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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:
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).
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