Let's Get Started
You hopefully will see that I like to get to the bottom line first and then explain how I came to that conclusion.
I have a friend that received tapes from a pastors sermon every week for 3 years. One day I asked her, are you a Christian? She replied I think so. Now she had been listening for 3 years and never heard how to get saved. The pastor never brought it up in the 3 years that he taught on the book of John.
I happened to have a Christian tract with me so I gave it to her. She went in to her office and came back out about 10 minutes later and said " So that's what you have to do to get saved. I asked her so did you ask God to save you. She replied I have to ask my husband first. I said no, you need to get this straight with God first and then we can talk to your husband. She agreed and so I left the room and she prayed and surrendered her life to Christ..
From that day on I realized that the term spiritual warfare was for real and that Satan would let someone get real close to the truth but hold back the best part. " Grace, the free gift from God "
Ok so here is the answer on how you get saved.
The bible clearly states what the Gospel of Salvation is.
Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 This is the gospel that I preached to you that which you have also received and where you stand. BY which you are SAVED if you keep in memory what I preached to you unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you that which I also received how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures and that he was buried and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.
Now you may say I believe that but the question is do you really? Are you believing in vain ( like saying ok if you say so Paul ) Paul through all of his writings makes it clear what these verses mean and warns us that if we ADD to the message of the gospel of salvation we nullify grace ( the free gift from God) Now you see where I got the word delete from. Nullify didn't have a picture of a computer button. Let's move on. Galatians 5:3,4
To clarify some things after hearing some responses to the site. I changed the button picture and I'm not saying if you add to salvation ( meaning your already saved) that you delete salvation.
What I'm saying is that if you approach God and tell Him that you did something that you think merits your salvation, then what Paul is saying you nullify ( delete ) grace. ( as if grace is not enough )
What your telling God is that Jesus didn't do enough, your saying look God look at what I did also. Paul's warning is not to add to the finished work of the cross.
Galatians 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law: you have fallen from (nullify ) ( delete ) grace.
Paul say in Galatians 5:3 if you think you are justified by following the law then you become a debtor to do the whole law. All the Mosaic Law, don't break any of the 613 laws the Jews believed they were able to keep up with.
Paul's concern in Galatians is straight forward. He says in Galatians 1:6 I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto a different gospel .
:8 But though we, or and angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we ( Paul and Barnabas) have preached unto you, let him be accursed. ( anathema, come to destruction)
Verse 7: says which is not another but there be some that trouble you and would pervert the GOSPEL OF CHRIST.
Paul's concern was that others who called themselves Christians were telling the Gentile Galatians that they needed to be circumcised and follow the laws of Moses or they could not be saved. Those others were Judaizers, believing Jews, believing that Jesus was Messiah. Gentiles didn't know there was a Messiah. I know you are saying this is getting confusing, that's why I gave you the answer first. Jews have to believe now the same message Paul was preaching then.
This is what you need to believe in order to get saved. That Jesus died for our sins according to the scriptures, was buried, and rose from the dead, on the third day according to the scriptures. Paul said it not me read 1 Cor. 15:1-4
What I want you to see is that the Galatians battle was that circumcision was being added to the death burial and resurrection of Jesus. Today things like speaking in tongues, water baptism, laying on of hands, good works and more that we will talk about, cause you NOT to see the gospel that Jesus gave Paul.
Paul makes it perfectly clear that Jesus gave him the gospel of Grace. Galatians 1:11,12. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 12: For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by revelation of Jesus Christ.
Remember what Jesus told Ananias back in Acts 9:15 about Paul. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way( Ananias ): for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Jesus picked Paul for this message. By the way if your not a Jew your a Gentile.
Do you know Him ? OR Do you Know about Him? If you know Him God has given you the gift of Faith to believe the finished work of the cross. If you know about Him you are like everyone else that heard about the historical events of Jesus life but don't believe it. Or have changed the facts to fit their particular belief system.
Ask God to give you the FAITH to believe on what Jesus did on the cross. That He suffered and died was buried and rose from the dead. Believing this is what's necessary to be saved.
JESUS PLUS NOTHING .
I'm trying to get to the bottom line of what salvation is and not spend a lot of time showing you scripture to support it. I'm figuring by now you almost read enough. Please hang on a little longer.
Christians don't save people God does, Christians just tell others about Jesus and then God who knows all things and who is not mocked decides who He will and when He will save you, by illuminating your mind to see and understand that Jesus is everything. PERIOD!
Paul says to the Corinthians, 2 Cor.4:3,4 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost. 4: In whom the god of this world ( satan ) has blinded the minds of them that believe NOT.
1 Cor 1:18 Paul writes, For the preaching of the cross is to them that PERISH foolishness; but unto us who are SAVED it is the power of God.
The Corinthians were very carnal ( worldly, fleshy ) like today. They would hear what Paul was saying but their logic or whatever their hang ups were would not allow them to believe.
Hebrew 11:6 says but without FAITH it is impossible to please Him for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
Ephesians 2:8,9 says For by GRACE are you SAVED through FAITH and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God. 9: NOT as a result of works that any man should boast.
Faith is a gift. You don't get it by good works. No one boast before God how they got to heaven.
So now I want you to think about this. Are you adding something to the finished work of the cross and what Jesus did for all mankind. That's right He died for all sin for all time. Hebrews 10: 11,12
He offers now to anyone who would ask him SALVATION. Ask God for the gift of Faith to believe what Jesus did for you. Get saved already it's a free gift.
Romans 3:20 says Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall be NO flesh justified in His sight, for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.
The Jews were given the Law to show them how far away from God they were, Not to say how good they were. They were given a sacrificial system to relieve their guilt for not being able to follow all 613 laws.
They were to look forward to the one who would help them out of the dilemma. The Christ, Messiah, The Chosen One.
Only the blood of Jesus gets you to heaven and if you don't believe that well that's why this website is being made.
Only the Faith that will illuminate you to understand that the blood of Jesus is EVERYTHING, that is the Faith that you want, the Faith in Jesus plus no one else, that's the Faith that gets you to heaven.
Now you may say Ok I believe he shed his blood for my sin (s). Now I ask do you believe he rose from the dead.
Remember what Paul said to the Corinthians in 1 Cor 1:18 the cross is foolishness to them that perish.
1 Cor 15:17 Paul says, And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain and you are yet in your sins.
The resurrection is equally important to believe. It's one way we can identify with other believers we all trust the blood of Christ that was shed on our behalf and believe he rose from the dead. So someone who says I believe that his blood was shed for me but he really didn't rise from the dead. Well if that's what you believe you still don't have the saving faith gift from God. Don't get mad at the messenger I'm telling you what the Bible says.
The devil will let you get really close to the truth but will always change something in the religion you believe in, so that you will not say or think that you can trust that Jesus died on the cross for you and that he rose from the dead.
You might hear that he didn't really die, or that someone stole the body, that he didn't rise in the flesh only as a spirit. Or that you better not miss church and better be good and not sin or at least make sure your sins are forgiven by some method of religion by man before you die.
We know by the scriptures that one day we will be forever with him in heaven.
1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE ON ( not in ) the name of the Son of God; that you may KNOW that you have eternal life. Most people believe in Jesus but don't believe on what he came and did for mankind. That He died for our sins.
You can see from scripture that we can know we will go to heaven. It's not just hoping its knowing. It's not hoping that you did everything right its coming to the understanding that God did everything right for us. The question is do you believe it?
Paul says in Ephesians 1:13 In whom you also trusted after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after you believed you were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise. Verse 14 says you became Gods possession.
You can't lose salvation. You have it or you don't. If you think you can lose it then you must be believing you can do something to get it back. That means you think some work of the flesh or ritual or some work of depraved man is better than the finished work of Jesus.
I am hoping to make it as clear as I can, that we fallen depraved humans just can't get it out of our minds that we have to appease God somehow. That we have to do something plus what Jesus did. That we can't make it to heaven unless we add our works or something to please God.
Look how Paul puts it.
Gal. 2:21 I do not frustrate (set aside) the grace (gift) of God: for if righteousness come by the law then Christ is dead in vain. ( Christ died needlessly )
Paul says he trust the grace gift of God, by faith. He says that if all I have to do is to be good then Christ death was needless.
Another way to say this . If I could just be good and follow the law why did Jesus die the way he did, beaten, nailed to a cross?
Why didn't Jesus just live a good old life 90-100 years old and be an example for us to follow.
Paul says it if you think you can become right before God by being good than Christ death is of no value.
And that's exactly what the enemies of God want you to believe. That Jesus death, that his burial, that his resurrection, that His BLOOD is of no value to you, the enemy actually wants you to believe that this whole thing is foolishness, it's not logical and that there is no God.
Or believe in God just don't believe that Jesus paid the price for your sins.
Are you beginning to see things more clearly?
Ask God to give you the faith to trust Jesus sacrifice ONLY. ( Jesus plus nothing )
People have said to me that they asked Jesus to come into their life when they were young or old and to forgive them of all their sins. That's good to realize that you have sin ( 's).
But when I asked them do you trust that Jesus died and rose again they say well that's what the bible says ( believing in vain ). So I ask them do you believe it. Some say yes I believe on His sacrifice only but others say not really that's kind of weird to think that someone's blood removes my sin. Or come on you believe someone rose from the dead.
Well I would say to that person you don't have salvation yet and it's that you are ignorant of the scriptures of Paul. Ignorant means just don't know yet, not an idiot.
Remember Hebrews 11:6 that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
I do the things I do in gratitude of what Jesus has given me. I don't do what I do looking for a reward. I have come to realize I have everything in Christ. When I walk with him I have victory over the areas of my life that are the work in progress. When I don't walk with him my flesh can win the battle. It's my choice every day. But I know he is with me to the end.
I know that my sins are forgiven because Jesus died for them and I trust Him only. When you come to this understanding you will realize why Christians keep telling people about Jesus.
You get set free from the way the world see's God and from ritual and wrong thinking.
You get a lifetime to figure it all out some of us get it early and some right before the end of life.
It doesn't matter when it happens just that it happens. We believers all get to heaven because of Jesus sacrifice plus nothing, Period. How can we not tell someone something that is so important for them to understand?
How wrong would it be for a Christian not to tell somebody about Jesus knowing that they ( unbelievers ) are going to hell. We Christians have to try to tell you.
But only God can illuminate you to what we are saying. Only God can open you heart and mind to trust Jesus sacrifice PLUS NOTHING ELSE.
Romans 10:14 How then shall they (unsaved) call on Him whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
I hope you can see we Christians don't pass this information on for some kind of reward. We do it in gratitude of what we know we already have.
Do you know Him or do you know about Him. Your answer stands for the rest of eternity.
Ask God for the gift of faith. He will show you the truth about Jesus.
If some terrible thing has happened in your life ask yourself was it the first time you acknowledged God even though you were probably yelling at him. God does not want bad things to happen to us satan does but when they happen he will use the situation to start a dialog with you. He only wants to give you rest and peace. He really loves you. Give him a chance to show you.
My hope and prayer is that you now understand what salvation is.
But just because you understand it does not mean your saved. You still must ask God to give you the faith to believe it . Jesus plus nothing else. Ask God. He will give you the FAITH.
When that light goes on celebrate, praise God for His gift of Jesus and tell someone!!!
James 2:19 The devil knows there is a God and has sense enough to tremble. He knows what the book says is going to happen to him. The book also says what's going to happen to the person that doesn't believe.
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom Psalm 111:10 ( fear = respect )
Basically when you understand that God is everything and you are not, you're on the right path.
Now see if John 3:16 means more to you. For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son that whosoever shall believe in Him shall not perish but have ever lasting life.
We live in the age of Grace. This is the most opportune time in history to be alive, to be able to call on, talk to God and get a response from Him about Jesus. Don't put it off, the devil will surely try to delay you. All the devil can hope is that you put if off until it's one second too late.
Watch for further additions to the website. I know my wife will check all my grammar also.
Future additions will deal with things that hold people off from calling on God. Like what about evolution? Is science the new religion of the world?
If you want to believe that given enough time a frog becomes a prince please don't call it science. Theory and fact are very different. Christians believe in science, something that is reproducible, no problem it's science. But if you're going to say that there is no need for God because science has all the answers well then you are under the influence of something. I just tell them to get over themselves.
I taught people about creation for over 20 years. The evolutionist have to keep their gospel going or they lose their credibility. They worship at the shrines of time. Given enough time they can turn helium and hydrogen into people.
We are going to have fun revealing their lies, and I am calling them lies. Because even when they are confronted with the facts they will stay on their premise, no god necessary.
There is no point at which a Christian can bring someone to say to him, see I told you. We can't bring everyone to some realization like wow God is real. We can tell you that He is real and if you're willing to peruse Him, He will reveal Himself to you. Not like God shows up in your house or something , get real. But He opens your heart and mind so you sense that He is there and that He really loves you and wants you to receive His gift by faith, Jesus.
When that happens then you will praise him for the rest of your life. Don't put off asking Him for saving faith. There is no guarantee on tomorrow.
I know your saying how can this be. 1Corinthians 2:14 but the natural man ( unsaved man ) cannot receive the things of God for they are foolishness to him. Neither can he know them for they are spiritually discerned.
Try as hard as you want by your own understanding you will not see it. Grace is the GIFT of God not earned or deserved. God is not mocked. Come to Him through Jesus there is no other way.
Jesus is God, Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature 16: For by Him all things were created, that are in heaven, and that are in the earth, visible and invisible --- all things were created by him, and for him.
God Knows if your really looking for Him. Remember he is a rewarder of those that seek Him.