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What is Salvation?
In
its most basic
sense, salvation is the saving of a life from death
or harm. Scripture, particularly the New Testament of the Holy Bible,
extends salvation to include deliverance from the penalty and power of
sin.
Scripture
repeatedly
affirms that salvation is the free gift of God
appropriated through faith. By confessing your sins and turning away
from them, and earnestly desiring to know Jesus and diligently striving
to follow him whatever the cost.
Why
does any person
need to be saved?
Because
we have all
done things that we should not have done, and we
need to be forgiven of our sins by Jesus Christ. Rom. 3:23 says, "For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
Because
we need to have
a spiritual relationship with God, and we can
only have such a relationship by receiving the spiritual birth from
Jesus Christ. Jesus said in John 3:3, "Except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God."
Because
there is a
heaven and a hell, and we can only go to heaven
through the power of Jesus Christ. Jesus said in John 14:6, "I am the
way, the truth, and the life: no one comes unto the Father but by me."
Because
we are going to
die some day, and only Jesus Christ can give us
eternal life. Jesus said in John 11:25-26, "I am the resurrection and
the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live: and whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die."
How
does a person
become saved?
By
admitting that they
have sinned, and praying to Jesus, and asking
Him for forgiveness. Rom. 10:13 says, "Whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved." By repenting of their sins. This
means to desire to serve God instead of serving sinful self-interest.
Jesus said in Luke 13:3, "Except you repent, you shall all likewise
perish."
By
believing on the
Lord Jesus Christ, who was born of the virgin, who
died for the sins of the world, who rose from the dead on the third
day, and who will come again.
Rom.
10:9 says, "If
thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God raised Him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved".
A
Prayer of Repentance
Dear
Lord,
I
know I have sinned
and done wrong. I am willing to turn away from
those sins and do whatever you ask me to do. I know that you died on
the cross for me and I know that you were raised from the dead. I ask
you to come into my life today and take control. Please forgive me of
my sins and help me turn completely toward you. I receive you as my
Lord and Savior right now. If I died today, I know I would go to heaven
to be with you.
In
Jesus' name.
Amen
We believe the Bible teaches that repentance and faith are the work of
the Holy Spirit of God. The word repent means to 'turn from our sin' to
Jesus Christ our Savior. By turning to Christ as Savior and then
trusting Him as Lord, we experience repentance and demonstrate faith.
ABOUT BAPTISM & THE LORD'S SUPPER
We believe the Bible teaches that Christian baptism is the immersion in
water of a believer, in the name of the Father, and Son, and Holy
Spirit (Matt. 28:18-20). Baptism demonstrates outwardly that which has
already taken place inwardly and symbolically links us to the death,
burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We believe the partaking of
the Lord's supper is to be shared by members of the church, by the
sacred use of bread and wine which commemorate together the dying love
of Christ; preceded always by solemn self-examination. |
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