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“For what shall it profit a
man, if he shall gain the whole world and
lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).
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.”
How can you be born again you might ask?
The message of salvation is really a simple one.
First, you must realize you are a sinner.
“For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of
God” (Romans 3:23).
"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).
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