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How to be saved & 'BORN AGAIN' What
must YOU do... to be saved? The apostle Peter answered this
question on the day of Pentecost by saying, "Repent,
and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Acts 2:37-38 And Jesus described salvation
saying that it was necessary to be ' BORN AGAIN ', saying "unless
you are born of the water and the Spirit you cannot enter the
kingdom of God." John 3:5
Salvation is by the grace of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, and the sanctification of the Holy Spirit.
What Is Salvation From Sin: Salvation
for mankind is the process by which our Holy God pardons the
sins of repentant sinners, exchanging the penalty of sin which
is eternal death, for eternal life Romans 6:23, AND sanctifies the spirit
of the believer who is spiritually 'BORN
AGAIN'. So that salvation is not just a legal status
of acquittal from judgment on the coming Judgment day, but also
salvation from the power of sin now in this life. Gods way of
salvation is not simply to pardon sin and leave the sinner in
the sinful state that he was before, but to sanctify the spirit
of the repentant sinner through the power of His own indwelling
Holy Spirit, so as too save him from the power of sin and lead
him into obedience to the will of God Romans 6:17, transforming him into the likeness
of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 3:18 How To Be Saved From Sin & BORN AGAIN: To be saved from the power of your sin you need to do three things...
Repentance From Sin: To repent means to become conscious of the sin in our life, to hate it and want to turn away from it. Sin is doing evil, which is the exact opposite to God's holiness. Repentance is the first step for us to take before God can remove the sin in our lives, because how can He who gave us freewill remove our sin unless we know it exists, hate it and want it removed?.. otherwise sin returns and the later state is worse than the first Luke 11:26 ... therefore repentance is an absolute prerequisite in the process of salvation. Without repentance there is no forgiveness of sin Luke 13:3, because sin remains. Faith In Jesus Christ: Repentance from sin and Faith in Jesus are two inseparable sides of the same coin, because repentance leads us away from sin, creating a void in our lives which must be filled by Christ Who conquered sin, or else sin returns. 2 Peter 2:20 To be filled by Christ means to be in Him 1 John 5:20, to have a relationship with Him and have the Spirit of Jesus in our hearts Romans 8:9, believing and obeying Him by following Him continually, even through persecution... Mathew 16:24 John 12:26 so that faith is made perfect by faithfulness that God may transform us into the likeness of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Believing that Jesus is the Son Of God, that He came down from heaven and became a man of flesh and blood, died on the cross for our sins, and that He was raised from the dead to live forever more, sharing His victory over sin with all who obey Him. Hebrews 5:9 Baptism In Water: Complete your faith by obeying Jesus Christ and the apostles and be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins Acts 2:37-38, with full immersion water baptism in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, in order to receive the indwelling Holy Spirit and have the power to follow Christ. For without the Holy Spirit you are still under the dominion of sin, controlled by human flesh and cannot do the will of God John 15.5, nor endure the accompanying baptism of fire Mathew 3:11. Mark 10:38:39 For the believer to receive the Holy Spirit at baptism, it must be voluntary and accompanied by repentance from sin and a commitment to follow Jesus otherwise it results in only the washing of the body and religious symbolism instead of the miraculous reality. To be baptized into Jesus Christ is to be united with Him in His death, burial and resurrection. Romans 6:3-4 So complete your faith in Christ by being baptized into Him and continue on by following Him faithfully always... For a more detailed explanation of the power and significance of baptism please read the page on baptism. Author:
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