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How does someone become saved?
Jesus is the most important figure in all of human
history. He is God in flesh (John 1:1,14; Col. 2:9), physically risen from
the dead, Lord (Luke 24:34;
John 2:19-21) and Savior
(Acts 5:30-32). He came to
die for sinners (Rom. 5:8) to remove the separation
between God and sinners and to remove the wrath of God upon us.
I ask you, are you a sinner? Have you ever lied, stolen, lusted,
coveted, or been angry with someone unjustly? Have you ever
offended God in any way? If so, then you have
sinned. Your sin is against God because you have broken His
law. Also, because He is infinite, your offense to Him is
infinite. You are not capable of appeasing an infinite God because
you are a sinner. Nothing you can do can undo the damage caused by
your sins.
The Bible says that all have sinned and fallen
short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). That means that
your sins have caused a
separation between you and God (Isaiah
59:2) and
the result is death (Rom.
6:23) and wrath (Eph.
2:3). The only way out, is to be saved by faith in Christ (Eph.
2:8-9; Rom. 5:1). You must
trust in what Jesus did on the cross to forgive you of your sins and
not trust anything else, not even your own sincerity or works.
Jesus is the one who died for the sins of the
world (1 John 2:2). He is the only way to the
God the Father (John
14;6). He alone reveals God
(Matt. 11:27). He has all
authority in heaven and earth (Matt. 28:18).
It is only through Him that you can be saved from God's wrath (Eph.
2:3). He can forgive you of
your sin (Luke
5:20; Matt.
9:2). He can remove the guilt that is upon your soul.
Jesus can set you free from the bondage of sin that blinds your eyes,
weakens your soul, and brings you to despair. He can do this because
He bore sin in His body on the cross (1
Peter. 2:24) that those who trust in Him would be saved.
Jesus is the One you need.
If you are not a Christian, and want to be delivered
from the consequence of your sin, which is damnation, then come to the One
who loves you. Come to the One who died for sinners (Matt.
11:28). Turn from your sins. Believe in Jesus. Receive
Jesus, who is God in flesh, who died and rose from the dead (1 Cor. 15:1-4) as your Lord and Savior (John 1:12). Ask Jesus to forgive you,
to come into your heart, and to wash you clean from your sins. Pray
to Jesus. Seek Him. Ask Him to save you.
He will.
I would like to note,
that the Jesus of Mormonism (the brother of the devil), the Jesus of the
Jehovah's Witnesses (an angel made into a man), the Jesus of the New Age
(a man in tune with the divine consciousness), etc., cannot save you from
your sins. Faith is only as good as who you put it in. Only
the Jesus of the Bible can do that. Jesus is God in flesh, the
creator. God is a trinity and
Jesus is the second person of the trinity.
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