GOD'S WAY OF SALVATION

God's way of Salvation is first and foremost a personal relationship between you and Jesus. Salvation can be summarized in words but can only be realized by a face to face encounter with Him. He stands with open arms to receive you, not just for a while, but for all eternity.

Pastor Rick's Salvation Experience

GOD'S WAY OF SALVATION

You can condense the Good News of salvation into four points, each beginning with the letter S.

1. SIN-- The Bible says every person on earth is a sinner, because no one can measure up to God's standard of perfect holiness and righteousness.

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)

2. SEPARATION-- Your sin has separated you from God. The ultimate consequence of sin is death--physical and spiritual separation from God for all eternity.

"But your iniquities have separated between you and you God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, that he will not hear." (Isaiah 59:2)

"For the wages of sin is death..." (Romans 6:23)

3. SOLUTION-- God has solved the problem of our sin and separation, by sending His Son to die on the cross in atonement for our sins.

"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)

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)

4.--SALVATION-- You can receive God's gift of salvation by repenting of your sins (asking forgiveness for them) and accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.

"...The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel." (Mark 1:15)

"...If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9)

God's way of Salvation is first and foremost a personal relationship with you. Salvation can be summarized in words but can only be realized by a face to face encounter with Jesus. He stands with open arms to receive you, not just for a while, but for all eternity.

Your New Life, that is God's gift to you for all eternity, begins when you pray and ask Jesus to be the Lord (Boss) of your life.  Eternal life in Heaven is never defined in the Bible as something EVERYONE receives.  It is for those who "call upon the Lord" in faith and obedience, believing that Jesus alone can save them from their sin and give to them ETERNAL LIFE in the presence of God.  This is a "radical" claim.  One of the reasons Jesus was crucified is that the religious leaders thought his claims to be equal with God were blasphemous.  His Resurrection proved that He was right and they were wrong. Please don't put off the most important decision you can ever make.  Ask Jesus into your heart.  The following prayer can guide you in making your request to God.  You will never regret it!

Remember:  It is appointed once for man to die and then the judgement (Hebrews 9:27-28).  To those who have reconciled their lives with God their reward is Heaven.  To those who ignore God's plan, their eternity is with the Devil and his angels in Hell  (Matthew 13: 41-43).

Prayer for Salvation

"Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of your only Son, Jesus.  I come acknowledging my mistakes and human limitations.  I realize I can never be good enough to earn my way into your family.  My sins have eternally separated me from you.  So, I thank you that you sent Jesus to pay for my sin which has separated me from you and doomed me to a Devil's Hell apart from you.  I thank you that by calling out to you and accepting Jesus as my new 'Way' of life, that you promise me forgiveness and a new plan for my life.  Along with the forgiveness of my sins and a new purpose for living I also thankfully receive your gift of Eternal Life.  I am looking forward to the supernatural way in which you will now be working through me to do your will and to share your plan of salvation to those you bring into my life.  I realize I have a lot to learn, but much as a little child learns from obeying his or her parents, I now want to learn from you, through the truth of the Bible, how to live as a Christian.  Thank you for Saving my soul and giving to me the gift of eternal life.

I Pray this Prayer to you, my Heavenly Father, in the name of your Son, Jesus. Thank you for your promise that you will never leave or forsake me!"  AMEN!"

Please e-mail me with any questions you may have regarding this most important of decisions. We would like to provide you with our prayers and other resources to help you grow in your new found relationship with Jesus. We are also interested in your personal testimony of how Jesus came into your life.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ."   Ephesians 1:2-4 (NIV)

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