What Must One Do To Be Saved?

[layer3maniac]

Is accepting Jesus as the Christ, as the Son of the Living God, believing on Him as your Lord and Savior, accepting the sacrifice of His blood in the perfect sacrifice to wash away your sins enough to save you?

[Omega]

Luke 13:3 - I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

With Genuine believe come true repentance. One comes to the foot of the Cross not only because they no that they cannot save themselves and not only because they believe that they are a sinner worthy of condemnation, but to repent.

God Bless!

[Keith]

"That if thou shalt 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 KJV)

By the way, welcome to the Forum. Do you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior Layer?

[layer3maniac]

I sure do Keith, He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life!

And thanks for inviting me!

[Omega]

Welcome layer3maniac, Enjoy your stay here!

[Keith]

Praise the Lord Layer3! You'll have to forgive me, too many boards I attempt to keep track of...

[layer3maniac]

Sorry for asking what might appear to be such an obvious question, but it seems like you get different answers to it, depending on who you ask.

And being the most important question there is, really, I figured it might be a good idea to try to establish a consensus among the people here.

[Keith]

It appears most, if not all who are members at this point, seem to be doctrinally sound...

[Keith]

As a side note Layer, if during your visitation here you encounter someone with whom you want to share the salvation message, you may point them to the original post in the "If You're New Here Please Read" topic. It's brief, but it's sound...

[Kristi]

layer3maniac said:

Is accepting Jesus as the Christ, as the Son of the Living God, believing on Him as your Lord and Savior, accepting the sacrifice of His blood in the perfect sacrifice to wash away your sins enough to save you?

Yes, Always Accept Jesus Christ for you Heart hon! He Loves Everyone, He Loves you Also!

[Caretaker]

God bless you;

It is not by head knowledge nor lip confession, but with true belief deep in ones heart in our Lord Jesus Christ, that is the faith by which one is saved.


We are justified solely through the Blood of Christ.


Romans 5:1,9 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” Man’s legal standing with Heaven is one of condemnation, and worthy of the righteous wrath of almighty God. Romans 3:23 “ For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;”

Justification is the act of God whereby He accepts the blood of Christ as the complete and satisfying sacrifice for all human sin, propitiation, thus changing our legal status and establishing a means of reconciliation with man.

Believers are justified by the grace of God through faith. Titus 3:7 “That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Romans 3:28 “ Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” We see that the status of man is changed from that of the condemned to that of an heir, one who is able to inherit. Thus man is reconciled to God through the propitiation of Jesus Christ and restored to full legal righteous standing.



If one is truly saved, justified, then the Holy Spirit will begin the process of Sanctification, with the evidence of the Fruit of the Spirit. The Believer will turn their heart more and more to God, and thus from the heart keep His Commandments.


The word sanctification means to be set apart. The Holy Spirit is endeavoring to make the believer holy (set apart from the world), and spiritual (set apart to reflect the character of God). This is being accomplished in four phases.

First, the believer at conversion in receiving Christ, is set apart from sin (forgiven) and set apart to Christ, this is preparational sanctification. Matt. 23:19 “Ye fools and blind; for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift.”
Second, the believer is set apart from the worldly realm and is set apart to the Heavenly realm, this is positional sanctification. John 17:21 “That they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.”
The third form of sanctification sets apart the believer from the “old man” (sin nature), to the “new man” (thirst after righteousness). This is practical sanctification. 1Thess. 5:23 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
The fourth form of sanctification sets apart from the stain of sin and sets us apart to be presented pure and without blemish before the judgment seat of Christ. This is prospective sanctification. Eph. 5:27 “That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.










What could be clearer than the contrast of fleshly fruit and spiritual fruit found in Galations 5:
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Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
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Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
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Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
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Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
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If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.




And these are the commandments which we are to keep:

1 John 3:

23: And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24: And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.