The basics of salvation haven't changed, but this edition of an all-time classic will share the salvation message in a fresh setting for a new generation of readers. (ESV)
1. You need to be saved from sin’s penalty
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way. Isaiah 53:6
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Proverbs 14:12
For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
The wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23
Each of us will give an account of himself to God. Romans 14:12
It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment. Hebrews 9:27
2. You cannot save yourself
Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3
He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy. Titus 3:5
For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. James 2:10
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” John 14:6
3. Jesus has provided for your salvation
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God. 1 Peter 3:18
For our sake he [God] made him [Jesus] to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21
God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
4. You can be saved today
Whoever hears my word and believes has passed from death to life. John 5:24
Behold, now is the… time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2
Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. Isaiah 55:6
Your part:
Believe: Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved. Acts 16:31
Repent (turn from your sins): Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Luke 13:3
Confess your sin to Jesus: For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. I Timothy 2:5
Confess Jesus before others: If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
Trust Him to keep you: [He] is able to keep you from stumbling. Jude 24
That’s what God wants you to know!
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