God’s Simple Plan of Salvation
My Friend:
I am asking you the most important question of
life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your
answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not
a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but
are you saved? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?
God says in order to go to Heaven, you must
be born again. In
John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye
must be born again.”
In the Bible God gives us the plan of how
to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple!
You can be saved today. How?
First, my friend, you must realize
you are a sinner. “For all
have sinned, and come short of the
glory of God” (Romans
3:23).
Because you are a sinner, you are
condemned to death. “For the wages
[payment]
of sin is death”
(Romans
6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.
“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die,
but after this the judgment” (Hebrews
9:27).
But God loved you so much He gave His
only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place.
” . . . He hath made Him
[Jesus, Who knew no sin]
to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the
righteousness of God in Him” (2
Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed His blood and die.
“For the life of the flesh is
in the blood” (Lev.
17:11). ” . . . without shedding of
blood is no remission [pardon]”
(Hebrews
9:22).
” . . . God commendeth His love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”
(Romans
5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said
my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He
died in our place. He became our substitute. It is
true. God cannot lie.
My friend,
“God . . . commandeth all men everywhere to repent”
(Acts
17:30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees
with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on
the Cross.
In
Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas:
” . . . ‘Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved . . . .’ “
Simply believe on Him as the one who
bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God
resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the
believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior.
“But as many as received Him, to them
gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that
believe on His name” (John
1:12).
“For whosoever shall call upon
the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
(Romans
10:13).
Whosoever includes
you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can,
but shall be saved.
Surely, you realize you are a sinner. Right
now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer.
In
Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: “God be
merciful to me a sinner.” Just pray:
“Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute
when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and
resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for
the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life,
because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”
Just take God at His word
and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved.
No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does
the saving. All of it!
God’s simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner.
Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will
spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and
risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His
gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is
scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and
receive Him as Savior today.
If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and
over, without laying it down, until you understand it. Your soul is
worth more than all the world.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall
gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”
(Mark
8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul,
you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you this very
moment.
God’s power will save you, keep you saved, and enable you
to live a victorious Christian life. “There hath
no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful,
Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with
the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it”
(1
Corinthians 10:13).
Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises.
They never change. After you are saved, there are three
things to practice daily for spiritual growth:
- Pray — you talk to God.
- Read your Bible — God talks to you.
- Witness — you talk for God.
You should be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus
Christ as a public testimony of your salvation, and then
unite with a Bible-believing church without delay.
“Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of
our Lord . . . .” (2
Timothy 1:8)
“Whosoever therefore shall confess [testify
of] Me before men, him will I confess also
before My Father which is in heaven” (Matthew
10:32).
