Whether you are religious or not you need the forgiveness of sins; for sin is the root cause of all the misery and unhappiness, the bitterness and pain that is in the world. A sense of guilt is present with many who seek to drown it in drink or in gambling, or in a whirl of pleasure. Some are driven to despair. Others seek advice from psychologists and psychiatrists, but in vain. Not a few turn to Spiritism and other false cults for help. Meanwhile God is saying, "Ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life." John 5:40.

The wonder of the Christian life cannot be defined in a sentence. To some its outstanding feature lies in the experience of rest of mind and tranquility of spirit. To others it is victory over some degrading habit or besetting sin. Others, again, find a zest for, and a purpose in life where before was frustration and stagnation. Perhaps you need deliverance from an overbearing egotism and self-centeredness or from pride or vain conceit. Or is it that pain or sorrow, worry or despair are gnawing away at the vitals of your life?

You may be the victim of intellectual doubt, you want to believe, but cannot.
We are not urging upon you the acceptance of creed or party, sect or system, but a Person, the Son of God Himself. The list of people’s needs could be extended indefinitely, but to all we confidently say,
"The answer to your need is to be found in Christ alone."

Even Pilate confessed, "I find no fault in this Man," Luke 23:4, and His enemies exclaimed, "Never man spake like this Man." John 7:46. And when Christ asked, "Which of you convinceth Me of sin?" John 8:46, there was no one willing to take up the challenge. Of Him alone could it be said, He "was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." Hebrews 4:15. It is on these grounds that sinners may draw near to Christ in the sure hope and expectation that He is both willing and able to help the tempted, the tried, the fallen and the defeated. The corner stone, the rock on which you make hope to build an edifice of life calculated to withstand the fiercest storms of trouble or trial is in the merits of Him who died on a wooden cross. In that He was sinless He had not to endure the penalty of sin, which is death. When He died it was in a vicarious or substitutionary position, for "He by the grace of God should taste death for every man." Hebrews 2:9. He alone could say, as He did say, "No man taketh it" (My life) "from Me, but I lay it down of Myself." John IO: 18.

Will you go straight to the root of your problem, whatever it is and put God to the test by placing your trust in the finished work of Christ on the Cross? Will you take the place of the sinner, acknowledging your guilt and realizing that you should be on that cross as the just deserts of your own sinful life? Will you accept God’s provision of a substitute in your place, and taking Him at His Word, receive on those grounds the forgiveness of all your sins? If so, you will go on your way rejoicing and experiencing, by the grace of God,
the best there is in life.