
WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?
ACKNOWLEDGE:
“For all have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God:
(Romans 3:23). “God be merciful to me a sinner” (Luke
18:13).
REPENT:
“Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish”
(Luke 13:3). “Repent,
therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out”
(Acts 3:19). You
must see the awfulness of sin and then repent of it.
CONFESS:
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
(1st John 1:9). “For with
the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is
made unto salvation”
(Romans 10:10). Confess not to men, but to
God.
FORSAKE:
“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let him return to the Lord…for he will abundantly pardon”
(Isaiah 55:7).
Sorrow for sin is important, but we must want to be done with it once and for
all.
BELIEVE:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
(John
3:16). “If thou shalt confess with they mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved”
(Romans
10:9). Believe in the finished work of Christ on the cross, and
in His resurrection.
RECEIVE:
“He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 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 1:11-12). Christ must be received personally into
your heart by faith, if the experience of the New Birth is to be
yours.
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Receiving Christ
(prayer)
If you wish to receive Jesus Christ into your heart,
and receive God’s promise of eternal life, it will help you to pray a prayer
like this:
Lord Jesus, I
acknowledge that I am a sinner and worthy of death. But Lord, I believe that you
died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sin. You arose from the dead and are
alive today. I ask you to forgive me of all my sins and give me a repentant
heart, that I may turn from my sins and be more like you. Now I ask you Jesus to
come into my heart and become Savior and Lord of my life. Thank you Lord, for
answering my prayer, and coming into my heart this very moment. In Jesus name I
pray, Amen.