How can I be
saved ?
Having read this far, do you genuinely want to
be saved? Do you want to get right with God -
whatever the cost or consequences? If not, you
have not grasped the importance of the pages you
have read. You should therefore read them again,
slowly and carefully, asking God to show you the
truth.
If God has shown
you your need, and you do want to be saved, then
you must turn to God in repentance and have
faith in our Lord Jesus Acts 20:21
You must
repent. This means a complete change
regarding sin. There must be a change of mind.
You must admit that you are a sinner, a rebel
against a holy and loving God. There must be a
change of heart - genuine sorrow and shame at
the vileness and filthiness of your sin. Then
you must be willing to forsake it and change the
direction of your life. God challenges people to
prove their repentance by their deeds. You must
do this. God will not forgive any sin you are
not willing to forsake. To repent is to go in a
new direction, seeking wholeheartedly to live in
a way that pleases God.
You must have
faith in Christ. First of all, this means
accepting that Jesus is the Christ, the Son
of the living God and that Christ died
for the ungodly Acts 26:20. Secondly,
it means believing that in his power and love
Christ is able and willing to save you.
Thirdly, it means
actually putting your trust in Christ, relying
upon him and him alone to make you right with
God. Your proud, sinful nature will fight
against abandoning trust in your own 'goodness'
or religion. Yet you have no alternative. You
must stop trusting in anything else and trust
only in Christ, who is able to save
completely those who come to God through him.
If God has shown
you your need, and given you this desire, then
turn to Christ - and do it now! Ideally, pray
aloud to him; this may help you to be clear
about what you are doing. Confess that you are a
guilty, lost and helpless sinner, and with all
your heart ask Christ to save you, and to take
his rightful place as the Lord of your life,
enabling you to turn from sin and to live for
him.
The Bible says
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
and that everyone who calls on the name of
the Lord will be saved. If you truly trust
Christ as your Savior and acknowledge him as
your Lord, you can claim these promises as your
own.
All words in italic type (other than book
titles) are quotations from the Bible.
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