What Is Salvation?
Do you ever wish you could have a new start in life? Jesus met two people who desperately needed a new beginning. Thier stories are told in the Bible in the fourth book of the New Testament. John chapter three records His meeting with a man who was a member of a strict religious group. John chapter four tells of His conversation with women who had been married and divorced five times and was living with a man who was not her husband. They were very different people with one thing in common: they both needed a new start. We all do!
ALL PEOPLE ARE THE SAME…
You may be a very religious person. You may have no religious background or religious interest. No matter who you are God loves you and wants to bring you into His family. The one thing everyone has in common is our need of the life that only Jesus Christ can give.
All human beings have the same basic problem. Men and women. Religious and nonreligious. Rich and poor. Educated and uneducated. God’s Word says in Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” We have all broken God’s law and we live broken lives as a result.
All people are searching for something, for someone to fill the emptiness within. Some try religion; others try pleasure. All try something.
ALL PEOPLE WILL LIVE SOMEWHERE FOREVER.
God created us with an eternal soul. You will live somewhere forever! All who place their faith in Christ will live with Him for eternity. Those who reject the way of salvation will be separated from Him in hell.
Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” The “wage” or payment for our sin is spiritual death, and eternal separation from God.
ALL PEOPLE NEED JESUS.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He came to be the Saviour of all people. His message is for every person who wants new life. Only Jesus can give a new start. Jesus said to the man who thought his religion was enough, “Ye must be born again…” (John 3:7) Birth is something that is both common and miraculous. The concept of birth is easily understood, and yet the gift of new life is priceless! Birth happens in a moment of time. It places you immediately into a family. To have a new start, you must experience a spiritual birth.
Jesus said to the woman who tried everything possible to find fulfillment in this life, “Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 14:14). Water is essential to existence. It quenches the thirst and refreshed the weary. Water is life giving. To have a new start, you must receive life that only Christ can provide.
THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE A NEW START…IS TO HAVE A NEW HEART.
The Lord Jesus Christ came to offer everlasting and abundant life, not to simply make your life a little better. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17). These two individuals found new life in Christ.
Between the experiences of this man and woman is the most famous Bible verse in the world. It was the need of both people to whom Jesus spoke ad it is the need of every person today. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Jesus Christ was crucified for our sin. He suffered our hell and paid our sin debt. Three days later, He rose from the dead! He is able to give you new life-both in this world, and in the world to come.
Would you repent of your sin and call on the Lord in faith right now? “Dear God, I am a sinner. Without you, I have no hope. I believe that you died for my sin and rose from the dead. Cleanse my heart and give me eternal life. I trust you today as my personal Saviour. Thank you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
God promised, “That if thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9) This is the beginning of new life!
You’ll never regret that decision! If you have just trusted Christ, we would love to know about your decision and give you a Bible and some other materials to help you learn more about that new relationship!
"Dear God, I confess that I am a sinner and that I need your forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He died on the cross for my sins, and that He rose from the dead on the third day. I ask you to forgive me of my sins and to come into my life as my Lord and Savior. I give my life to you, and I ask for your guidance and strength to live for you from this day forward. Thank you for your love and mercy. In Jesus' name, Amen"
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