The entire Bible is about the coming of Jesus Christ to redeem a fallen mankind. Interspersed in virtually every book of the Bible are verses that make reference to God’s salvation for man. You know the old saying, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink.” Well, God does the same thing by graciously providing us with the Bible which explains salvation and gives us step by step instructions. The final step of accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior we have to do ourselves because God made us human beings with a free will to choose God or Satan. I previously went through the Bible pulling out verses that mention God’s salvation plan and I put them on 4X6 index cards. I want to share those with you along with my commentary.
PRAYER OF SALVATION:
Dear Heavenly Father, I confess that I have sinned against heaven and in your sight and I need your forgiveness. Thank you for sending your Son Jesus to die on the cross for my sins, according to Scripture, and I thank you for raising Him from the dead. Today I ask Jesus to come into my heart to cleanse me from my sins and become my Lord and Saviour. I give myself to you. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
NOTE: The sinner’s prayer doesn’t have to be exact. God will judge your heart more than your words. Your prayer should contain these four steps: an admission of sin, heartfelt repentance, belief that Jesus, as God’s Son, died for you and was raised from the dead, and lastly, an invitation inviting Jesus into your heart as your personal Savior.
Verses pertaining to salvation:
John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
John 5:24 – Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My words and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgement, but has passed from death into life.
Romans 10:13 – For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
John 6:37 – All that My Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
Act 16:31 – Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.
Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Matthew 28:19 – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Mark 16:15-16 – Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
NOTE: Salvation is by faith alone. Baptism is not required for salvation. It is merely a public profession of the faith by which you became a child of God.