It’s a wonderful thing to “know” that you are saved. I am sure a statement such as this has crossed your mind before, “When I face death, will I have heaven to call home?”
Do you feel that if you saw exactly what the Bible taught about God’s salvation plan you would believe it? And if you read it, then would you be willing to obey the Scriptures?
There are four basic principles to understand and follow:
1. All have sinned. “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). If all have sinned, then that means I have sinned and you have sinned. We are all guilty before God.
2. There is a price on sin. “For the wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). Here is a paraphrase of what that means: “Because man has sinned, he is dead spiritually. If man dies physically while he is dead spiritually (never being born again by the Spirit of God), then he will suffer eternal death.” Eternal death means separation from God in hell.
3. Jesus Christ paid for our sin. “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). Jesus paid the price of sin for all the world (see John 3:16) — that includes me and you.
4. You must receive Jesus by faith. “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. For with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation” (Rom. 10:9–10).
Do you believe what you have read? Are you willing to give your life to Jesus?
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