The Four Spiritual Laws
The Four Spiritual Laws is an evangelistic Christian tract created in 1952 [1] by Bill Bright (1921-2003), founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, the world's largest Christian ministry. Bright wrote the booklet as a means to clearly explain the essentials of the Christian faith concerning salvation.
In the booklet, Bright summarizes the Christian message of salvation contained in the Bible as four spiritual laws that govern our relationship with God, just like there are physical laws that govern the universe.[1] The four spiritual laws are:
- God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. (John 3:16, John 10:10)
- Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life. (Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23)
- Jesus Christ is God's only provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and experience God's love and plan for your life. (Romans 5:8, I Corinthians 15:3-6, John 14:6)
- We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives. (John 1:12, Ephesians 2:8,9, John 3:1~8, Revelation 3:20)
Use of the tract is widespread[2] and continues today in various forms and multiple languages by Evangelical Christians in their efforts to explain their faith to non-Evangelical Christians.[3]
The four Spiritual Laws is now widely used by student organizations working inside campuses such as The Philippine Student Alliance Lay Movement(PSALM). The goal of this apparatus is to share the word of the Lord and help in making people receive the Holy Spirit.
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- ^ Bill Bright (2006). The Four Spiritual Laws at Campus Crusade.
- ^ "...likely the most widely distributed religious booklet in history, with approximately 2.5 billion printed to date." "Campus Crusade History" at Campus Crusade for Christ, Orlando, Florida.
- ^ "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?" at Campus Crusade for Christ International, Orlando, Florida.
