What is salvation?
Salvation, by definition, is being forgiven for your sins, resulting in reconciliation to God for eternity. Every transgression (sin) does receive a just penalty because God is a God of justice. “…the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ” (Romans 6:23). But God is also a God of love and therefore He sent Christ to pay the price that you owe. You can either accept his payment, and believe, or reject it and pay yourself, after you die.
Accepting the payment requires repentance and believing in Christ
Together they will result in a new life
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3). "I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly" (John 10:10).
What do I do?
...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9).
Say this prayer: Lord God I have sinned against you, me, and others. I am deeply sorry and I repent of living a life of sin and truly desire to turn from that life. Please forgive me for all that I have done. Jesus I ask you to be my Lord and Savior and I commit to following you all the days of my life. I believe that you died for me and that you were raised from the dead to live forever as my Lord. Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you and not myself.
Salvation, by definition, is being forgiven for your sins, resulting in reconciliation to God for eternity. Every transgression (sin) does receive a just penalty because God is a God of justice. “…the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ” (Romans 6:23). But God is also a God of love and therefore He sent Christ to pay the price that you owe. You can either accept his payment, and believe, or reject it and pay yourself, after you die.
Accepting the payment requires repentance and believing in Christ
- "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Luke 5:32) and "I tell you, No: but, except you repent, you shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3).
- "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" (John 3:18).
- "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
Together they will result in a new life
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3). "I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly" (John 10:10).
What do I do?
...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9).
Say this prayer: Lord God I have sinned against you, me, and others. I am deeply sorry and I repent of living a life of sin and truly desire to turn from that life. Please forgive me for all that I have done. Jesus I ask you to be my Lord and Savior and I commit to following you all the days of my life. I believe that you died for me and that you were raised from the dead to live forever as my Lord. Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you and not myself.