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, but are you saved? 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 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
[payment] of sin is death” (Romans
6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.
“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (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).
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life".(John 3:16) .
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. It is true. God cannot lie.
My friend, your "religious life" cannot save you. Neither can your "good deeds" or your "good works" save you-- the only thing that can save you is your acceptance of the work of Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 says "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".
In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian
jailer 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 received as Savior.
“But as many as received Him, to them gave He 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.
Surely, you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, simply 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
receive 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 religion, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the
saving. All of it!
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 receive forgiveness for all of
your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, “Surely, it cannot be
that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My
friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.
If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this page over and over, until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the world.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you
lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you
this very moment.
God’s power will save you and keep you saved. The Bible plainly teaches that you can never lose your salvation, because your works have nothing to do with it-- it's the work of Jesus Christ that saves you and keeps you saved. You will always be saved. Ephesians 1:13 describes it as being "sealed." If you just accepted Christ's gift of everlasting life, your name is written down in Heaven's "Book of Life," amd nothing can or ever will erase it!
Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises. They never change. After you are saved, there are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth:
· Pray -- you talk to God.
· Read your Bible -- God talks to you.
· Witness -- you talk 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 [testify of] Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32).