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The Salvation of God

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There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12 NLT

Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”
Acts 16:30-31 NLT

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
John 3:16-17 NLT

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
Romans 10:9-10 NLT

Our Condition

We have all sinned against God. Ever since Adam and Eve, sin spread through all of us. The result was death (Romans 5:12). We have all at one time in our life turned away from the Lord and lived for ourselves (Colossians 3:7). Living to carry out our sinful pleasures. Our sin has separated us from God (Isaiah 59:2). But we have to come to realize that we have sinned, so we can receive the gift God has for us in Christ.

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
Romans 3:23-24 NLT

Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 NLT

When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
Romans 5:12 NLT

As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous— not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.”
Romans 3:10-12 NLT

If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.
1 John 1:8 NLT

For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
Romans 3:20 NLT

But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.
Galatians 3:22 NLT

The Danger

It's important to know what we are being saved from. Since we have all sinned, we are all headed for destruction. Hell is for the devil and his angels, but we don't have to go there (Matthew 25:41)! God is a righteous person and judge, and cannot let evil go unpunished. God is light and there is no darkness in him (1 John 1:5). But God, who is rich in mercy, wants everybody to come to the knowledge of the truth and repent (1 Timothy 2:4). God sent his Son to save us from this awful place.

For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News?
1 Peter 4:17 NLT

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”
1 Matthew 25:46 NLT

in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 NLT

They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.
Jude 13 NLT

And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15 NLT

“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.
Matthew 25:41 NLT

We do not have to go to this awful place! We can choose life! We can choose Christ!

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Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Revelation 20:10 NLT

‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’
Mark 9:48 NLT

And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”
John 3:36 NLT

and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.
John 5:29 NLT

Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace.
Daniel 12:2 NLT

And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment,
Hebrews 9:27 NLT

The Savior

Are we ready to receive the Good News? Jesus Paid our price! He lived a perfect life, and has been made our perfect sacrifice for our sins. We do not deserve it, but God is so rich in mercy! Through Jesus's broken body and by the blood he shed for us on the cross, we have the forgiveness of our sins! He took the burden and judgment of our sin upon Himself. He has redeemed us from the penalty of our sins. This is a free gift we receive through faith! We cannot do anything to earn our salvation, it can only be obtained through faith in Christ. This gift of salvation is for everyone who would believe in the the Lord Jesus Christ!

When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
Romans 5:6-8 NLT

But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1 NLT

“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people. He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David, just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago.
Luke 1:68-70 NLT

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
1 Peter 1:3-5 NLT

For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:26 NLT

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
John 14:6 NLT

For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.
1 Timothy 2:5-6 NLT

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He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
Ephesians 1:7 NLT

This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:15-16 NLT

For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
Colossians 1:13-14 NLT

But— When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.
Titus 3:4-7 NLT

It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God’s grace—his undeserved kindness in choosing them. And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
Romans 11:5-6 NLT

But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)
Ephesians 2:4-5 NLT

Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
Romans 5:1-2 NLT

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For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
Titus 2:11 NLT

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 NLT

We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”
Acts 15:11 NLT

Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
John 6:29 NLT

He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
Ephesians 1:7-8 NLT

Accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior

So we just heard the Good News of salvation! Would you like to accept this free gift of salvation that comes through faith in Christ? This will be the most important decision you will ever make in your life. If the word of God is speaking to your heart, and you would like to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior... put your trust in Him. Receive him by faith! Rely on Jesus Christ alone as your Savior. Ask Jesus to come into your heart today and receive the promised Holy Spirit. Tell God how thankful you are for His great love and sacrifice! You have now stepped out of death into life! Repent and believe the Gospel!

And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
Ephesians 1:13 NLT

For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2 NLT

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT

“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.
John 5:24 NLT

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.
Romans 8:1-2 NLT

Remember what it says: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.”
Hebrews 3:15 NLT

God Bless You!