"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life." (John 3:16)
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).
In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed:
“God be merciful to me a sinner.”
Just pray: “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I
believe Jesus died on the Cross for me and the remission
of my sins. I believe after the third day he defeated death
and rose again. 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.”
After you accept Jesus as you Lord and Savior. There
are three things to practice daily for
spiritual growth:
- Pray -- you talk to God.
- Read your Bible -- God talks to you. The
Living Word.
- Witness -- you talk for 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).
