The only way to have Salvation.
Salvation and Eternal Life.
Do you know that it is Christ’s desire that we should all be saved?
Do you know that it is Christ’s desire that we should all be saved?
Ezekiel 18:23 NKJV. Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? Says the Lord God, and not that he should turn from his wicked ways and live?
John 3:17 NKJV. For, God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Did you know that there is only one way to salvation?
John 14:6 NKJV. I am the way the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father but by Me.
Acts 4:12 NKJV. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
John 17:2 NKJV. You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.
Do you know why we need to be saved?
If we are not saved we cannot escape the penalty of death that comes to mankind as a result of sin. We are all drowning in a sea of sin. No sinner shall be saved. Therefore we need to be saved from our sins; from the power of sin and from the penalty of sin. No sinner will enter into heaven. There shall not enter anything that defiles.
Revelation 21:27 NKJV. But there shall by no means enter into it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination, or a lie, but only those written in the Lambs Book of Life.
Matthew 15:19-20 NKJV. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies; these are the things which defile a man....
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 NKJV. Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Did you know that because we are sinners we are all condemned to eternal death?
Romans 6:23 NKJV. The wages of sin is (eternal) death, but the gift of God is eternal life, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 3:17 NKJV. For, God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Did you know that there is only one way to salvation?
John 14:6 NKJV. I am the way the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father but by Me.
Acts 4:12 NKJV. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
John 17:2 NKJV. You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.
Do you know why we need to be saved?
If we are not saved we cannot escape the penalty of death that comes to mankind as a result of sin. We are all drowning in a sea of sin. No sinner shall be saved. Therefore we need to be saved from our sins; from the power of sin and from the penalty of sin. No sinner will enter into heaven. There shall not enter anything that defiles.
Revelation 21:27 NKJV. But there shall by no means enter into it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination, or a lie, but only those written in the Lambs Book of Life.
Matthew 15:19-20 NKJV. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies; these are the things which defile a man....
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 NKJV. Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Did you know that because we are sinners we are all condemned to eternal death?
Romans 6:23 NKJV. The wages of sin is (eternal) death, but the gift of God is eternal life, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Did you know that we are all sinners?
Romans 3:10 NKJV. As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one.
Romans 3:23 NKJV. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
1 John 3:4 NKJV. Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
How does Jesus save us?
Jesus paid the penalty for our sin and set us free from condemnation. We are condemned to death because we have broken God’s laws. But the righteous life of Jesus may be credited to us: so we will no longer be judged sinful. We may covered with Jesus perfect life. We may be credited with His righteousness; which is the righteous life He lived while here on earth.
Romans 8:1 NKJV. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 5:8 NKJV. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Will everyone be saved?
No. The Bible is clear that unrepentant sinners will not be saved. They will be judged worthy of eternal death.
Revelation 21:8 NKJV. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
What did Jesus say about being born again?
Romans 3:10 NKJV. As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one.
Romans 3:23 NKJV. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
1 John 3:4 NKJV. Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
How does Jesus save us?
Jesus paid the penalty for our sin and set us free from condemnation. We are condemned to death because we have broken God’s laws. But the righteous life of Jesus may be credited to us: so we will no longer be judged sinful. We may covered with Jesus perfect life. We may be credited with His righteousness; which is the righteous life He lived while here on earth.
Romans 8:1 NKJV. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 5:8 NKJV. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Will everyone be saved?
No. The Bible is clear that unrepentant sinners will not be saved. They will be judged worthy of eternal death.
Revelation 21:8 NKJV. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
What did Jesus say about being born again?
Jesus said to Nicodemus, Most assuredly I say to you, “Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3: 3, In other words, unless you are born again you cannot be saved.”
John 3:7 NKJV. Do not marvel that I said to you, “You must be born again.”
How are we born again? What does that mean?
Being “born again,” means turning away from an old life of sin, to follow a life of obedience.
1 John 5:18 NKJV. We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself and the wicked one does not touch him.
1 John 2:29 NKJV. ..... Everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
How do we turn away from sin?
We confess our faults to the Lord and receive His forgiveness. Then we live a new life in Christ.
1 John 1:9 NKJV. If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jude 24 NKJV. Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy; to God our Saviour who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power.
What does God say about believing in Jesus?
John 3:15 NKJV. That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 NKJV. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
What does the word of God say about having faith in Jesus?
John 3:7 NKJV. Do not marvel that I said to you, “You must be born again.”
How are we born again? What does that mean?
Being “born again,” means turning away from an old life of sin, to follow a life of obedience.
1 John 5:18 NKJV. We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself and the wicked one does not touch him.
1 John 2:29 NKJV. ..... Everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
How do we turn away from sin?
We confess our faults to the Lord and receive His forgiveness. Then we live a new life in Christ.
1 John 1:9 NKJV. If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jude 24 NKJV. Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy; to God our Saviour who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power.
What does God say about believing in Jesus?
John 3:15 NKJV. That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 NKJV. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
What does the word of God say about having faith in Jesus?
Ephesians 2:8 NKJV. For by grace, you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.
This means that although we do not deserve salvation, we have been saved by trusting in the merits of Jesus.
What actually happens when we die?
When we die we simply sleep in the grave. There is a record of our life in heaven, and we are judged by that record. Our life is compared to God’s law. To be judged safe to save and inherit eternal life we need to be born again Christians.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 NKJV. For the living know that they will die but the dead know nothing; and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love and their hatred, and their envy have now perished. Nevermore will they have a share in anything done under the sun.
This means that although we do not deserve salvation, we have been saved by trusting in the merits of Jesus.
What actually happens when we die?
When we die we simply sleep in the grave. There is a record of our life in heaven, and we are judged by that record. Our life is compared to God’s law. To be judged safe to save and inherit eternal life we need to be born again Christians.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 NKJV. For the living know that they will die but the dead know nothing; and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love and their hatred, and their envy have now perished. Nevermore will they have a share in anything done under the sun.
Revelation 20:12 NKJV. .... And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life: and the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
Romans 2:12 NKJV. For as many have sinned without law will also perish without the law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law
Do the saved receive eternal life as soon as they die?
No, they receive eternal life when Jesus comes again. The graves will open and the righteous, both living and dead at that time, will meet Him in the air. And they will forever more be with Christ.
Mark 13:26,27 NKJV. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great glory, and He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 NKJV. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air. And thus shall we always be with the Lord.
Didn’t the thief on the cross receive eternal life as soon as he died?
Romans 2:12 NKJV. For as many have sinned without law will also perish without the law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law
Do the saved receive eternal life as soon as they die?
No, they receive eternal life when Jesus comes again. The graves will open and the righteous, both living and dead at that time, will meet Him in the air. And they will forever more be with Christ.
Mark 13:26,27 NKJV. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great glory, and He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 NKJV. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air. And thus shall we always be with the Lord.
Didn’t the thief on the cross receive eternal life as soon as he died?
No. But while alive the thief did receive the promise of eternal life. Jesus told him that very day, while they both hung on crosses, that he, this thief, would go to paradise. Or in other words, would be saved. Luke23:43 NKJV.
If we are safe to save, will our names will be in the Book of Life?
Yes. God says all whose names are in the Book of Life will be saved.
Revelation 3:5 NKJV. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Revelation 21:27 NKJV. But there by no means shall enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or lie, but only those who are written in the Book of Life.
Revelation 20:15 NKJV. Anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
What do we need to do, to accept Christ as our Saviour?
We need to come to Him. Like the thief on the cross we need to confess our belief in Jesus.
We need to be converted.
Matthew 18:3 NKJV. Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 11:28 NKJV. Come to me all you who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.
2 Corinthians 6:2 NKJV. Behold now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.
Matthew 16:24 NKJV. Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him take up his cross and follow Me.
How do we do this?
If we are safe to save, will our names will be in the Book of Life?
Yes. God says all whose names are in the Book of Life will be saved.
Revelation 3:5 NKJV. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Revelation 21:27 NKJV. But there by no means shall enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or lie, but only those who are written in the Book of Life.
Revelation 20:15 NKJV. Anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
What do we need to do, to accept Christ as our Saviour?
We need to come to Him. Like the thief on the cross we need to confess our belief in Jesus.
We need to be converted.
Matthew 18:3 NKJV. Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 11:28 NKJV. Come to me all you who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.
2 Corinthians 6:2 NKJV. Behold now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.
Matthew 16:24 NKJV. Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him take up his cross and follow Me.
How do we do this?
We humbly submit to following Him. We invite Him into our heart and into our life in prayer. We need to commit to living in a way that will glorify God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV. Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
We are to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling....Philippians 2:12 NKJV.
The big question is will He accept me?
Jesus says, “I stand at the door and knock”.... That door is the door to your heart.
Revelation 3:20 NKJV. Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with Me.
How can I have confidence that I will be saved?
By faith, believe His word.
John 14:1 NKJV. Let not your heart be troubled you believe in God, believe also in Me.
Hebrews 11:6 NKJV. But without faith it is impossible to believe Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him diligently.
1 John 5:13 NKJV. ...to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life...
1 John 3:21,22 NKJV. Beloved if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things which are pleasing in His sight.
What has Jesus promised?
1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV. Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
We are to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling....Philippians 2:12 NKJV.
The big question is will He accept me?
Jesus says, “I stand at the door and knock”.... That door is the door to your heart.
Revelation 3:20 NKJV. Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with Me.
How can I have confidence that I will be saved?
By faith, believe His word.
John 14:1 NKJV. Let not your heart be troubled you believe in God, believe also in Me.
Hebrews 11:6 NKJV. But without faith it is impossible to believe Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him diligently.
1 John 5:13 NKJV. ...to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life...
1 John 3:21,22 NKJV. Beloved if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things which are pleasing in His sight.
What has Jesus promised?
John 10:28 NKJV. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
John 6:37 NKJV. “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
Romans 10:13 NKJV. “For, whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
1 John 2:25. And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.
Can I trust His promises?
Yes. You can trust His promises, because God does not and cannot lie.
Titus 1:2 NKJV. In hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
1 John 5:11 NKJV. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
How do I grow in faith, and trust in the Lord?
We must get to know our God and Saviour Jesus Christ through His word.
John 6:37 NKJV. “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
Romans 10:13 NKJV. “For, whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
1 John 2:25. And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.
Can I trust His promises?
Yes. You can trust His promises, because God does not and cannot lie.
Titus 1:2 NKJV. In hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
1 John 5:11 NKJV. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
How do I grow in faith, and trust in the Lord?
We must get to know our God and Saviour Jesus Christ through His word.
1 Peter 2:2 NKJV. As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word that you may grow thereby.
John 17:3 NKJV. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Caution.
It is not once saved always saved. We must continue in faith, and as the apostle Paul says, work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12
1 John 5:13 NKJV. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
Titus 3:7 NKJV. That having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Ephesians 2:8 NKJV. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.
John 17:3 NKJV. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Caution.
It is not once saved always saved. We must continue in faith, and as the apostle Paul says, work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12
1 John 5:13 NKJV. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
Titus 3:7 NKJV. That having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Ephesians 2:8 NKJV. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.
