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A MESSAGE ON SALVATION

How can I be forgiven of my sins?

First, realize that nothing you can do will be enough.¹ Sin is too serious, and God is too holy.² Mercy cannot rob justice, so Jesus paid the full penalty of justice in your place upon the cross.³ Because of that payment, Jesus has authority to forgive all your sins.⁴ The word “repent” means to turn.⁵ You must turn from self-reliance which always results in failure and more sin, to trust in the finished work of Jesus to pay for everything. That will mean that no credit goes to you. All of it goes to Him.⁶ Choose this day to trust in the blood of His cross forever, and His promise of the forgiveness of sins is yours.⁷ No mistake you make, nor bishop, nor burning bosom can take away what the Most High God gives you by a promise. That promise depends upon Jesus, not upon you.⁸ Ironically, it is the “no strings” love of Jesus that will cause the most powerful works of gratitude to flow from you in response thereafter.⁹ The Most High God is offering you forgiveness as an undeserved gift.¹⁰ Do you have enough faith to say, “Yes,” and mean it?¹¹ If you do, the adventure begins!¹²

1. Mat 5:48 KJV
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Luke 18:18-27 KJV
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? {19} And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God...{26} And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? {27} And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

2. Isa 64:6 KJV
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags...

Isa 6:5 KJV
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

3. Cor 5:21 KJV
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin...

Col 2:13-14 KJV
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; {14} Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

4. Luke 7:48-50 KJV
And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. {49} And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? {50} And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

5. Mark 1:15 KJV
...The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

6. Luke 18:9-14 NKJV
Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: {10} "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. {11} "The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. {12} 'I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' {13} "And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' {14} "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

7. Acts 16:30-31 KJV
...Sirs, what must I do to be saved? {31} And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved...

John 6:47 KJV
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Rom 4:3-5 KJV
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. {4} Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. {5} But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

8. Heb 10:14,23 KJV
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified... {23} Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)

9. 1 John 4:19 KJV
We love him, because he first loved us.

Luke 7:47 KJV
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

Mat 22:37-38 KJV
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. {38} This is the first and great commandment.

Ephes 2:8-10 KJV
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

10. Titus 3:5-7 KJV
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; {6} Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; {7} That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

11. Rom 10:13 KJV
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

12. John 1:12 KJV
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.

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