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GOD'S SIMPLE PLAN OF SALVATION
My
Friend:
I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your
sorrow for all eternity depends upon your
answer. The question is: Are you
saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a
church member, but are you saved?
Are you sure you will go to
Heaven when you die? God
says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7,
Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Ye
must be born again." In
the Bible God gives us the plan of how to
be born again, which means to
be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?
Because
you are a sinner, you are
condemned to death. "For the wages [payment]
of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal
separation from God in Hell. "...
it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment"
(Hebrews 9:27).
Jesus
had to shed His blood and die.
"For the
life of the flesh is in the
blood" (Leviticus 17:11). "...
without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]"
(Hebrews 9:22). "...God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). Although
we cannot understand how, God said my
sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He
became our substitute. It is
true. God cannot lie.
In
Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: "..Sirs,
what must I do to be saved?' And they said, 'Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved" Simply
believe on Him as the one who
bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God
resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures
that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received
as savior. "But
as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of
God, even to them that
believe on His name" (John 1:12). "For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved"
(Romans
10:13).
Surely,
you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting,
lift your heart to God in prayer. In
Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: "God be
merciful to me a sinner." Just pray: "Oh,
God, ! know I am a sinner: I
believe Jesus was my
substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood. death,
burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my
Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of
salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace.
Amen," Just
take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you
will be saved. No church, no lodge no good works can save you, Remember,
God does the saving. All of it!
You
say, "Surely, it cannot be that simple." Yes, that simple! It
is scriptural. It is God's; plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and
receive Him as Savior today. If
His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and over, without
laying it down until you understand
it. Your soul is worth more than all the world. “For
what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose
his own soul?"
(Mark 8:36). Be
sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all.
Please! Let God save you this very moment. God's
power will
save you, keep you saved, and enable you to live a victorious Christian
life. "There hath no temptation taken you
but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer
you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation
also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it"
(l Corinthians 10:13). Do
not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God's promises. They
never change. After you are saved, there are three things to practice
daily for spiritual growth: Pray -- you talk to God. Read your
Bible -- God talks to you. Witness -- you talk lot God. You
should be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public
testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a Bible-believing
church without delay. "Be not thou
therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord..." (2
Timothy 1:8). "Whosoever therefore shall confess [testify of] Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32). Ford Porter If you would like to speak to or need more information about your salvation, please email us at cefyork@juno.com and we will contact you. God Bless! |
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