Salvation

Apart from Gods salvation, the truth is we are spiritually dead. The good news of Jesus Christ is that while we were dead in our sin, He died for us in our place so that we can be spiritually alive with Him forever.

Why is salvation so important?

People were created to exist forever.  

We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation.  

To be eternally separated from God is Hell.  To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence.

John 3:16; John 14:17; Romans 6:23; Romans 8:17-18; Revelation 20:15; 1 Cor. 2:7-9

Why do I need to be saved?

God’s creation.  Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called “sin”. This attitude separates people from God and causes many problems in life.

Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6; Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1, 2

How do I receive salvation?

Salvation is God’s free gift to us but we must accept it.  We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works.  Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin’s penalty.  When we turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith we are saved. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.

Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1

Am I saved forever?

Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation for eternity.  If you have been genuinely saved, you cannot “lose” it.  Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives us this security.

John 10:29; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 10:10,14; 1 Peter 1:3-5

How do I know I'm saved?

The evidence of our salvation is what’s happening in us now. Jesus gives every believer the Holy Spirit, which gives us a desire to live for God and the ability to hear, recognize and respond to God’s voice. To love God, to want to trust and follow Him, to enjoy His presence, to hear God’s voice in Scripture, and to feel conviction of sin and the need for repentance are all common experiences of those who are saved.

John 10:3-5

Salvation is through Jesus.

Who is He?

The Bible tells us that Jesus is God incarnate;
He is God the Son, eternally one with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit.

He alone can forgive our sins and give salvation.

Hebrews 1:1-3, 2 Corinthians 11:3

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