According to the scriptures in Acts the 16th chapter verses 30-31, a Roman jailer asked the Apostle Paul, what we believe to be the most important question one could ever ask, “What must I do to be saved?” Paul’s answer was direct and to the point. He said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” That’s how simple it is!
What is it that we believe? First of all, we believe that God loved us so much according to John 3:16 that He sent His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. We also believe that Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day (I Corinthians 15:3-4).
Romans 3:23 tells us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. This means all are sinners and are in need of a Savior. Romans 6:23 gives us the consequences of being sinners, it says in part, the wages of sin is death. That death is a separation from God. In order to be reconciled to God there was a debt or price that had to be paid.
The price to be paid for our sins required a shedding of blood and a sacrificial death. Our only hope of being reconciled with God was for someone to pay that debt. Please understand we have been bought with a price! Jesus Christ paid that price with His life when He died on the cross! Yes, He purchased our life with His blood. Now that the payment has been made, God offers eternal life to anyone who will believe. The moment you put your faith in Christ you will have eternal life and will live forever with God!
How do you put your trust in God? The Bible says in Romans 10:9; If thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Saved from what, you may ask. We are saved from the wrath of God which results in eternal damnation. We are saved by grace and now have eternal life! How exciting is that!
Someone may have told you that there are many ways to get to heaven, this is not true. Jesus Christ is the only way to God. His death made the way possible, and it is only through faith in Jesus Christ that a person will live forever with God. Jesus says in John 14:16, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father except by Me.
Heavenly Father, I come today admitting that I am a sinner in need of a Savior. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross so that I may have forgiveness of sins and eternal life. I confess with my mouth and believe in my heart that you, God, raised Him from the dead. I ask you now Jesus to come into my heart and save me. I give my life to you and ask you to take full control from this moment on. In Jesus’ name, I pray …. Amen!
If you prayed this prayer in sincerity and believed it with all of your heart then, PRAISE GOD you are saved and now have eternal life! Welcome to the greatest family on earth!
Please find yourself a Bible-believing, Bible-teaching church for further instructions, if you are in the Somerset, NJ area we encourage you to visit us for a life changing experience. We would love to see you and fellowship with you.
Yours in Christ!
