Download or read book God s Gift of Salvation Made Simple written by Stacey Shiflett and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest story every told is the story of God's simple plan of salvation. It's simple message has been changed, complicated and corrupted by false teachers for far too long. It is time that the simplicity and the truth of the gospel was shared the way God intended. Here you will find the facts, straight from the Bible. You will be able to see for yourself just how powerful the simple Gospel message can be. The message that has changed millions of people's lives around the world for nearly 2,000 years!

Download or read book Salvation Made Simple written by Nathan Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salvation is the greatest gift a soul can receive. It is my desire that God will use this book to convey to the reader the Good News of the Gospel, and the great joy men and women can have in a personal relationship with the living God through His Son, Jesus Christ. It is my desire to present you with a clear and biblical understanding of the simplicity of this Great Salvation and how it applies to our day-to-day life. The Lamb of God, Jesus Christ suffered and died to purchase salvation for sinners. Christ our substitute paid the price for men and women to be reconciled to God. This great truth is at the heart of the Bible's message. I hope, this book will help you to understand how you may receive this Great Salvation. It is truly my prayer that you will know the blessing of having your sins forgiven by the Lord Jesus Christ, our sin-bearer.

Download or read book Assurance written by Doug Batchelor and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gift of Salvation written by Antonio N. Sherman and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salvation, what is it? Who needs it? Who all can have it? How do you get it? What is my assurance of it and that I truly have it? What is your assurance of your salvation? To put it simply, God’s Word is our assurance! His infallible Word, his unchanging Word. It’s not a feeling. I have ministered to and have heard so many people say this. “I don’t feel saved.” I am talking about those that say that they are Christian and have accepted Christ. And that is another reason for this book, to help these people to understand salvation. And to help those to understand salvation and to receive Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior. Let me share this experience with you. To help you understand your assurance of your salvation. And let no one or nothing shake or doubt your salvation, including yourself. Pray and walk through these chapters with me and find the answers to all these questions and more. *What Is Salvation? *No Other Name *Without Faith *Believe or Not! *The Seal, the Promise, and Your Guarantee *The Gift

Download or read book The Gift for All People written by Max Lucado and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New View on the Old Rugged Cross Are peace, joy, and significance on your wish list? How about redemption, forgiveness, the salvation of your soul? Each of these descriptors bring us to the main event: grace. Saving grace, God’s immeasurable gift intended for all. Regardless of accomplishments or station in life, despite sins of the past, anyone can receive the free gift of grace. Yet too often we take God’s incomparable gift for granted—despite the fact that God’s very Son paid for it with his body, breath, and blood. Understandably, we often find ourselves caught up in the daily routine of life, not taking time to reflect on the enormity of God’s mercy. So here’s a suggestion: give yourself the gift of a few moments spent in the world of God’s grace. Read pastor Max Lucado’s unique, stirring insights into God’s role as grace-giver. Spend some time reflecting on the gift of grace, in all its magnificent meaning. Let grace, the gift for all people, speak to you personally through these pages. For All People—Even You God loves you more than you can imagine. Is that hard to believe? Many of us consider ourselves unworthy due to past sins and mistakes, wrong turns and missteps., But God’s gift of grace is limitless. Though we are undeserving, he offers grace. Though we are weak in our faith, he extends strength through grace. God’s endless grace is a free gift. It cannot be earned. No matter who you are or what you’ve done, the all-powerful God waits for you to choose him, to choose life in his presence—here and in heaven. “[God] simply wants you home with him. And to bring you home, he offers you a gift. My prayer is that through these pages you’ll see his gift like you’ve never seen it. If you’ve already accepted it, you’ll thank him again. And if you’ve never accepted it, you will. For it’s the gift of a lifetime, a gift for all people.” —Max Lucado

Download or read book Living in the Balance of Grace and Faith written by Andrew Wommack and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Bible teacher and host of the Gospel Truth broadcast, Andrew Wommack takes on one of the biggest controversies of the church, the freedom of God's grace verses the faith of the believer. Wommack reveals that God's power is not released from only grace or only faith. God's blessings come through a balance of both grace and faith. Addressing many of the misconceptions believers are taught in the Church today, this book opens up the Scriptures revealing the vital connection between grace and faith. Many believers think they walk in both grace and faith when actually they are misusing one or both of these principles. Wommack addresses: * Some believers willingly sin believing Gods grace will cover them, while the blessing of grace is not to sin, but to release guilt and condemnation when they make a mistake. * Other believers think they must "work" their faith by ritualistic prayer, confession, or Bible study. Although all these things are good, Jesus Christ set believers free from works of the law. God wants a relationship where He can communicate directly to each believer. * Grace and faith work together. When believers receive the unmerited favor or grace of God, they can release their faith without doubt or reservation and receive God's blessings. Andrew Wommack in his logical, practical style brings believers back on track in their Christian walk through living in the balance of grace and faith.

Download or read book The Simple Little Salvation Story written by William F. Cote and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engage and energize young readers with a fresh take on the Gospel story of Jesus. Charmingly illustrated and very accessible, The Simple Little Salvation Story takes readers on a journey to help them easily understand God's loving plan of salvation. And it helps parents answer lots of difficult questions along the way -- like why did Jesus have to die for our sins? And what are sins, anyway?The Simple Little Salvation Story isn't just a retelling of Bible stories with colorful pictures and short sentences. In fact it doesn't even start with Adam and Eve. It starts with robots. Yes, robots. Then it moves into skateboarding and helping senior citizens across the street. And then it introduces what sin is and God's amazing plan to wash us clean of it so we can live with Him forever. So add some of Jesus' dramatic story to your story time. Or give it to a child or grandchild on a special religious occasion or holiday. It will help explain – in an engaging way with beautiful illustrations from noted artist Shirley Chiang – what all this Christian salvation stuff is about, anyway. Praise for The Simple Little Salvation Story: “The analogy of the robots had me hooked immediately. I've taught Religion for over 40 years and I would read this to my students in a heartbeat!” — Pam Ferguson, Holy Family Catholic School, St. Petersburg, FL“The Simple Little Salvation Story captures the essence of the most profound theological truths and communicates them in a way that is simple and understandable to our children. Get this book. Read it, but most of all read it aloud and make sure someone else is listening!” —Dr. Willy Rice, Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater, FL(60 pages; ages 5+)

Download or read book Understanding Salvation written by Jesse Duplantis and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God Has a Plan For Your Life There is a path that leads to inner peace, real joy, and true wisdom about life. You begin walking on this new path the moment you reach out to God...the moment that you realize your need for His love and salvation. In Understanding Salvation, you will discover why God sent His Son, why salvation is necessary, and what you can do to begin living a new and better life in Christ Jesus. You will learn... How Christs sacrifice created a way for redemption Why all people need God to be fulfilled What the term born again really means How to be saved and sure of your salvation How to live by choice, and not by chance And much more Discover Gods good plan for your life through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ in Understanding Salvation.

Download or read book The Practice of the Presence of God written by Brother Lawrence and published by Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book God Is the Gospel written by John Piper and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6 This book is a cry from the heart of John Piper. He is pleading that God himself, as revealed in Christ's death and resurrection, is the ultimate and greatest gift of the gospel. None of Christ's gospel deeds and none of our gospel blessings are good news except as means of seeing and savoring the glory of Christ. Forgiveness is good news because it opens the way to the enjoyment of God himself. Justification is good news because it wins access to the presence and pleasures of God himself. Eternal life is good news because it becomes the everlasting enjoyment of Christ. All God's gifts are loving only to the degree that they lead us to God himself. That is what God's love is: his commitment to do everything necessary (most painfully the death of his only Son) to enthrall us with what is most deeply and durably satisfying-namely, himself. Saturated with Scripture, centered on the cross, and seriously joyful, this book leads us to satisfaction for the deep hungers of the soul. It touches us at the root of life where practical transformation gets its daily power. It awakens our longing for Christ and opens our eyes to his beauty. Piper writes for the soul-thirsty who have turned away empty and in desperation from the mirage of methodology. He invites us to slow down and drink from a deeper spring. "This is eternal life," Jesus said, "that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." This is what makes the gospel-and this book-good news.

Download or read book All of Grace written by Charles Spurgeon and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Meet me in heaven” is Charles Spurgeon’s invitation in All of Grace—a clear, simple explanation of God’s absolutely free gift of salvation. The great Baptist minister, known as “the prince of preachers,” explains the gospel with illustrations, stories, and the plain truth of God’s Word. This nineteenth-century classic—said to be Spurgeon’s all-time bestseller—is presented in a lightly updated, freshly typeset volume sure to encourage believers and seekers alike.

Download or read book The Bible Made Simple written by Ryan Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book God s Gift written by Maureen Regan-Albarino and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this childrens book the author writes a simple story that will enable parents, grandparents or other teachers to explain the salvation message of Jesus Christ to young children. In a culture where God is so minimized and the good, pleasant and magical are emphasized a book that glorifies God and makes known the eternal security offered through Jesus is essential for young people. As parents, grandparents we are often concerned about the legacy we will leave to our children and grandchildren. Usually this concern is around money, stocks, property and other material benefits. This book however is for those persons who believe the greatest legacy they can give to this young generation is an understanding of eternal life found only through Jesus Christ.

Download or read book Salvation Clear and Plain written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet gives a straightforward explanation of how a person can be saved through faith in Jesus Christ. A useful tool for witnessing to those who wish to know how to get to heaven.

Download or read book Simple Salvation written by Debbie Gregory Johnson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you feeling as if your world is falling apart? Are you stewing in sour air? Do you think you have lost control? Our homes have become our workplaces, our daycares, and the hub of our social activity. We are working from quarantined homes with limits set on holiday dinners. We feel we have lost our grip on circumstances in our lives. Massive changes bring stress and anxiety, yet they can provide a reality check on our priorities. We need peace and serenity in our lives; we need to find Jesus again. In Simple Salvation, author Debbie Gregory Johnson focuses on gaining internal peace from the gospels, specifically the salvation of your soul, the simple salvation that is available to all who ask. Through scriptural examples, personal stories, and testimonies of others who have found peace and salvation, she helps you discover the steps to Jesus and the different paths to salvation with resulting peace. Simple Salvation offers a simple approach to the complex question of how Christ can heal you. Johnson shares that you must ensure you have personal knowledge of the Savior. Check your heart and soul. Do you know for sure where you stand? Are you ready if Jesus returns tomorrow to gather his saints?

Download or read book God s Gift of Salvation written by Charles Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-26 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise the Lord Jesus! The greatest gift we can receive from God is the gift of eternal life. This three day bible study is designed to be taught in a simple concise manner. It was not written to tear down a person's belief, but rather to build on it. It is my prayer that each person taught this Bible study will come to experience the full saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. May God bless you richly in his love through Christ Jesus our LORD.

Download or read book Salvation Clear and Plain written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is salvation? What Does Salvation Include? First, there's full, complete, and eternal pardon for every sin. That's wonderful, but that's only part of it. God also freely gives everlasting life, mansions in the skies, adoption into His family, communion with Himself, rewards for service, and in fact "all things" to those whom He saves. That is such good news, because everyone desperately needs to be saved. All have sinned and deserve punishment. There is not one single person in the whole world free from sin. This includes you too. But there is salvation! And there is salvation for you! That's what you'll find explained in this booklet. While the way of salvation should be clear and plain, unfortunately there is confusion in the minds of millions as to how to be saved. Multitudes are trying to be saved in their own way while ignoring God's perfect way. To miss God's way is to perish eternally. How marvelous that the God of the Ages should have a way for us! He has looked after all the details. There is nothing left out. His way is complete, foolproof--perfect. It's so important that you know God's way. The following pages use sharp contrasts to explain God's way of saving sinners. Read them with an open mind and an open heart. Not Your Work for God, but God's Work for You! The truth simply is this: It just isn't possible for you to be saved by what you do for God. If you are of good moral character, that will not help. You may be educated, gifted, wealthy, successful, respectable, honored, but God accepts nothing in return for the gift of salvation. Good deeds can't purchase pardon either. Not giving money to worthy causes, not volunteering for charities. You may do the very best you can, but the works of men's hands can never merit salvation. "He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy" (Titus 3:5). "We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment" (Isaiah 64:6). What then? How can one be saved? Listen carefully: The essence of salvation is that it's God's work for you. It's all provided for. The entire price has been paid. It's offered on one simple condition: that you take it as a free gift from God. We couldn't earn it or merit it in a million eternities. Therefore, God freely gives it to us. "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast" (Ephesians 2:8, 9). "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). Not a New Leaf, but a New Life! There are some who have promised God they will do better. Under stress of trouble or sorrow many have sincerely determined to forsake their sins and turn over a new leaf. But this is not the door to salvation. Even if the new leaf were kept unspotted--what about the other soiled days and years? God's salvation is deeper than mere reformation. It's an absolutely new nature. It's a complete reckoning with all the past and an ironclad guarantee for the future. It's not washing of the hands--it's the gift of a new heart. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come" (2 Corinthians 5:17). "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty forever" (John 4:13, 14). Be assured that God is not interested in patching up your old life. What He wants to do is to give you a completely new nature, part of His own nature. For this new nature is destined to live forever in eternity's heavenly glory. It's completely new, fresh from the hand of our Creator God. "For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation" (Galatians 6:15). "You must be born again" (John 3:7). How can one be saved? Not Going to Church, but Being a Christian! This is so important. It is true that the Church is God's divinely appointed institution in today's world. But salvation is not by the Church. You may attend the services regularly, sing the hymns, listen to the sermons, drop your gifts in the collection basket, join in observance of the Lord's Table, even join the Church--but these things will never save your soul. Don't misunderstand. These things are right and good for all Christians to do, but we're talking about how to become a Christian. Don't mistake church privileges and duties for the door to eternal life. Many people have been saved in church, but not by the Church. Christ alone can save. "And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household" (Acts 16:31). It is true that the main duty of the Church is to proclaim Christ and His gospel. But it is Christ and Christ alone who saves. One must have a personal, individual, actual transaction with the risen Son of God. The Church is the body of Christ. But in the matter of salvation, we're saved by the Head. "Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior" (Ephesians 5:23). "He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him" (Hebrews 7:25). Not Keeping the Law, but Love Keeping You! Are you trying to be saved by keeping the law? Do you expect to enter Heaven by the observance of the Ten Commandments? Would you be amazed if you heard that no one in all the world has ever been saved that way? While the law is just, holy, and good, it is not a means of salvation. Its purpose is to show you your inability to be righteous before God. It is a means of condemnation. "For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin" (Romans 3:20). "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes" (Romans 10:4). "No one is justified before God by the law, for 'The righteous shall live by faith'" (Galatians 3:11). Not in ceremonies and washings, not in keeping the Sabbath, not in refusing to eat certain foods, not in pilgrimages to holy places, not in burning candles, not in paying a tithe of one's income. Salvation is not in these acts. The law condemns (that's its purpose), but Christ saves those whom the law condemns. The law is a mirror to show man's need, but the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin. Salvation is not to be found in "keeping." The Christian is "kept" by God. "The law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith" (Galatians 3:24). "You are not under law but under grace" (Romans 6:14). Not by Water, but by Blood! Baptism in water is one of the two great sacraments of the Christian Church. It is a divinely given ordinance to mark the Christian's inseparable union with Christ in death and resurrection. Never, however, is it a means of salvation. There is no soul-cleansing in water. Sin can only be cleansed by blood. "Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins" (Hebrews 9:22). "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses" (Ephesians 1:7). "You were ransomed... not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ" (1 Peter 1:18- 19). Every Christian ought to be baptized, but not until he or she has been genuinely saved. Baptism is a testimony to the believer's own heart, to the church, and to the world that his or her faith and trust are in the finished work of Christ on the cross. It is a symbol of that change which has already taken place in the Christian's life. "So those who received his word were baptized" (Acts 2:41). "And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized" (Acts 18:8). Not Feeling, but Fact! Some have complained they don't "feel" saved. But salvation must first be a fact before it is a feeling. Never does God work from feeling to faith--always the opposite. Our redemption rests upon the absolute certainty of God's Word, not on our own experience. We are saved on the simple basis of taking God at His word. God offers to sinners all the benefits of incomparable salvation on the one condition that we believe Him. At the moment we reach out by faith and trust in God, all the things which God has promised become eternally true. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12). Feeling will come in time. As you grow in your faith you will begin to "feel" saved. Christ will become more real, and prayer and Bible reading more blessed. But entering the Christian life is different. This step is taken not on the quicksands of uncertain feeling, but on the surety of the Rock of Ages, Christ Jesus. "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me'" (John 14:6). "'What must I do to be saved?' And they said, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household'" (Acts 16:30-31). Not Trying, but Trusting! Suppose you try to do the best you can. Is that enough? Suppose you strive to make your life upright and exemplary. Suppose you endeavor to perform noble deeds. Let's say your motives are high and unselfish. Will you be surprised to hear that God simply does not save on the basis of man's trying? God's standard of life is absolute perfection. He will never receive anything short of that. No one will ever be in Heaven except those who fully qualify here. And the truth is that only one Person in all the world ever lived an absolutely sinless life--Christ. All else have terribly failed. If salvation were by trying, no one would ever be saved! "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). "He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy" (Titus 3:5). "For by grace you have been saved through faith...not a result of works" (Ephesians 2:8-9). The heart of salvation is substitution. Christ took our place. He lived perfectly, never sinned, and when He died, He died for us. He became our substitute. He takes our sins; we take his righteousness. Thus we can stand before God clothed in robes of perfect righteousness by simply trusting in the finished work of Christ. That's the good news of the gospel. "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness" (1 Peter 2:24). Not by Our Methods, but God's Miracle! Methods employed in gospel meetings are intended to be an aid to the sinner's acceptance of Christ. But the methods in themselves are not a basis for salvation. Raising one's hand for prayer, going forward to the altar, signing a card, or shaking the hand of the evangelist may help in the all-important decision, but there is no salvation until the sinner meets the Savior. Saving your guilty soul is God's greatest miracle. For in doing so, He righteously removes your sin and in all justice pardons your guilt. No one in all of time or eternity can ever question the validity of your redemption. But the key to the entire matter is the sacrifice of Christ. To trust anything but Him is to entirely miss the mark. "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life" (John 3:36). "Whoever comes to me I will never cast out" (John 6:37). "You search the Scriptures because you think in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life" (John 5:39, 40). There is nothing wrong with methods if they point to Christ. The danger lies when it is not clearly explained that not only must you raise your hand, but you must open your heart. Not only must you come forward to the altar, but you must come to Christ. Shaking the hand of the evangelist must indicate that you forever place your hand, heart, and life in the pierced hands of the Savior. For it is when the guilty sinner meets the Savior of sinners that God's mighty miracle takes place. Not Head Knowledge, but Heart Belief! Some have argued that they have always accepted Christ. But you don't believe in Christ like you believe in Julius Caesar or George Washington. Christ must become to you more than a mere figure of history. When you receive Him it must be with more than intellectual assent. To be saved, Christ must be the greatest, nearest, and dearest Person in your life. It is true that Jesus Christ is the greatest Man in history. But He is more than that--He is the God-Man. It is also a fact that He lived a life of wonderful example. But that isn't enough either. His life was absolutely, sinlessly perfect. You may accept the truth that He died innocently and sacrificially, but until you see that He died for you, personally, you cannot know salvation. "And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). "He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high" (Hebrews 1:3). Please understand that salvation is never yours on the basis of your acknowledgment of the Jesus of history. To be saved, one must personally receive the Christ of Calvary. You must place your entire trust and faith in Him. Not Your Anything, but God's Everything! Sincerity does not constitute salvation. The man who is sincere yet wrong is just as lost as the hypocrite. God demands that you be both sincere and right to be saved. To depend upon sincerity is to die in your sins. Nor is repentance synonymous with salvation. Repentance is sorrow for sin and often leads to salvation. But it is never enough to be sorry for sin. Tears will never cleanse a guilty heart. Only Christ's blood can do this. Being under conviction is not salvation. Conviction of heart is often God-sent and may lead one to the realization of his or her desperate need. In this way conviction may become an arrow pointing to Christ, but salvation takes place when the convicted one rests his all in an all-sufficient Christ. Nor is confession of sin salvation. Confession is a healthful exercise and can lead to the blessed experience of having your transgressions pardoned. But confession of sin must lead to a definite, actual, personal trust in the crucified and risen Christ before salvation occurs. Denial of sin will not change the fact, nor a routine affirmation of the goodness of God. It is true that God is love, but God is also righteous, just, pure, and holy. And God hates sin with a holy hatred. No sinner can ever stand in His presence. Thus the necessity of the acceptance of the sinner's substitute, Christ. By Him sin is forever banished, and the sinner is forever saved. Salvation is Christ, receiving Him in your heart. With Him you're saved. Without Him you're lost. What does salvation mean for me? Salvation--Clear and Plain What then is our part in salvation? If being saved is God's miracle, if Christ has fully paid the price, what does the sinner need to do in order to receive the incomparable benefits of salvation? Here is God's truth. The whole matter of our responsibility has been gathered into one all-inclusive term--we are told to "believe." We are to believe God. Believe what He has said about us, that we're hopelessly lost in trespasses and sins. Believe what He has said about His own dear Son, that He is abundantly able to save to the uttermost. We are to believe so completely that we gladly rest our life and our eternal destiny on the Word of God. Believe means to receive. Salvation is so great and costly it could never be earned. So God freely offers it to guilty sinners as a gift. We believe, when by faith, we reach out and take it. Believe means to trust. Trust our past, present, and future to Christ. Surely He is worthy of our trust. Everything that comes into our lives is to be entrusted to Him. Believe means to accept. To open the door of your entire being and invite the Lord Jesus to enter. To take Him for a blessed and wonderful Companion all the days. Believe means to turn. To turn from following your own will and way to following God's will and way. To turn from seeking your own advancement to advancing the cause of Christ. Believe means to rely. To depend upon the Lord Jesus for every need. To find Him abundantly able to meet every problem. To have Him as your very own. Salvation--for YOU! Are you ready to believe? Are you willing for God to accomplish in your heart the miracle of the new birth? Will you here and now trust the peerless Christ? Will you open the door of your heart and receive Him--forever? God is ready to receive you. And here is the basis of your approach to Him: You are a lost sinner, worthy of death and under the condemnation of a righteous God. But Christ has died, not only for the sins of the world, but for your sins. And God freely offers to forgive all your sins and gladly bring you into His family if you will receive His dear Son. "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12). Now why don't you go to a place where you can be alone, get on your knees before God, and pray this simple prayer: Dear God, I come to You as a lost sinner, for Your Word says that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. But I thank You that Christ died for me, and that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. I come to You believing in Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and receiving Him into my heart. According to Your Word, cleanse me from all my sins and make me Your child. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.