"For God so loved
the world that He gave is His one and only Son, that whoever believes
in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
(NIV)
So, who is Jesus??? He is God's son! He was sent from his home
in heaven to live with us on earth many years ago. Unfortuately
many of us didn't accept him...so...he was crucified for us. He
died for us, so that we might be saved from our sins.
How Can I Be Saved?
My friend: I am asking
you the most important question of your life. Your joy or your
sorrow for all eternity depends on 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 first 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).
Jesus had to shed His blood and die. "For the life of the
flesh is in the blood" (Leviticus 17:11). "...without
shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]" (Hebrew 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, "God ... commandeth all men everywhere to repent"
(Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind 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 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, repenting, 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 lodge, no good works can
save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!!!
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 you Lord..." (2 Timothy 1:8).
We'd like to thank Hilldale
Baptist Church of Clarksville, TN for the information we've
posted on this page! God Bless You!
