Core Doctrines of the Gospel: What Must I Do To Be Saved?
Tim Melton
John 6:47
How can we as sinful man take hold of His gift of grace and make it our own.
In Acts 16 the Apostle Paul and his companion Silas are unjustly beaten and thrown into a Philippi prison. The story continues in verse 25, ''About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened.'' The story then tells how the jailer saw the damage, and thinking that the prisoners had escaped, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But the apostle Paul cried out ''Do not harm yourself, for we are all here. And the jailer called for lights and rushed in and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, ''Sirs, what must I do to be saved?''
That is the question of today. ''What must one do to be saved?'' How does one receive the good news of Jesus Christ? In this story the Apostle Paul responded with these words, ''Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.''
In John 6:47 Jesus says, ''Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.'' With Nicodemus in John 3:16; Jesus says, ''For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.'' Throughout scripture we see this same truth. Whether the biblical writer uses the word belief or faith we can see that we are saved by trusting in Jesus Christ.
With this in mind it puts away all other definitions. Attending church regularly does not make a person a Christian. Giving money to the church or to people in need does not make a person a Christian. Being from a family or country that calls themselves Christian does not make a person a Christian. Praying, fasting and reading one's ...
Tim Melton
John 6:47
How can we as sinful man take hold of His gift of grace and make it our own.
In Acts 16 the Apostle Paul and his companion Silas are unjustly beaten and thrown into a Philippi prison. The story continues in verse 25, ''About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened.'' The story then tells how the jailer saw the damage, and thinking that the prisoners had escaped, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But the apostle Paul cried out ''Do not harm yourself, for we are all here. And the jailer called for lights and rushed in and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, ''Sirs, what must I do to be saved?''
That is the question of today. ''What must one do to be saved?'' How does one receive the good news of Jesus Christ? In this story the Apostle Paul responded with these words, ''Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.''
In John 6:47 Jesus says, ''Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.'' With Nicodemus in John 3:16; Jesus says, ''For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.'' Throughout scripture we see this same truth. Whether the biblical writer uses the word belief or faith we can see that we are saved by trusting in Jesus Christ.
With this in mind it puts away all other definitions. Attending church regularly does not make a person a Christian. Giving money to the church or to people in need does not make a person a Christian. Being from a family or country that calls themselves Christian does not make a person a Christian. Praying, fasting and reading one's ...
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