GOD'S
SIMPLE PLAN
OF
SALVATION
Cover Text:
"In the beginning God created...." Genesis 1:1
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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
Because
you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. "For
the wages [payment] of sin is death" (Romans
"... it is appointed unto men once to
die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews
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
Jesus
had to shed His blood and die. "For
the life of the flesh is in the blood" (Leviticus
"... without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]"
(Hebrews
"But 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 ... now commandeth
all men everywhere to repent" (Acts
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
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved" (Romans
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, a sinner prayed: "God be merciful to
me a sinner." Just pray:
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“Oh, God, I know I am a sinner. |
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
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: Pray - you talk to God. Read your Bible - God talks to you.
Witness - you talk for God.
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