e is a timely and thought-provoking gospel tract that connects today’s financial pressures with humanity’s far greater spiritual need.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the familiar realities of rising bills, debt, and economic uncertainty, this tract explains the Bible’s teaching about spiritual debt, the burden of sin that no person can repay through good works, religion, or personal effort. Clear and firmly rooted in Scripture, it points readers to the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone can deal with the debt of sin and provide forgiveness, peace with God, and eternal salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear and accessible style, this tract presents the gospel message in a relevant and compassionate way for modern readers facing uncertainty and anxiety about the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for personal evangelism, literature tables, community outreach, gospel meetings, and door-to-door distribution, \u003cem\u003eThe Cost of Living Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e is an effective resource for communicating the hope of the gospel in today’s world.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWording Inside:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith household bills rising rapidly, the UK is on the brink of an unprecedented financial crisis. Millions are already in debt and millions more could follow. In the Bible we learn of another kind of debt - not a financial debt, but a spiritual one.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Growing Debt:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis spiritual debt is incurred by breaking God's law (summarised in the 10 commandments). Breaking these rules carries a penalty which we are unable to pay off in this life and which cannot even be paid off in the next life, in Hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eEvery day the debt mounts up. The Bible says that \"all have sinned\" and \"the [whole] world [is] guilty before God.\" We are all in over our heads and are drowning in this spiritual debt of sin.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis debt can't be worked off because the Bible teaches that we can't pay it back through the currency of good works, church attendance, charitable giving or acts of kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Generous God:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThankfully the Bible tells us that God is rich in mercy and love towards us, spiritually bankrupt though we are because of our sin.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eGod has generously offered to clear our debt at great personal cost. It cost Him His only Son, Jesus Christ. The Bible says:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eJesus Christ came down from Heaven and went to the cross to suffer and die to pay the penalty of sin. He, the perfect one, endured the punishment which we, the guilty ones, rightly deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThree days later, \"God raised Him from the dead\" to prove that the price of sin had been fully paid, enabling our spiritual debt to be fully cleared.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Great Offer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nToday, as a result of the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus all those years ago, God extends an amazing offer to each one of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHe offers to forgive our sins and clear our spiritual debt completely if we confess our sin, place our trust in Jesus Christ, and receive Him into our hearts as our Saviour and Lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith the debt cleared we can look forward to a home in Heaven, rather than an eternity in Hell. Will you accept God's offer today?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ritchie Christian Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53759739199829,"sku":"CLC","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1039\/2023\/8933\/files\/ed9d7e1a-0d75-469f-8a73-97fe6e513894.png?v=1781766428","url":"https:\/\/ritchiechristianmedia.co.uk\/products\/the-cost-of-living-crisis","provider":"Ritchie Christian Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}