Salvation is a gift pure and simple. God gives us
salvation on the basis of what Jesus Christ
has done for us and welcomes us into the kingdom. We receive it by
believing.
We
believe that:
· Jesus came to earth
through
virgin birth and lived the life of perfect obedience before God.
· Jesus died on the cross for
us, bearing in His own body the just punishment of God for our sin.
To Be
Saved You Must
Realize
your need for forgiveness. Be sorry
(repent) for your
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Desire
with all
your heart
to be forgiven.
Recognize
Jesus Christ as your
personal Savior. Because Jesus died for your sins, He is able to
forgive
you and set you free from all judgment for sin. Then you start
anew with a clean heart.
This makes you a
child of God.
“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons
of
God…” (John 1:12).
· “For all have
sinned, and come short of the
glory of God”
(Romans 3:23).
· “If we
say
that we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (I John 1:8).
· “…Except ye repent, ye
shall all likewise
perish” (Luke 13:3).
· “Repent ye therefore,
and be converted, that
your sins may be blotted out…” (Acts
3:19).
· “If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness”
(I John 1:9).
· “ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be
saved” (Romans 10:9).
· “…With the mouth
confession is made unto
salvation” (Romans 10:10).
· “Let the wicked forsake
his way, and the
unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord…for
he will
abundantly pardon” (Isaiah 55:7).
· “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).
· “For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
· “…The blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin”
(I John
1:7).
· “But God commendeth His love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”
(Romans 5:8).
· “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).
Prayer
Jesus, I believe that you are the holy Son of God. I
believe that you
died on the cross for my sins and that you rose from the dead. You are
my salvation. Please wash all my sins away and make me a child of God.
I give my life to you today. Amen.