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What
Must You Do To Be Saved?
In the
salvation of man's soul there are two necessary parts: God's part and man's part.
God's part is the big part, "For by
grace you have been saved through faith, and
that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, that no man should
glory" (Ephesians 2:8-9). The love
which God felt for man led him to send
Christ into the world to redeem man. The
life and teaching of Jesus, the sacrifice on
the cross, and the proclaiming of the gospel
to men constitute God's part in salvation.
Though
God's part is the big part, man's part is
also necessary if man is to reach heaven.
Man must comply with the conditions of
pardon which the Lord has announced. Man's
part can clearly set forth in the following
steps:
Hear the
Gospel. "How shall they call on
Him
whom they have not believed? and how shall
they believe him whom they have not heard?
and how shall they hear without a
preacher?" (Romans 10:14).
Believe.
"And without faith it is impossible
to be well-pleasing unto him; for he
that cometh to God must believe that He
is, and that He is a rewarder of them
that seek after Him" (Hebrews
11:6).
Repent
of past sins. "The times of
ignorance therefore God overlooked; but
now he commandeth men that they should
all everywhere repent." (Acts
17:30).
Confess
Jesus as Lord. "Behold here is
water; What doth hinder me to be
baptized ? And Philip said, if thou
believeth with all thy heart thou
mayest. And he answered and said, I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God" (Acts 8:36-37).
Be
baptized for the remission of sins.
"And Peter said unto them, repent
ye, and be baptized everyone of you in
the name of Jesus Christ unto the
remission of your sins and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit." (Acts 2:38).
Live a
Christian life. "Ye are an elect
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a people for God's own possession, that
ye may show forth the excellencies of
Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light" (1 Peter 2:9).
You're
Invited
Now
that you are aware of a church in the
20th century which is built according to
the blue prints of Christ's original
church, why not become a member of it?
In becoming a member of it, you will be
called upon to do nothing which you
cannot read in the New Testament. You
will then live and worship just as the
apostle-guided Christians of the first
century did.
Not
only is this return to New Testament
Christianity a wonderful basis upon
which all believers in Christ can unite,
it is absolutely solid ground. If we do
just what our Lord commanded we know
that our salvation is certain. Come with
us as we go back to the Bible, back to
Christ and His church!
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