Gospel

Step 1: Admit

Admit you are a sinner and turn away from your sin.

Acts 3:19 says: “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” (NIV)

Here, Repent literally means “a change of mind that results in a change of action.” To repent, then, means to admit you are a sinner. You change your mind to agree with God that you are a sinner. The resulting “change in action” is, of course, the turning away from sin.

Step 3: Believe

The next step toward salvation is to BELIEVE that:

1. We are powerless against sin.
2. Living a life for the flesh will result in our eternal death, and
3. God loves us enough to pay the price of our sin by sacrificing His only Son by sending Him to live amongst us, teach us His message of love, and die a most painful, tortuous death on the Cross of Calvary.

Bible says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

We cannot do it alone! We need God’s love and grace for salvation. And most importantly, we will NEVER truly deserve His salvation through our works. We will receive His salvation through His Love and Grace alone, which is more than enough for our eternal life.

Step 5: RECEIVE

RECEIVE Christ in your life means more than merely saying that “I know the Bible” or “I believe in Christ.” Truly RECEIVING Christ into your heart and life means to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior

Accepting Jesus as your Lord means that you are subjecting yourself to God’s sovereignty over us all. Because Jesus is Lord, does that mean we are no longer under the rule of man? Jesus Himself has something to say about this:

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18)

Accepting Jesus as your Savior means that you have admitted that you are powerless against sin and that you neither have the authority nor the capacity to overcome evil alone. In today’s egocentric age of self reliance, this is a difficult thing to admit. Surrender is often considered a negative term, meaning to give up or to quit. In accepting Jesus as your personal Savior, you must surrender your will to God’s will. You must let go of your selfish ways of the flesh and seek God’s will in your daily life – not just praise God on Sunday mornings. You must ask yourself in all things, “How can I live my life (or do my job, or perform this task) in a way that would glorify God?”

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. (Colossians 2:6-7)

Congratulations!

You have completed the Five Steps of Salvation! But wait, you’re not quite done. Because of our sinful nature, we will face a constant struggle against earthly desires. Some feel that the real battle starts AFTER we have accepted Christ in our lives, because that is when Satan takes an even greater interest in luring us back into a life of sin and living for the flesh!

Remember, life on Earth is a growth stage where we learn to mature in Christ. We are preparing for an eternal life. The Five Steps of Salvation is not a project so much as it is a process that we must repeat often in order to enjoy the benefits of Salvation. Once we are truly saved and received Christ into our hearts and lives, we are truly saved, but by continuing to follow these steps, we will remind ourselves that the struggle between our physical and spiritual desires is raging on. We are in the crossfire of a war, and we must never forget that once we have received Christ, He is on our side, and only together will we win.

Continue reading the Bible to learn what the Bible teaches about growing in Christ and to understand what it means to be a follower of Christ.

Now ask God to show you a good Spirit-filled, full Gospel Church where you can regularly fellowship with, for your spiritual nourishment and growth.

Now you may pray a simple prayer to God.

Dear Lord,
I admit that I am a sinner. I have done many things that don’t please you. I have lived my life for myself. I am sorry and I repent I ask you to forgive me. I believe that you died on the Cross for me to save me. You did what I could not do for myself. I come to you now and ask you to take control of my life and I give it to you. Help me to live every day in a way that pleases you. I love you, Lord, and I thank you that I will spend all eternity with you. Amen!

Now, don’t doubt it.

Salvation is by grace, through faith. There’s nothing you did, or ever can do, to deserve it. It’s a free gift from God. All you have to do is receive it!

Ephesians 2:8 says: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” (NIV)

Now Tell someone about your decision.

Romans 10:9-10 says, “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” (NIV)

May God richly bless you as you continue your spiritual journey with the Lord Jesus Christ in the new and the living way. Amen!