For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. Romans 1:16, NASB
If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9, NASB
Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.
Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins;
Let them not rule over me;
Then I will be complete,
And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.
Psalm 19:12-13, NASB
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:8-9, NASB
When we ask Jesus for forgiveness of sins, & receive Him as our Lord & Savior, He removes our sins from us as far as the East is from the West. Psalm 103:12
When we ask Jesus for forgiveness of sins & receive Him as our Lord & Savior, He removes our sins as though we had never sinned.
When we ask Jesus for forgiveness of sins, & receive Him as our Lord & Savior, He declares us righteous in His sight.
Jesus Christ has power to forgive sins.
When Jesus Christ was incarnate on earth, He forgave sins of many individuals, adding that He had the power to forgive sins on earth
Jesus Christ is the Eternal Lord God Almighty and Creator.
God is Holy and Just and cannot tolerate sin. Sin does not disappear on its own just like certain crimes like murder do not have Statute of Limitations.
God knew that human beings needed a Redeemer to redeem us from our sins.
God is compassionate and has the right and ability to grant "Presidential Pardon." Under such terms & conditions, we do not know if we have been pardoned.
However, Lord Jesus made it possible for us to have forgiveness of sins as a covenental right through a covenant with Himself.
He [Jesus] came to His own possessions/domain, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were begotten not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:11-13
God knew that we had sinned. He wanted to redeem us.
God knew that we had sinned and that we needed a Redeemer.
A human being cannot provide redemption for another's sins because he/she himself/herself has sinned.
A person in debt cannot be a guarantor for another person's debt.
God's holy angels are sinless but they cannot provide redemption for human beings' sins because a spirit cannot die.
God alone has not sinned and is alone qualified to provide redemption for our sins.
In order to provide redemption for our sins, God became a human being by being born a baby to a Virgin named Mary.
The Lord gave this baby the name Jesus, which means, "The Lord saves," for He will save us from our sins.
"you shall call His name Jesus, for He Himself will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21, NASB
Jesus is God who became a human being by being born a baby to Virgin Mary.
Jesus grew up like a normal human being, yet without sin. He was tempted in every way, yet without sin.
During His incarnate lifetime, Jesus healed many people, raised many people to life, and did many good works.
Jesus Christ went to the Cross to pay for ALL our sins. Jesus Christ paid for ALL our sins with His own blood that He shed.
On the Cross, Jesus Christ declared, "It is Finished," which means "Paid in Full." Jesus Christ paid in full, all our sins, on the Cross.
On the Cross, Jesus gave up His life and died. Then Jesus was buried.
On the third day, Jesus rose again to life in bodily form. This is called Resurrection.
After Jesus' resurrection, He met with many of His disciples and appeared to 500 other people.
After Jesus' resurrection, He could be physically touched by His disciples and others.
Jesus' resurrected body was not an ethereal, intangible, or mystical body. Jesus' resurrected body was a physical yet glorified body.
After spending some time with His disciples, Jesus ascended to the Father where He is now seated at the right Hand of God the Father Almighty.
The Bible says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23, NASB
By being crucified, dying, being buried, and being resurrected, Jesus Christ conquered sin, death, and the grave.
There is no sin so bad that Jesus cannot forgive.
Jesus Christ is our Faithful and Perfect High Priest who saves us to the uttermost.
[Jesus] is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25, NKJV
Prayer to be Saved from Eternal Damnation, Hell, and Satan:
Please pray this prayer:
"Lord Jesus Christ, please forgive me my sins.
Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You paid for my sins with your blood.
Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You died on the Cross for my sins.
Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that You were buried, and You rose again to life on the third day.
Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that You ascended to the Father and are now seated at the right Hand of God the Father Almighty.
Lord Jesus Christ, please come into my life and heart as Lord. Lord Jesus Christ, I receive Your forgiveness for my sins.
Lord Jesus Christ, I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Lord Jesus Christ, You are my only God and I have no other gods but you."
Please pray the above prayer for yourself, and use the above prayer as intercession for your family and loved ones. When you pray the above prayer, God forgives you ALL your sins, declares you righteous in His sight, and adopts you into His Family as a child of God, and into His Kingdom as a First Class Citizen of the Kingdom of God.
God's covenant, through Jesus Christ, with us is Unilateral. Jesus Christ did ALL the work for our salvation i.e. to forgive our sins, to bring us into a covenental relationship with Himself, and to adopt us into the Family of God. It is imperative that we not try to work for our salvation because that hinders the gift of God's salvation. There can be no cooperation between God's salvation and our effort to earn it. God's salvation, through Jesus Christ, is a free gift that cannot be earned so that none can boast. We simply need to accept God's free gift of salvation that He provided us through Jesus Christ.
And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12, NASB
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that salvation not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
Ephesians 2:8-10, NASB
This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is coming again. "Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus." Titus 2:13, NASB
This is my testimony.
Salvation
Salvation is:
The forgiveness of our sins; and redemption from our sins, Satan, death, hell, grave, curse, and sickness, through Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ redeemed us from sin, Satan, death, hell, grave, curse, sickness; and brings us into right standing with God. When we receive Jesus Christ's gift of salvation, and receive Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, God declares us righteous and holy.
Our own works of righteousness DO NOT make us righteous in God's sight. Our own works of righteousness hinder God's gift of salvation.
Prayer for Salvation and Righteousness
Lord Jesus Christ, please forgive me my sins. Lord Jesus Christ, I give you my sins, my own righteousness, and my life. Lord Jesus Christ, I receive Your forgiveness, Your free gift of righteousness, and Your Life. Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You paid for my sins with your shed blood. Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You died for my sins on the Cross, You were buried, and You rose again on the third day. Lord Jesus, You ascended to God the Father and are now seated at the right Hand of God the Father Almighty. Lord Jesus Christ, please come into my life as my Lord, God, and Savior. Lord Jesus Christ, I receive You as my personal Lord, God, and Savior. Lord Jesus Christ, apart from You, I have no other gods.
Lord Jesus Christ, please help me mean what I just prayed.
I pray all this in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
If you prayed the above prayer from your heart, then the Bible says that God declares you righteous and holy in His sight, adopts you into the Family of God as a child of God, and makes you a Citizen of the Kingdom of God.
All Glory, Honor, Power, and Praise to our Lord Jesus Christ.
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By the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, Feroze Golwalla has authored a Christian book on the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, titled, "Lamb Upon the Throne;" ISBN-13: 978-0-692-05244-0; ISBN-10: 0-692-05244-5.