Transforming Lives Christian Center

STEPS TO SALVATION

Question: What is salvation?

Answer:   Salvation is pardon from the guilt and penalty of sin.

Question: Where does salvation come from?

Answer:   Salvation is a gift from God. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast."

Question: Who can receive salvation?

Answer:   Through Jesus, salvation is made available to all mankind.

Question: What do I get from salvation?

Answer:  The benefits of salvation are ongoing. They are deliverance, victory, prosperity, wholeness, healing, soundness, help, safety, welfare, defense, rescue, preservation, freedom, liberty, and pardon. God has provided everything that we need for life and godliness. When we leave this earth, He has also provided us with an eternal home in heaven with Him.

Question: How does a person get saved?

Answer:  The Bible says in Romans 10:9-10, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." You believe with your heart and confess with your mouth.

Question: Can I get saved through any other way?

Answer:   No. Jesus is the only way. He said in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

Question: I'm not a bad person, do I still need salvation?

Answer: Yes. In the beginning, Adam's sin caused man's separation from God, and every person born after Adam is born with a sin nature. Salvation, through Jesus, is man's only way to have that sin nature taken away.

Question: Can I get saved even if I've done really bad things?

Answer:   Yes. It does not matter who you are or what you have done. Salvation is a right to all who receive it. "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him [Jesus] might be saved (John 3:17)."

Question: Once I am saved, what do I do?

Answer:  First, find a good Bible-believing, Bible-teaching church that you can attend regularly. Second, renew your mind in the Word of God; it's vital to your growth as a Christian. Romans 12:2 puts it this way, "...be not conformed to the ways of this world, but be ye transformed [changed] by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." Third, make a quality decision that you're going to be and have all that God has said about you in His written Word (the Holy Bible).