The way to Salvation
Jesus said to His Apostles: “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; (Mark 16:15-16)
As simple as it can be is described in this scripture. To obtain salvation and eternal life in Heaven all that is required of a person is to believe the gospel and be baptized.
All of the man made doctrine that you have heard from your preachers is not supported be Bible scripture. Some ridiculous statements such as: “accept Jesus into your heart”, “give your heart to Jesus”, “pray the sinners prayer”, “have a personal relationship with Jesus”, “come forward to the altar and receive Jesus”, “Jesus is standing at the door of your heart and wants in” are nothing but gimmicks that preachers use to get you to do something that is not necessary to receive salvation.
You can do all of these things, but if you have never heard the true gospel of the Lord and accepted it as truth and have never submitted to water baptism, you may have been deceived about obtaining your salvation that you desired.
What is the Gospel?
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. They that believe in him are not condemned: but they that believe not are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:16-18)
What is the gospel? The simplicity of what is stated in the above scriptures is the gospel. The whole Bible from Genesis to Revelation is not the gospel no matter what your dishonest preachers are saying.
The Question of Baptism
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38)
There are preachers who say that baptism in water is not necessary. Are you going to believe your preacher or the words of Jesus Christ? Jesus said that you must be baptized in order to be saved. There are preachers that say you must be baptized in the name of the “Father” and the “son” and the “Holy Spirit”. But the Apostle Peter, who was given the authority by Jesus, said you must be baptized in the name of “Jesus Christ” after you repent.
Peter’s Authority
Jesus said to Peter: “I give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Matt 16:19)
Peter had the authority given to him by Jesus to state the requirements to be baptized. Whatever Peter said had the approval of God. So, are you going to believe your dishonest preacher, or the Apostle Peter who was given the authority by God to state the requirements of baptism?
There is another big lie that your preachers tell you that you must do to be saved and in doing so put such a large burden on your back that you can’t shake off. Jesus came and preached to “repent and believe the gospel”. What Jesus was saying, was for you to turn from your disbelief of what the gospel was saying and believe it to be the truth. That’s the only thing you need to repent of.
If your preachers are telling you that you must repent of all your sins, they are not being honest with you. Jesus paid the price for all the sins of everyone in the World when He hung on the cross. The price was paid for your sins in the past, the present and the future. If this was not true, He gave His life in vain, but He didn’t.
In the beginning of time, God set a condition that the blood of an innocent animal must be shed for the covering of the sins that the people had committed. This sacrifice had to be made once a year. But since then God provided a more certain sacrifice for the sins of His people by providing the blood of His only begotten Son for the forgiveness of our sins forever and not just once a year. If you are taught that you have to repent every time you sin, you put Jesus back on that cross every time. He did it once and for all with a more perfect sacrifice.
So I say to everyone this day just as Jesus did in His day; repent and believe the gospel, submit to water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ and receive the gift of eternal life.
If your Church teaches any other gospel than what God has provided us with, leave that Church and find one that does. For there is no other name under Heaven by which we can be saved, other than the name of Jesus Christ.
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