How do I experience the life-changing grace of Jesus Christ?
(Salvation)
The Bible says there is only one way to experience salvation!
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man comes to the Father but by Me" (John 14:6)
Good works cannot save you.
"For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9)
1. Admit you are a sinner.
- "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23)
- "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord" (Rom. 6:23)
- "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" (Rom. 5:12)
- "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and His word is not in us" (1 John 1:10)
2. Be willing to turn from sin (repent)
- Jesus said: "I tell you, unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:5)
- "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now command all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30)
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead.
- "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16)
- "But God commends His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners. Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
- "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" (Romans 10:9)
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus into your life to become your personal Savior.
- "For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" (Romans 10:10)
- "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved"
(Romans 10:13)
Pray and call out to God admitting you are a sinner, repenting of your sin, and believing that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead for your salvation. There are no magical words it is totally the attitude of your heart.
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the power to become the children of God, even to them that believe on His name" (John 1:12)
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17)