SALVATION—How do you receive this gift?

The Bible’s answer is that salvation is obtained by faith in Christ and nothing else.

John 1:12
If you receive God’s Son, the Jesus of the Bible, as your Savior  then on the basis of Christ’s finished work (His death, burial, and resurrection) as the only payment for your sin (which you trust by faith alone), God promises that He will:

• Transfer you from Satan’s Kingdom to God’s Kingdom
• Transfer you from the family of Adam to the family of God
• Transfer you from serving sin to serving God
• Transfer you from eternal death to eternal life in Heaven

2 Corinthians 6:2
Today is the day of decision. You cannot escape judgment if you ignore the message of salvation. Adam and everyone after him have all sinned. Therefore, we have each earned spiritual, physical, and eternal punishment.

Now God in His love has given you an opportunity to be saved from your sins and Hell (2 Peter 3:9). You can do nothing to earn salvation. It has nothing to do with your works. You cannot purchase it at a department store (1 Peter 1:18–19). It is by grace alone. If you refuse God’s gracious gift, you stay where you are, under the condemnation of God, headed straight for Hell. If you died right now, where would you go?

What happens once I am saved?

God becomes your Father; you become His child. (1 John 3:2)

Since we are in the family, God will deal with us as a son, not a sinner.

You can do nothing to break this relationship. God will not disown His children. Sometimes your fellowship may be strained, but the relationship remains the same.

Our Father will never do anything to purposely hurt us. (Matthew 7:11)

We will be protected. (Matthew 18:6)

We will be cared for. (Philippians 4:19)

We will be corrected and taught the correct way. (Hebrews 12:5–11)


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