GOD’S BASIC MESSAGE OF SALVATION

ACCORDING TO THE HOLY BIBLE    

    with some Scripture verses for you to look up    

The Bible was inspired by God – 2 Peter 1:20-21

 

God Loves You! – John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:9-10

 

Sin Entered God’s Perfect World.  Therefore, All Of Mankind Is Now Sinful By Nature And Is Separated From God – Genesis 3:1-20; Romans 5:12; Genesis 6:5; 
     Genesis 8:21; Psalm 51:5; Psalm 14:2-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Isaiah 59:2;
     Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:9-12; Galatians 3:22; Ephesians 2:1-3; Titus 3:3

God’s Solution To This Sin Problem Was To Send His Son Jesus Christ To Die On The Cross To Pay For Man’s Sins.  This Now Makes It Possible For Any Person To Be Forgiven For Their Sins, Reconciled To God, And Given Eternal Life – John 3:16-18; Romans 5:8-11; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 1 Peter 2:21-25

Jesus Suffered For You – Luke 24:46-47; Matthew 27:22-50; Acts 17:2-3

Salvation Comes Only Through Jesus, By His Death And Resurrection – Acts 4:10-12; John 14:5-6; John 10:9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 1 John 2:22-23

People Cannot Save Themselves – Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7; Romans 3:21-28

People Who Reject God’s Offer Of Salvation Through Jesus Will Leave God No Choice But To Judge Them For Their Sins After They Die.  The Penalty In All Cases Will Be Eternal Existence In Torment, Separated From God – John 3:36; 2 Peter 3:7-9; Acts 17:30-32; Hebrews 9:27; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9;  Revelation 20:10-15; Luke 13:5; Romans 6:23

To Receive God’s Offer Of Salvation Through Jesus And Be Given Eternal Life With God, You Must:   

*      Repent – make a decision to turn to God’s only method of Salvation
                      by believing in your heart and by faith receiving 
                      Jesus as Savior – John 1:12; Romans 10:9-13; John 3:15;
                          John 20:30-31; Acts 10:43; Acts 16:30-31; 1 Timothy 1:15-16

God Is Now Inviting You To Receive Jesus In Your Heart – Revelation 3:20 

Suggested prayer to receive Jesus as Savior, prayed sincerely from the heart:

     Lord Jesus, I come to You now confessing that I am a sinner in need of Your

     forgiveness, and that I am unable to save myself.  By faith I believe that You
     are the Son of God and that You died for my sins and rose again.  I place my
     trust in Your death as full payment for all my sins, and I invite You to come
     into my heart to be my personal Savior.    Amen.

After You Receive Jesus As Savior:

 

*      Know that you have been forgiven, that you have become a child of God, and that you have been given eternal life – John 1:12-13; John 5:24; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 2:12; 1 John 5:1; 1 John 5:9-13

*      Know the assurance of your Salvation – John 10:27-30; Romans 4:1-8; Romans 5:1-2; Romans 8:1-2;

           Romans 8:38-39; 1 Corinthians 1:8-9; Ephesians 1:13-14; Ephesians 2:4-7; 

           Colossians 1:12-14; Hebrews 13:5-6

*      Pray to God – Romans 12:12; Colossians 4:2; 1 John 5:14-15

*      Fellowship with God and with other believers – 1 John 1:3-4; Hebrews 10:24-25

*      Hear, read and study God’s Word – Romans 10:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; James 1:22

MJF