Four spiritual laws

The four spiritual laws are the evangelical doctrines that Bill Bright , the founder of the world's largest missionary organization, Campus Crusade for Christ International , formulated in 1952 and published as an evangelistic tract . They should clearly explain the essentials of the Christian faith in salvation .

content

In the treatise, Bright presents the Christian message of salvation using four spiritual laws, which he understands to regulate the relationship between man and God in a manner similar to how the natural laws regulate the universe . The four laws are:

God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. ( Joh 3,16 EU , Joh 10,10 EU )
Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life.
Jesus Christ is God's only way out of sin. Through him you can get to know and experience the love of God and his plan for your life. ( Rom 5,8 EU , 1 Cor 15,3-6 EU , Joh 14,6 EU )
We must personally receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, then we can experience God's love and his plan for our lives. ( Joh 1,12 EU , Eph 2,8-9 EU , Joh 3,1-8 EU , Rev 3,20 EU )

distribution

The tract is widespread and is still used in different forms and languages by evangelical Christians to explain their beliefs to people who are not evangelically influenced. Among other things, it is used by student organizations such as the Philippine Student Alliance Lay Movement (PSALM).

Web links

The Four Spiritual Laws (August 25, 2014 memento in the Internet Archive ) on campuscrusade.com
The Four Spiritual Laws 2.5 billion distributed to date (2013)
EveryStudent.com Version of The Four Spiritual Laws
Campus Crusade for Christ International

Individual evidence

^ Bill Bright (2006). The Four Spiritual Laws on campuscrusade.com.
^ Randall Herbert Balmer: Bright, William Rohl "Bill" (1921-2003) . In: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism . Baylor University Press, Waco 2004, ISBN 1-932792-04-X , pp. 101 (English).
↑ “Millions of men and women in most countries of the world have prayed to receive Christ through the direct, simple presentation of the gospel contained in this booklet. Approximately one billion copies have been distributed in all of the major languages of the world. “ Have You Heard of the Four Spiritual Laws? ( June 21, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ) on greatcom.org, Orlando, Florida.

[Bright-1] Bill Bright (2006). The Four Spiritual Laws on campuscrusade.com.

[2] Randall Herbert Balmer: Bright, William Rohl "Bill" (1921-2003) . In: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism . Baylor University Press, Waco 2004, ISBN 1-932792-04-X , pp. 101 (English).

[3] “Millions of men and women in most countries of the world have prayed to receive Christ through the direct, simple presentation of the gospel contained in this booklet. Approximately one billion copies have been distributed in all of the major languages of the world. “ Have You Heard of the Four Spiritual Laws? ( June 21, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ) on greatcom.org, Orlando, Florida.