God made our salvation so simple a lot of people think there has to be catch. They can’t believe salvation is so easy and they don’t have to do anything to earn it. All they have to do is ask for Jesus to come into their heart as Lord and Savior. What people need to understand is God wants everyone in heaven. A loving God is inclusive rather than exclusive so He made salvation as easy as He possibly could. God made us to have a loving relationship with Him in heaven forever. I know it sounds too good to be true but it really is the truth. Salvation is a gift of God and not something you can earn by works. God loves dispensing mercy and grace to His children.
Acts 16:31 – Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.
We need to repent of our sins. Repentance is the conscious act of both turning away from sin and turning to God for forgiveness. Once the Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin our minds will grasp the holiness of God and our sinful state. We’ll understand the fate we deserve for our transgressions against God is an eternity in hell. This should cause us to be filled with remorse and sorrow and compel us to take the willful act of throwing ourselves on God’s mercy and asking for His forgiveness.
We should then be able to change our behavior going forward by the exercise of our will. Genuine repentance always leads to a change in conduct and attitude. You can’t fake it with God because He reads the heart. Just saying the words won’t help you. You have to believe you’re a sinner and then trust God to forgive you and you must willfully make changes in your life based on your new commitment to God.
Hebrews 11:6 – But without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
When we repent we are trusting in the Lord to save us from our sins as He said He would. Placing our trust in Christ is a key element of saving faith. Having faith is like jumping into the arms of a loving God over an abyss without a net underneath and knowing that He will catch you. It’s all of nothing. There is no backup plan. By our faith we are saved unto eternal life and deemed righteous in the eyes of the Lord. Our faith is the key.
Witnessing for Christ