Why do we need to accept the LORD JESUS CHRIST as LORD and SAVIOR, to be saved from hell and the wrath of GOD The FATHER?
Let’s look at a summarized explanation of the Plan of Salvation with topics based on the Word of GOD:
1. Adam, the first created man, sinned. All descendants of Adam (all human beings) have sinned and fall short (removed, disconnected) of the Glory of GOD. It is written that the wages of sin is death. It is also written: The soul who sins shall die.
“Therefore, just as through one man [Adam] sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—”
(Romans 5:12 NKJV)
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
(Romans 3:23 NKJV)
“The soul who sins shall die […].”
(Ezekiel 18:20 NKJV)
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
(Romans 6:23 NKJV)
2. We understand, from the Word of GOD, that there is no way to be saved by practicing sacrifices or penances, works of charity or seeking to be a better person. Eternal Salvation is not granted through the works of sinful men. Good works accompany the saved ones, but they are NOT what promote or lead to Salvation.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
(Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV)
3. GOD’s Justice demanded that sins be forgiven through the shedding of blood. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission (forgiveness) of sins (Hebrews 9:22). However, it couldn’t be just any blood. Like the lamb without blemish, used by the Hebrew people (to COVER sins before GOD, by shedding its blood), so too, to TAKE away the sins of all humanity, GOD The FATHER promised and sent the MESSIAH (or The SENT), the CHRIST, who is Holy, without defeclt, without sin, to fulfill this immeasurable Mission!!!
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
(John 1:29 NKJV)
“He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He [JESUS CHRIST] has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
(Hebrews 9:26 NKJV)
4. GOD promised that His CHRIST would come, through the womb of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14). The WORD OF GOD then became flesh (the Man JESUS CHRIST) and dwelt among us. CHRIST does not have the blood or DNA of Mary or Joseph. He, who is the WORD OF GOD, came by the Power of the ALMIGHTY in human form, without the inheritance of Adam’s sin. CHRIST is totally Holy, Holy, Holy!!! CHRIST is the Son of GOD. CHRIST is 100% Divine and 100% Man.
“But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
(Matthew 1:20-23 NKJV)
“Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
(Luke 2:10-11 NKJV)
“For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
(Isaiah 9:6 NKJV)
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.”
(John 1:1-4 NKJV)
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
(John 1:14 NKJV)
“He [ CHRIST JESUS] was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.”
(Revelation 19:13 NKJV)
“For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word [the Son JESUS], and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.”
(1John 5:7 NKJV)
5. CHRIST is the LAMB OF GOD, who TAKES AWAY the sin of man, of every descendant of Adam, simply by BELIEVING in this Truth.
“For as by one man’s disobedience [Adam] many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience [JESUS] many will be made righteous.”
(Romans 5:19 NKJV)
6. CHRIST left His Glory in Heaven and came to the world to fulfill the Mission of dying, to pay all our debt of sins, because we all sin (since we came from Adam).
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.”
(1Peter 3:18, 22 NKJV)
7. CHRIST gave Himself to that cross, to reconcile us with GOD, through the shedding of His Holy Blood. Those who believe in CHRIST (in His finished Work on the cross) and surrender to Him, truly, are free from the future wrath, from the wrath of GOD!!!
“Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.”
(Psalms 90:11 NKJV)
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
(Hebrews 10:31 NKJV)
“For our God is a consuming fire.”
(Hebrews 12:29 NKJV)
“Behold, the Lord ’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy [with deafness], That it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.”
(Isaiah 59:1-2 NKJV)
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.”
(Romans 5:8-11 NKJV)
“Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,”
(2Corinthians 5:18 NKJV)
8. When CHRIST surrendered, those who came to arrest Him fell to the ground, as it is written (John 18:4-6). Everyone could remain on the ground, fallen to the ground, before the ALMIGHTY. But He renounced all Power to His favor, as if He were just a weak or vulnerable man, so that His Holy Blood could be shed for us.
“[…] Thy lowliness maketh me great.”
(Psalms 18:35 YLT98)
👉 No one could take the Life of CHRIST, if HE didn’t want to. See what HE said:
“Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.”
(John 10:17-18 NKJV)
👉 See what the LORD JESUS said on the cross:
“And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, ‘Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ Having said this, He breathed His last.”
(Luke 23:46 NKJV)
“So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”
(Luke 23:47 NKJV)
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven [angels], and of those on earth [all human beings and all creation], and of those under the earth [demons], and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
(Philippians 2:5-11 NKJV)
9. It couldn’t be just any death, like hanging or the guillotine. To free us from the eternal curse, it would need to be a death destined for the damned, because of the requirement of the Law.
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree [cross]”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”
(Galatians 3:13-14 NKJV)
10. CHRIST humbled Himself, giving Himself to the death destined for the damned, on the cross, bearing all that shame of a death that was ordained for extreme evildoers, for wicked people. CHRIST endured all those looks, He endured the pain in His soul out of love for us and to heal us from all the pain in our soul!!! CHRIST endured the terrible pain in His Body, bearing all our pains, illnesses and diseases, so that by His wounds we would be healed, so that we would receive healing in our bodies!!! HALLELUJAH!!! Thank You, LORD JESUS!!!
“Surely He [JESUS CHRIST] has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes [wounds] we are healed.”
(Isaiah 53:4-5 NKJV)
11. CHRIST fulfilled the entire Law in our place, so that we would be free from the yoke of sin and the curse of the Law. Because it is enough to break any part of the Law, to be guilty of all of them!! Everyone has lied at some point in their life! This is just a small example. No one could fully comply with the Law. CHRIST fulfilled the entire Law in our place. HALLELUJAH!!!
“For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.”
(James 2:10 NKJV)
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
(Romans 6:23 NKJV)
“For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.”
(Romans 6:14 NKJV)
12. Whoever rejects the Grace of the Gospel, of the Good News, which promotes our Salvation, without us deserving it – we just need to BELIEVE in the LORD JESUS CHRIST and receive Him as LORD and SAVIOR -, whoever rejects this, whoever does not believe is already condemned to the second death or eternal death in hell and the lake of fire, to eternal suffering, of endless pain!! This is because he rejected the Sacrifice of CHRIST, he rejected the Holy Blood of the LAMB OF GOD, which He sent to help us and save us from hell!! Whoever will suffer this horrendous and sad fate is because they rejected CHRIST, who gave Himself to pay our debts of sin before GOD!!! Therefore, it is not GOD who condemns someone to hell, because He simply wanted to. No! It is the person himself who rejects eternal Salvation, remaining condemned to hell, because he does not believe! GOD’s desire is for everyone to be saved, but He respects the free will of those who reject the Salvation that He offered, through the Sacrifice of His Holy and Beloved Son JESUS.
“He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
(Revelation 21:7-8 NKJV)
“and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
(Matthew 13:42 NKJV)
13. When we believe in CHRIST, we are free from judgment and condemnation. When we believe in CHRIST and confess this truly, sincerely, we are absolved!!!
“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
(Matthew 12:37 NKJV)
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
(John 3:16-18 NKJV)
14. CHRIST rose from the dead. He is the first to be resurrected for eternity, so that all those who believe in Him (in His Word, in the Gospel, in the Good News) can also enjoy Eternal Life alongside Him, of immeasurable Joy, which will never end!!! Happiness and Plenitude for Eternity!!!
“After that He [CHRIST, after rising from the dead] was seen by over five hundred brethren at once […]”
(1Corinthians 15:6 NKJV)
“But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.”
(1Corinthians 15:20-24 NKJV)
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”
(1Thessalonians 4:14-17 NKJV)
15. JUST BELIEVE AND CONFESS!! Whoever receives CHRIST from the heart, receives the Power to become a son of the Living GOD, Creator of the Universe!!! HALLELUJAH!!! In addition to receiving eternal Salvation, he has the right to also receive Divine Healing, Divine Protection and Divine Provision, as well as all kinds of blessings, through Faith, simply by believing in the Word of CHRIST!!!
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:”
(John 1:12 NKJV)
“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
(Romans 10:9-10 NKJV)
What a Wonderful Grace!!! To be saved, we just need to BELIEVE with our hearts in this Good News, which is the Gospel, and CONFESS with our lips, that CHRIST is the Son of GOD, who died for our sins, and rose from the dead!!! Only that!!! HALLELUJAH!!! Glory to GOD!!! What a Wonderful Grace!!! What a favor from GOD for us!!! HALLELUJAH!!!
If you die without forgiveness of your sins, without giving your soul to the LORD JESUS, receiving Him and confessing with your lips, believing, that He is your LORD and SAVIOR, if you die without having made this confession, you will be cast or thrown into hell and the lake of fire, to contempt, suffering and eternal damnation!! This torture will never end!! After death, there is no more chance!! After death comes Judgment!!
“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,”
(Hebrews 9:27 NKJV)
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
(Matthew 10:28 NKJV)
“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I [JESUS] will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.”
(Matthew 10:32-33 NKJV)
If you believe, you have the opportunity to make this confession, which stamps your ‘passport’ to Eternal Life in Heaven, with CHRIST!!! HALLELUJAH!!! Glory to GOD!!!
If you want to receive the LORD JESUS CHRIST as your only, exclusive and sufficient personal LORD and SAVIOR, I invite you to do so now and receive Eternal Life. Pray like this with your lips:
Heavenly FATHER, I come to You, in the Name of JESUS, to confess that I believe that You love me and sent Your Beloved Son JESUS CHRIST to die in my place, in order to pay my debt of sins before You, for Your Holy Blood shed on the cross, to rescue me from eternal death. Believing this makes me Your son (Your daughter). LORD JESUS, I believe that You died for me and rose from the dead forever and ever! Save me, LORD! orgive my sins, because I receive You as my only, exclusive and sufficient LORD and SAVIOR. By my Faith in You, my sins are forgiven. I receive Your forgiveness, Your purification by Your Blood, to live Your Plans here on Earth and for all eternity with You and I also receive Your HOLY SPIRIT living in me and guiding me in every step! In the Name of JESUS, I pray! AMEN!
If you said this prayer with Faith, confessing with your lips and believing in your heart, you were born again and are now a child of GOD, for a new life with CHRIST JESUS!
Now, the HOLY SPIRIT lives inside your heart! He is our Guide and Master to show us the right path.
Read the Bible every day, starting with the New Testament, from the Book of Matthew to Revelation, asking the HOLY SPIRIT to teach you, in the Name of JESUS. Also read Psalms and Proverbs. Try to meditate on those verses that catch your attention, that move your heart. The ALMIGHTY really wants to reveal Himself to you!
Also ask the HOLY SPIRIT to direct you to a congregation (Church), which preaches the Gospel of the LORD JESUS in a genuine way, which has CHRIST as its center.
The day will come when the LORD of Glory, CHRIST JESUS, will return to take His people, as His Word guarantees, at a time that no one expects! It will be suddenly! Therefore, it is important that we are prepared!
Praise be to GOD for your new birth! You are now a new creature! Glory to GOD!!
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
(2Corinthians 5:17 NKJV)
LORD JESUS said:
“Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.”
(Revelation 3:11 NKJV)
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