Nothing God has
ever done is by mistake.
Gods Plan of Salvation is Behind it all. He Loves you.
Acts 17:26 –
27
From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit
the whole earth; and he determined
the times set for them and the exact places they should live. (27)
God did this so that men would seek him
and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from
each of us.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but
is patient toward you,
not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
According to the Scriptures…
to be Saved… You Must:
In the Lord Jesus
Christ
John 3:16 "For God
so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life.
John 8: 24 Jesus said “I
told you that you would die in your sins, if you do not believe
that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in
you sins.”
Acts 8:12 “But when
they believed Philip preaching
the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ,
they were being baptized, men and women
alike."
Acts 16:31 " They said,
"Believe in the Lord Jesus,
and you will be saved, you and your household."
Acts 18:8 " Crispus,
the leader of the synagogue, believed
in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when
they heard were believing and
being baptized."
Hebrews 11:6 " And
without faith it is impossible
to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe
that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly
seek Him.."
of your
sins
Luke 13:3 Jesus said, "…
but unless you repent, you will
all likewise perish."
Luke 15:7 Jesus said, "I
tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over
one sinner who repents than over
ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance."
Acts 2:38 Peter said to
them, "Repent, and each of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit."
Acts17:30 " Therefore
having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to
men that all people everywhere should repent."
2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord
is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient
toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to
repentance."
What is repentance,
and how is it produced in us?
1 Peter 3:11 "He Must
turn away from evil and do Good; he must
seek peace and pursue it.”
2 Corinthians 7:10 "For
godly sorrow produces repentance
leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world
produces death."
As Lord and
Christ (the Son of God)
Matthew 10:32 Jesus said,
"Therefore everyone who confesses Me
before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven."
Mark 8:38 Jesus said, "
For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful
generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes
in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."
Romans 10:9, 10 " that
if you confess with your mouth
“Jesus is Lord”, and believe
in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
10 for with the heart a person believes,
resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses,
resulting in salvation."
I Timothy 6:12, 13 "
Fight the good fight of faith; take hold
of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the
good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I
charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and
of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession
before Pontius Pilate..."
1 John 4:14 "And we
have seen and testify that the
Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world."
~ Immersed in
water
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus
came and spoke to them saying, "All authority has been given
to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching
them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo I am
with you always, even to the end of the age."
Mark 16:16 "Whoever
believes and is
baptized will be saved; but whoever does not believe will
be condemned."
John 3:5 Jesus answered,
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born
of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God."
Acts 2:38 " Peter said
to them, "Repent, and each of you
be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for
the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit."
Acts 2:41 Those who accepted
his message were baptized, and
about three thousand were added to their number that day.
Acts 8:36-39 “As they
went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said,
"Look! Water! What prevents me from being
baptized?" 37 [“And Philip said, "If you
believe with all your heart, you may."
And he answered and said, "I believe
that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."]
38 And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into
the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized
him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit
of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him,
but went on his way rejoicing
Acts 16:33 " And he
took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and
immediately he was baptized, he
and all his household."
Significance
of Baptism
Romans 6:4-6 " Therefore
we have been buried with Him through baptism
into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the
glory of the Father, so we too might walk in
newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in
the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness
of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified
with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so
that we would no longer be slaves to sin."
Galatians 3:27 for all of
you who were baptized into Christ
have clothed yourselves with Christ.
Colossians 2:12 "having
been buried with Him in baptism,
in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working
of God, who raised Him from the dead."
1 Peter 3:20 - 21 "who
once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the
days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few,
that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water.
21 Corresponding to that, baptism now
saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal
to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,”
Persevering
always.
Matthew 10:22 "And
You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the
one who has endured to the end who will be saved."
Matthew 24:13 Jesus said,
"But the one who endures to the end,
he will be saved."
Romans 2:7 " to those
who by perseverance in doing good
seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life."
Hebrews 12:1, 2 "Therefore,
since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us
also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles
us, and let us run with endurance the race
that is set before us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the
author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured
the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand
of the throne of God.
James 1:12 "
Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he
has been approved, he will receive the crown
of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.."
James 5:11 " We
count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the
endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord's dealings,
that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful."
1 Peter 2:17-20 "Honor
all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king. 18 Servants,
be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those
who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable. 19
For this finds favor, if for the sake of
conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when
suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and
are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when
you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this
finds favor with God
Living
a Faithful Life means *Doing* not just thinking about it.
James 1:22
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what
it says.
James 2:17, 18
"Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works;
show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith
by my works."
But why?
To give God the Glory!
Matthew 5:16 In
the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your
good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
1 Peter 2:12 Live
such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing
wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he
visits us.
As the
saying goes… Actions speak louder than words…
But they
do not save us… they are there to be a light to the world. So
we do not do good deeds to be saved we do good *Because of our gratefulness*
for Gods grace.
Eph 2:8 For it is by grace
you have been saved, through faith ~ and this not from yourselves,
it is a gift of God ~ not by works, so that no one can boast.
Christ
Is Our Example
1 Peter 2:21 For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ
also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in
His steps, "
These
scriptures are only scratching on the surface. It is highly recommended
that a concordance of the Bible be used to study out all areas of
interest. Becoming a Christian is only the very beginning of a life
long journey. Everyday is a new day full of new experiences and new
Biblical insights.
