Salvation

Romans
6:23a "...The wages of sin is
death..."

Sin has an ending. It results in
death. We all face physical
death, which is a result of sin.
But a worse death is spiritual
death that alienates us from
God, and will last for all
eternity. The Bible teaches that
there is a place called the Lake
of Fire where lost people will
be in torment forever. It is the
place where people who are
spiritually dead will remain.

- Understand that you deserve
death for your sin.

Romans 6:23b "...But the gift of
God is eternal

life through Jesus Christ our
Lord."

Salvation is a free gift from
God to you! You can't

earn this gift, but you must
reach out and receive it.

- Ask God to forgive you and
save you.

Romans 5:8, "God demonstrates
His own love for us, in

that while we were yet sinners
Christ died for us!"

When Jesus died on the cross He
paid sin's penalty. He paid the
price for all sin, and when He
took all the sins of the world
on Himself on the cross, He
bought us out of slavery to sin
and death! The only condition is
that we believe in Him and what
He has done for us,
understanding that we are now
joined with Him, and that He is
our life. He did all this
because He loved us and gave
Himself for us!

- Give your life to God... His
love poured out in Jesus on the
cross is your only hope to have
forgiveness and change. His love
bought you out of being a slave
to sin. His love is what saves
you -- not religion, or church
membership. God loves you!

Romans 10:13 "Whoever will call
on the name of the Lord will be
saved!"

- Call out to God in the name of
Jesus!

Romans 10:9,10 "...If you
confess with your mouth Jesus as
Lord, and believe in your heart
that God raised Jesus from the
dead, you shall be saved; for
with the heart man believes,
resulting in righteousness, and
with the mouth he confesses,
resulting in salvation."

- If you know that God is
knocking on your heart's door,

ask Him to come into your heart.

Jesus said,

Revelation 3:20a "Behold I stand
at the door and knock, if anyone
hears My voice and opens the
door, I will come in to him..."

- Is Jesus knocking on your
heart's door?

Believe in Him.

Ask Him to come in to your heart
by faith,

and ask Him to reveal Himself to
you.

Open the Bible to the Gospel of
John and read what God says
about Jesus,

about you, and about being born
again.

God
will help you. He loves you.

You
need to look for a local church
where

God's word is preached. The
Bible says that we are to desire

God's word like a newborn baby
desires mother's milk.

Aren't you hungry to know the
truth?

Water baptism is one of the ways
you first show that

you have been joined to Jesus.
This is an action, and actions
will not save you. However, it
is an act of obedience and a
symbol of commitment.

The symbolism is this:

When you go down in the water
you show that

You have been crucified and
buried with Him,

And
when you come up out of the
water you show that

you have been raised to walk
with Him in newness of life.

(See Romans chapter 6)

You
have been born again.

(See John chapter 3)

Your
body has become God's temple.

Your heart is where He lives.

Forgiveness is yours in Jesus.

And you belong to Him.

You
were sin's slave.

But now...

You
are a child of GOD!

John
1:12

"As many as received Him, to
them He gave the right to become
children of God, even to those
who believe in His name!"