What
Must You Do To Be Saved?
In the
salvation of man's soul there are two
necessary parts: God's part and man's
part. God's part is the big part, "For
by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves, it is
the gift of God; not of works, that no
man should glory" (Ephesians 2:8-9). The
love which God felt for man led him to
send Christ into the world to redeem
man. The life and teaching of Jesus, the
sacrifice on the cross, and the
proclaiming of the gospel to men
constitute God's part in salvation.
Though God's part is the big part, man's
part is also necessary if man is to
reach heaven. Man must comply with the
conditions of pardon which the Lord has
announced. Man's part can clearly set
forth in the following steps:
Hear the Gospel.
"How shall they call on Him whom they
have not believed? and how shall they
believe him whom they have not heard?
and how shall they hear without a
preacher?" (Romans 10:14).
Believe.
"And without faith it is impossible to
be well-pleasing unto him; for he that
cometh to God must believe that He is,
and that He is a rewarder of them that
seek after Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
Repent of past sins.
"The times of ignorance
therefore God overlooked; but now he
commandeth men that they should all
everywhere repent." (Acts 17:30).
Confess Jesus as Lord.
"Behold here is water; What doth hinder
me to be baptized ? And Philip said, if
thou believeth with all thy heart thou
mayest. And he answered and said, I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God" (Acts 8:36-37).
Be baptized for the remission of
sins.
"And Peter said unto them, repent ye,
and be baptized everyone of you in the
name of Jesus Christ unto the remission
of your sins and ye shall receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38).
Live
a Christian life.
"Ye are an elect race, a
royal priesthood, a holy nation, a
people for God's own possession, that ye
may show forth the excellencies of Him
who called you out of darkness into His
marvellous light" (1 Peter 2:9).
You're Invited
Now
that you are aware of a church in the
20th century which is built according to
the blue prints of Christ's original
church, why not become a member of it?
In becoming a member of it, you will be
called upon to do nothing which you
cannot read in the New Testament. You
will then live and worship just as the
apostle-guided Christians of the first
century did.
Not
only is this return to New Testament
Christianity a wonderful basis upon
which all believers in Christ can unite,
it is absolutely solid ground. If we do
just what our Lord commanded we know
that our salvation is certain. Come with
us as we go back to the Bible, back to
Christ and His church!
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