HOW TO BE SAVED

If you should die today, where would you spend eternity? No one likes to think about dying, but death comes to everyone. God tells us in His Word, “…it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” ( Hebrews 9:27 ). Since death is so certain, you must prepare to meet God. According to God’s Word, you will spend eternity in one of two places-either in heaven or in hell. “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment (hell): but the righteous into life eternal (heaven).” ( Matthew 25:46 )

Every person born into this world inherited a sinful nature. “Wherefore, as by one man ( Adam ) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” ( Romans 5:12 ). “…and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.” ( Ephesians 2:3b ). “ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.” ( Psalm 51:5 ) “ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” ( Jeremiah 17:9 ).

This sinful nature produces all sorts of evil deeds. “ For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” ( Mark 7:21-23 ). You must admit you are a sinner. Admit it not only to yourself, but also admit it to God. There is absolutely no chance for you to be saved from hell unless you know that you are a sinner. God’s Word declares it and you must believe in it! Because you are a sinner, you are destined for hell for all eternity. “ For the wages of sin is death…” ( Romans 6:23 ). “…and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” ( James 1: 15 ).

There is nothing you can do to save yourself. You cannot be good enough, “…there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” ( Romans 3:12 ). You cannot be saved by keeping the law ( The Ten Commandments ). “…by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” ( Galatians 2:16 ). Joining the church and being baptized will not even help saved you. There are even churches that brought men to hell, due to its own false teachings and wrong interpretation of the Bible, instead of guiding men to eternal life. You are helpless. You cannot saved yourself!

Here is the Good News of the Gospel. In spite of your sin, God loves you and has done everything necessary for your salvation. “ For when we were yet without strength ( helpless ), in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” ( Romans 5:6 ). “ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:” ( I Peter 3:18 ).


Just believing intellectually that you are a sinner, that God loves you, and that Christ died for you is not enough. You must apply this to yourself by receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior. The question is; when a man can be saved? “…now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” ( II Corinthians 6:2 ). “ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:” ( Isaiah 55:6 ). “ For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” ( Romans 10:13 ). “…all men…can be saved.” ( I Timothy 2:46 ).’ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” ( Ephesians 2:8-9 ) (