"What must I do to be saved?" is the question of the hour! As Bible-believing Christians, how do we answer this question?
You Need to Know
God loves you!
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
~ ROMANS 5:6-10
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
Jesus died for you.
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
~ 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-4
You're invited to accept Christ.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
~ MATTHEW 11:28-30
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
~ REVELATION 22:17
How to Get Saved
According to the Bible, God's inspired Word, you must do the following to accept Christ and become a born-again child of God.
I must hear the Gospel.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
~ ROMANS 1:16
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
~ ROMANS 10:17
I must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
~ ACTS 16:30-31
I must repent of my sin.
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
~ ACTS 2:38
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
~ ACTS 3:19
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
~ ACTS 17:20
I must confess my faith in Jesus Christ.
“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
~ MATTHEW 10:32
Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” The eunuch answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
~ ACTS 8:37
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
~ ROMANS 10:9-10
I must be immersed into Christ.
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
~ ACTS 2:38
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’
~ ACTS 22:16
So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
~ GALATIANS 3:26-27
and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
~ 1 PETER 3:21
Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—
~ ROMANS 6:3-6
I must live the Christian life unto death.
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
~ REVELATION 2:10
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
~ ACTS 2:42
Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
~ 1 CORINTHIANS 15:33
Contact
Have questions about how to be saved or want someone to pray with you? Want to schedule a baptism at our church? Reach out to Pastor Lewis at (912) 266-1490.