God’s Simple Plan of
Salvation
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 and
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 that 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). 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 . . . .’ ”
Therefore, you must
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).
We must then call
out to God in
prayer confessing our sin and our faith in Jesus Christ.
“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.
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.
“For what shall it profit a
man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose
his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).
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.
God’s power
will save you, keep you saved, and enable you
to live a victorious Christian life as member of His
Family. Do not trust your feelings. They
change. Stand on God’s promises. They never
change. After you are saved, You
should be baptized in obedience to the Lord
Jesus Christ as a public testimony of your
salvation, and unite with a Bible-believing
church without delay so that you may be taught the
things you need for spiritual growth and service in His
Kingdom.
We pray that you will
consider this TRUTH from God's word and be saved.
If we at Sugar Creek can help you in any way please
e-mail us.
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