Who needs Salvation?
We all do. For
all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"Romans
3:23
Who can give us
Salvation?
God alone gives us our
Salvation. "For by grace are
ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is
the gift of God" Ephesians
2:8
What if I don't feel
any need of God's Salvation, nor do I feel that I am a
sinner?
Only the Holy Spirit
can convict and convince us of our sin. "And
when He is come(the Holy Spirit)he
will reprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin,
because they believe not on me;"John
16:8-9 If we think we have no sin, it is because the
Holy Spirit is not working in our heart. Pray for God
to have mercy upon you and show you your sin, and ask him to
give you a godly sorrow for your sin. If
we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not
sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
I John 1:8-10
What is so bad about
my sin?
It's consequences are
death. For the wages of sin is
death." Romans 6:23 Then
when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin
when it is finished, bringeth forth death."
James 1:15
What can I do about
my sin?
Nothing!!! There
is nothing we can do. God alone has the remedy for our
sin. He sent His only Son to solve our sin problem.
We can never make ourselves good enough to merit salvation.
But to him that worketh not, but
believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly. his faith is
counted for righteousness. Romans
4:5
Then what can be done
about my sin?
God takes care of our
sin problem. God places our sin upon Christ.
Christ makes the complete atonement for our sin. Who
his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, the
we being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Peter 2:24
What
happened to the penalty of my sin?
It was paid for with
Christ's own blood. "Forasmuch
as ye know ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as
silver and gold, . . . But with the precious blood of Christ
as a lamb without blemish and without spot."
1 Peter 2:18-19 Christ had to take our
punishment and die in our place, "and
without the shedding of blood is no remission."
Hebrews 9:22 He carried our sins in His own body, "So
Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many;"
Hebrews 9:28
How can I receive
this faith to believe that Jesus saves me from my sin now?
Only by
the word of God. "So
then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God."
Romans 10:17 But
what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy
mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which
we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and believe in thine heart that God hath raised
him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:8-9
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