Plan of Salvation
Do you ever think about death?
Is there life after death?
Are you going to Heaven or Hell?
Most people that you ask these questions to will say that they “think” they are going to heaven. The Bible teaches us that we don’t have to think, but rather we can KNOW!
First, we must accept that no matter how good we may appear before other men, when we are placed in God’s standards (represented by the Ten Commandments) we are not good enough to go to heaven on our works. The Bible says if we are guilty of breaking one commandment we are guilty of breaking them all (James 2:10).
Romans 3:23
23) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Unfortunately, since the Garden of Eden there has been a death penalty for sin.
Romans 6:23a
23a) For the wages of sin is death;…
The good news is that God made a plan through his son Jesus Christ so we would be able to go to heaven. In fact you may hear the church term “saved”. This is literally meant to say that we have been “saved from hell” through the blood of Christ.
Romans 6:23b
23b) …but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
While we may not be good enough, and we may have made many mistakes, God still loves us!
Romans 5:8
8) But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
We must humble ourselves before God and pray to ask him to forgive our sins and to come into our lives as our Lord, or Master.
Romans 10:13
13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:9-10
9) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
You can pray a prayer like this Billy Graham salvation poem:
Jesus, you died upon a cross
And rose again to save the lost
Forgive me now of all my sin
Come be my Savior, Lord, and Friend
Change my life and make it new
And help me, Lord, to live for You