God's Simple Plan of Salvation
My Friend: I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member. Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?
God says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Ye must be born again."
In the Bible, God gives us the plan of how to be born again, which means ,to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?
First, my friend, you must realize that you are a sinner. " For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)
Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. " For the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6"23). This includes eternal seperation from God in Hell.
"... it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this, the judgement" (Hebrews 9:27).
But God loved you so much, He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. " ... He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us... that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed His blood and die. " For the life of the flesh is in the blood" (Lev. 17:11). " ... without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]" (Hebrews 9:22).
"... God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute.
My friend, " God... commandeth all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of heart that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross.
In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailor asked Paul and Silas: "... Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved...".
Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is recieved as Savior.
" But as many as recieved Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name" (John 1:12).
" For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)
Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.
If you realize that you are a sinner, repent of your sins and lift your heart to God in prayer.
In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: " God, be merciful to me a sinner." Just pray: " Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now recieve Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen."
Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. We cannot save ourselves, that is God's job!
God's simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus, who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you recieve forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God's promises. They never change. After you are saved, here are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth: Pray,(talk to God); Read your bible,(God talks to you); Witness,(talking for God).
You should be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a bible-believing church without delay. " Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord..." (2 Timothy 1:8)
" Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in Heaven" (Matthew 10:32)
My Friend: I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member. Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?
God says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Ye must be born again."
In the Bible, God gives us the plan of how to be born again, which means ,to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?
First, my friend, you must realize that you are a sinner. " For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)
Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. " For the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6"23). This includes eternal seperation from God in Hell.
"... it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this, the judgement" (Hebrews 9:27).
But God loved you so much, He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. " ... He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us... that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed His blood and die. " For the life of the flesh is in the blood" (Lev. 17:11). " ... without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]" (Hebrews 9:22).
"... God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute.
My friend, " God... commandeth all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of heart that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross.
In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailor asked Paul and Silas: "... Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved...".
Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is recieved as Savior.
" But as many as recieved Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name" (John 1:12).
" For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)
Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.
If you realize that you are a sinner, repent of your sins and lift your heart to God in prayer.
In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: " God, be merciful to me a sinner." Just pray: " Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now recieve Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen."
Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. We cannot save ourselves, that is God's job!
God's simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus, who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you recieve forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God's promises. They never change. After you are saved, here are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth: Pray,(talk to God); Read your bible,(God talks to you); Witness,(talking for God).
You should be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a bible-believing church without delay. " Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord..." (2 Timothy 1:8)
" Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in Heaven" (Matthew 10:32)
