Men & women still cry out daily . . .  

"What must I do to be saved?   How is it that I can gain acceptance with the God of Creation?”

The Bible provides a clear answer and three simple ABC steps to becoming a Christian.

A = Acknowledge that you're a sinner and can do nothing to save yourself. (Romans 3:23 & 3:10)

B = Believe  that God sent His Son to die for us. Read the Bible to understand what God has done for you through the death of Jesus Christ (Romans 5:8; John 3:16; the Gospels [Matthew, Mark, Luke, John])

C = Call upon the Lord Jesus Christ, as a transferal of trust from yourself to Jesus Christ.  (Romans 10:9 & 10:13)

Tragically, most people will miss Heaven by not reading the message God gave to us in the Bible as His answer for man’s need.

HOW TO BE SAVED FROM AN ETERNAL SEPARATION FROM THE God OF HEAVEN

(John 3:16) "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

(Romans 3:10)  "As it is written, they is none righteous not even one."

(Romans 3:23)  "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

(Romans 5:8)  "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

(Romans 10:13)  "For whoever will call on the name of the Lord, will be saved."

With the head people can hear and know everything necessary to be saved, but with the heart people fail to call upon Jesus Christ in faith, and as a result they are lost forever.  The Bible says, “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).  Jesus Christ is the One who said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father [God] but through Me” (John 14:6). Jesus Christ is accepted as a great Prophet by many religions, but He said there are NOT many ways to God, there is only one, and it is through Himself.  By His death as a Substitute for us, He paid the penalty for the sin that separates us all from God. We can accept His payment and have it credited to our account with God, or reject it and try to pay for our sin ourselves, but there are no other options. Our need is to transfer our faith from ourselves and our ability to please God, and put our faith in Jesus Christ who made a way for us.

When the Bible talks about faith, it is not a belief in facts, but a “transferal of trust.”  Every religion has built within it the idea that if you do certain things the deity will accept you and give you something. That is the way our world works, in all areas of life and business.  But that is the very idea that the Bible fights against. You cannot do anything by yourself to be accepted by God. So, so faith talked about in the Bible is a transferal of trust, from the things I think I can do to merit inherit eternal life –a transferal of trust from myself and my ability to do something worthy of God's approval –to a putting of my trust in Jesus Christ as the One who has done it all for me. Jesus died on a cross to pay for my sin, and then rose from the dead as a triumphal victory statement over death and sin, something I could not do for myself.

Question?  Would you like to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior today?  Tell God that.

"Lord Jesus Christ, I ____(Your Name)_____ acknowledge that I am a sinner and I need you.  I believe you died for my sins and I am putting my trust in Jesus Christ alone, instead of myself.  I receive you now as my personal Lord and Savior and invite you to manage my life from this day forward.   Amen."