Salvation

God’s Plan of Salvation

Salvation is Free. All you have to do is accept it.
 

Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”

We have all sinned. Every one of us falls short of God’s glory and His plan for us.   Read Through Romans 3:10-18 for more information. 

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  

Because of our sin, we are separated from God.  We cannot know eternal life except through Him. 

Romans 5:8  But God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

This verse finishes what is started in Romans 6:23.  For our purposes here, visualize your sin as a deep, black, wide crevice in the Earth before you.  When you look across the divide, you can see your goal.  God is waiting there for you.  Your sin is keeping your from Him.  As you stand on the edge if you look left or right you cannot see the ends.  If you look down, you cannot see the bottom.  The gap is  incapable of being passed over by you, but Jesus Christ died for you! Jesus’ death paid for the price of our sins. Jesus’ resurrection proves that God accepted Jesus’ death as the payment for our sins.  Jesus’ death is the bridge that will wash away your sin and return you to God. 

Romans 10:9, That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 

Jesus died on the cross for you and me.  As such, all we have to do is believe in Him.  You must have faith that Christ’s blood was shed for you and you will be saved!  Jesus died to pay the penalty for our sins and rescue us from eternal death.  He bridged the gap.  Salvation, the forgiveness of sins, is available to anyone who will trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  When you ask God to forgive your sins, you have been washed clean.  The stain of sin is no longer on you. 

Romans 6:10-18   For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.  Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.  Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin:  but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you:  for ye are not under the law, but under grace.  What then?  shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace?  God forbid.  Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?  But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.  Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

I believe these verses are crucial to the salvation story.  While believing in Jesus and what he did  is essential.  Repentance is necessary.  You must turn from your sin and pursue holiness and obedience.  You cannot claim Christ and still lead a life of sin.  It is impossible.  You will make mistakes, but you must diligently pursue righteousness. 

Romans 5:1   Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ 

Please know that accepting Jesus as your Personal Savior is not just about Eternal Life.  Peace with God means that you have a relationship with Him both here on Earth and eternally in Heaven.  You can now walk with Him and be in tune with the plan that He has for you.  You have been forgiven and now you are being restored to the life He has for you while you walk this Earth. 

Don’t be fooled into thinking that your life with God will be like living on easy street.  You will face challenges and trials.  In fact, you may face more challenges now that you have accepted Christ.  Now you are a threat to Satan.  When you were lost in your sin, Satan had you where he wanted you.  Now that you are a child of God, Satan wants you back.  He certainly wants to make sure you don’t share what God is doing in your life. 

If you want to accept Christ as your personal savior, you have to pray and ask God to forgive your sins.  You have to willingly invite him to live in your heart.  You need to confess your sins and admit that you are sinful by nature.  The words must be yours.  Your heart must be right.  Take time to read through the verses outlined above.  Seek the counsel of other Christ followers.  If you have questions, please feel free to write me.  If you have accepted Christ, please let me know so I can pray for you. 

Stay in God's Will - Not in God's way.

Pastor Millard