What
does the Bible say about Salvation?
My
friend, I am asking you the most important question of
life. The question is this: Do you know 100% sure that your
sins are forgiven and that you have God’s gift of eternal
life? Your joy or sorrow for all of eternity depends upon
your answer!
The
Bible says that there is only
one way to
heaven.
Jesus
said, "I
am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father but by me" (John
14:6). No one else can help you, and you can not do it
through your own self efforts. "For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any
man should boast" (Ephesians
2:8-9).
There are
three truths that you
must understand, and then one decision you must make:
1.
The Problem of Sin
"For
all have sinned and come short of the glory of
God" (Romans
3:23); "Sin
is the transgression of God’s law"
(1
John 3:4).
2.
The Penalty of Sin
"For
the wages of sin is death..." (Romans
6:23a); "But
the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,
and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which
burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second
death" (Revelation
21:8).
3.
The Payment of Sin
"But
God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans
5:8).
Since we are sinners, we cannot pay for our own sin. There
had to be a perfect sacrifice to satisfy God’s justice on
our sin; Christ met those demands as the perfect Son of
God. "Who
His own self bare our sins in His own
body
on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness: by whose stripes ye are healed."
(1 Peter
2:24)
The Lord Jesus shed His blood for us on the cross.
"And
the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all
sin" (1 John
1:7b). After three days in the grave, He arose from the
dead and ascended back toHeaven as the resurrected
Saviour! "He
arose the third day according to the Scriptures"
(1
Corinthians 15:3b).
With these truths in mind, a vital decision of
Faith/Repentance must be made. You must turn from your sin
and self- righteousness, and place your complete trust or
dependence on the finished work of Christ on the
cross. "That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised Him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation....For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved."
(Romans 10:9,10,13)
If you have never transferred your dependence to Jesus only
to save you from sin and Hell, then you are presently under
the sentence of judgment. "He
that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that
believeth not is condemned already, because He hath not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God"
(John
3:18)
My friend, if you will believe (i.e., transfer your
dependence only to Jesus Christ to save you from sin and
Hell), He will forgive your sins, credit His righteousness
to your account and give you eternal life. You can express
this decision by sincerely praying the following:
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I know I
deserve the judgment of Hell. But I also know that you paid
my judgment when You died for me and rose again. The best I
know how, I’m asking you to save me from sin and Hell. I am
placing my dependence on you to forgive my sins, credit
Your righteousness to my account, and give me eternal life.
Thank you for saving me. Amen
If you sincerely believed in Christ, He just forgave your
sins and gave you eternal life. You now are one of His own
and have His
peace!
"Therefore
being justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans
5:1)
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