Being sure of your salvation



Can we be sure of our salvation and rejoice in the Lord ? Yes, absolutely! But first we must know where we stand with God, and do what is required of us to be saved.

What must I do to be saved?

By far the most important piece of information ever to be transmitted to the sons and daughters of men is the answer to the question: What must I do to be saved? Saved, please note, not just from one's temporal problems which come to believer and unbeliever alike - but from the end result of sin - condemnation and everlasting death!

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Take a look at the following scriptures:

 Acts 16:30 ... Sirs What must I do to be saved? 31: And they said: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Note: and thy house - household)


John 3:16 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.
17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18: He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.


From these passages we can see that faith in Jesus Christ is the way to salvation. In short, the sinner, no matter how bad he may think he is, must have faith in Christ Jesus. He must believe what God has categorically promised. And he must rest assured that what the Almighty has promised - He will do. The whole universe would descend into absolute chaos if Yahweh failed to keep this single promise. So we can have absolute confidence in Him that He will not break His word. Trust Him, He will do what He says.

 

Here is the bottom line.

   1. God Loves You!
 The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life".

The problem is that . . .
    2. All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong. This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God.
The Bible says “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God is perfect and holy, and our sins separate us from God forever. The Bible says “The wages of sin is death.”
 

But there is a solution...
   3. God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins.
Jesus is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. “God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.”

Jesus rose from the dead and now He lives in heaven with God His Father. He offers us the gift of eternal life -- of living forever with Him in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me."

God reaches out in love to you and wants you to be His child. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name." You can choose to ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and come into your life as your Lord and Savior.

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Now what? Believe in Jesus and you will be saved.

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Romans :8-9

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

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John 1:12

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

 

If you want to receive Christ as your Savior and be forgiven of your sins, you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:
 

"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.  Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life.  I ask you  to enter into my  heart  and be my Lord and Savior. Fill me with your Spirit and cover me under the blood of Jesus.  I want to serve you always."

Did you pray this prayer? Congratulations! you have just become a child of God. Be sure to join a local church where Christ is preached and where you can fellowship with other Christians.



May the Lord bless you, and keep you in all your ways.

We would like to rejoice with you.