#howtobesaved

"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"

(1) Believe in your heart and confess with you mouth that JESUS is LORD [Romans 10:9-10]  (2) Tell jesus you want him in you life and you need him you cant do this by yourself anymore [John 15:4-7]  (3) Confess your sins [1 John1:9] (4) Get a King James Bible & read it. ask God to lead you through [Matthew 4:4]  (5) Develop a prayer life, Pray everyday and talk to God all the time. yes he can hear you even your thoughts [Matthew 5:5-16]  (6) Get baptised [John 3:3-6]  (7) Read Bible daily make your thinking line up with the Bible. [Romans 12:2] 

(8) Without FAITH it's to please GOD [Romans 1-:17 & Hebrews 11:6 & James 1:6] 

(9) Accept and believe your have been made NEW creature & are being made more like Jesus everyday :) [2 Corinthians 5:17] 7 [Ezekiel 36:26--27]

(10) Don't just be a reader of the word be a doer [James 1:22-25]

(11) Rely heavily daily on the Holy Spirit to lead guide you and transform you into Jesus [ John 14:26] 

(12) You MUST walk in the spirit not in the flesh [Galatians 5:16-26] 7 [Romans :14] 

(13) No matter what keep your eyes on Jesus [John 1:1]

(14) Jesus loves you soo much and cares about everything you think, feel and has ever happened to you, pour your heart out to him and in prayer you will feel so much better [ 1 Peters 5:7] & [John 3:16]

Most people would respond "definitely 100%", others would say "I'm not quite sure yet", others would answer "I don't believe in heaven".

There was a time in my life when I would answer "maybe, 100%" when what I really meant was "I don't know but I hope I would go to heaven."

If you would read this post and spare 5 minutes to 10 minutes of your time. God would really appreciate it :)

If you plan to continue reading this, then here's another question for you.

SUPPOSE YOU WERE TO DIE TODAY IN AN ACCIDENT AND STAND BEFORE GOD AND HE WERE TO SAY TO YOU, "WHY SHOULD I LET YOU INTO MY HEAVEN?"

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? "I don't know"? Is that what you say to God? Or you just don't know or perhaps you really haven't given much time through this.

Most people would answer, "Well God, I have done A LOT of things on earth, many people love me, I helped my friends, my family, and those in need, I go to church every Sunday, I pray a lot, I would confess my sins every now and then, I give tithes and offering every time I go to church. I have done all good things Lord and I followed your commandments."

God says in order for you to go to Heaven you must be BORN AGAIN. We are NOT talking about any religion or denomination here. What we are talking about right now is the command of God of being BORN AGAIN IN SPIRIT.

John 3:3, "In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."

John 3:5&7, "Jesus answered, 'I tell you the truth, NO ONE can ENTER the KINGDOM of God unless he is BORN of water and the spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, 'YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN.'

If you don't know what this means, the Bible has a clear plan on how you can be born again in Spirit. Once you are born again in Spirit, you are SAVED and can enter the Kingdom of God. "How then can I be saved?"

1. You must realize that you are a sinner.

ROMANS 2:23 "for ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." And because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death and go to Hell.

ROMANS 3:10 "as it is written, there is NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE"

2. You must realize that there is a price for our sin and ALL OF US is to pay the price - DEATH/ETERNAL SEPARATION from God in Hell.

ROMANS 6:23 "for the WAGES of SIN is DEATH..." Death is not just physical death, but also SPIRITUAL DEATH which means an ETERNAL SEPARATION from Jesus Christ in Hell.

ROMANS 5:12 "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned--"

REVELATIONS 21:8 "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

3. You must believe this: BUT Jesus paid that price (wages of sin is death) by dying on the cross and shedding His blood; Christ was buried AND ROSE AGAIN. God LOVES YOU SO MUCH He gave His only Son, Jesus Christ to bear your sin and die in your place.

 ROMANS 5:8 "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, the he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."

1 PETER 1:18-19 "For you know that it was NOT with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect."

2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 "God made him (Jesus Christ) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

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 - it is written in Titus 1:2 and Hebrews 6:18.

4. Believe that by FAITH in Jesus Christ ALONE we can be saved.

Salvation is NOT found in a religion or good works, but in a PERSON - Jesus Christ.

JOHN 11:25 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies."

JOHN 14:6 "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

JOHN 6:40 "For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

ROMANS 10:18 "for, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved'."  (EVERYONE includes you. WILL BE SAVED means not maybe, nor can, BUT WILL BE SAVED)

EPHESIANS 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by good works, so that no one can boast."

GALATIANS 3:26 "You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus."

My friend, "God...commandeth ALL men everywhere to repent " (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind. It shows that you agree with God that you are a sinner, and that Jesus died for us on the cross and paid the wages of sin which is DEATH / ETERNAL SEPARATION. 

In the Bible (Acts 16:30-31), the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: "What must I do to be saved? And they said, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved...'"

"Simply believe on Jesus Christ 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."

JOHN 1:12 "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God"

Do you admit that you are a sinner? Do you believe that the consequence of sin is death? Do you believe that Jesus Christ came down to die on the cross for our sins, was buried and resurrected? If you believe this, then pray this simple prayer:

Jesus, I admit that I am a sinner. Please forgive me for my sins. I believe that Jesus died for my sins and through Him only can I be saved. I commit my life to you, I accept you as my Lord and Personal Savior. Thank you. Amen

Just as you were born physically to your parents, so you were born spiritually into the Family of God when you received Jesus. Please understand that we are NOT saved because we prayed the prayer; but because we BELIEVE upon the Lord Jesus Christ. 

It's not what you're doing that gets you to Heaven other than trust upon the Lord AS YOUR SAVIOR.

ROMANS 4:5 "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on HIM (JESUS) that justifies the ungodly, HIS FAITH IS COUNTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS."

Our faith is COUNTED for righteousness. There is NO self-righteousness involved in salvation. IT IS THE GIFT of GOD because in the first place, we have NO righteousness of OUR OWN to offer God. No amount of GOOD can undo the BAD WE'VE DONE. Thus, Jesus paid the debt that He did not owe. That is LOVE, that is GRACE, that is MERCY, that is SALVATION. Be blessed! <3

Some where quoted/paraphrased from: David J. Stewart

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