God’s Plan of Salvation for You
Is it possible for a person to know where they will spend eternity? How can a person be sure that they will spend eternity with God in Heaven?
Listed below are a few Holy Bible verses with a brief explanation. You can open your Bible to the sixth book of the New Testament, called Romans, and read these verses in the Bible, which is God’s Word.
1. Every Person’s Condition:
“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” ~ Romans 3:23
This explains that we are separated from God by sin. Notice that the word “sin” is singular. It is not just the sins that we have committed, but our sinful heart, that causes us to commit these sinful acts, which keeps us from God.
2. Result of Our Condition:
“For the wages of sin is death…” ~ Romans 6:23a
This is not just the physical death that everyone will eventually experience, but also the spiritual death. This is a separation from God forever. Wages are received for work done. What we receive for the sin that we have done is spiritual death. The wages of our sins are like a debt that we owe for our sins.
We have all heard about the love of God. God does love us and has done something to show us His love.
3. Christ Paid Our Sin Debt:
“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” ~ Romans 5:8
All people owe the debt for their sins, but Jesus Christ (God’s Son) died on the cross to pay our sin debt. He did this because He loves us.
4. God Offers Us Forgiveness of Sin and Eternal Life as a Free Gift:
“…but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” ~ Romans 6:23b
God will do this because Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the debt of our sins. The person who gives a gift pays its price, but the person receiving the gift gets it for free. Jesus paid for our sins with His own blood shed on the cross so He can give you the free gift of eternal life.
You can choose to receive God’s free gift of forgiveness of sin and eternal life, or you can pay your own sin debt. Remember that the debt is spiritual death, which means that you will be separated forever from God and Heaven, and therefore spend eternity in Hell.
5. How to Accept God’s Free Gift:
“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.” ~ Romans 10:9, 10
To believe in your heart means to trust God with your soul and life. To believe means more than to agree with the facts of history about Jesus Christ. Romans 10:13 says, “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” There are 2 parts to this verse. God’s role is to save; our role is to call (ask) God to forgive our sins and save us.
What about you? Do you believe that what these Bible verses say is true about you? If you do, will you put your faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and His death on the cross and resurrection from the dead to pay for your sin debt?
If you want to be saved, bow down and pray. You can personalize this prayer and make it yours or pray in your own words expressing these thoughts:
“Lord, I know that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I believe that Christ died in my place, paying the debt of my sin. I am willing to stop sinning. I ask you to forgive all of my past sins. I invite Jesus Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal Savior. With God’s help, I am willing to follow and obey Jesus Christ.”
You’re Saved! Now What?
Now that you saved (also known as “accepted salvation in Jesus” and “born again”), it’s important that you learn and grow. As a newborn baby needs breast milk and nurturing from their parents, you also need spiritual “milk of the Word” to grow. It’s important that you attend local church services, especially on Sundays. We would love to see you at our church!
You should also read a bible every day and pray often. Good resources include the free Our Daily Bread booklets and CSN radio, which is available in many formats.