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Asa-Ministries
International
Bringing The Good News Of Jesus Christ
To All Nations
ARE YOU SURE
YOU ARE SAVED?
SALVATION: WHAT MUST I DO?
Many people are positive that they
are saved. They base this
on emotions. They may make certain
comments, such as, "I
am a good person. I do what is right.
I'm not as bad as that
other person. I had an experience with
God. I feel that I am
saved. I can feel God is with me. I know
the Holy Spirit is
inside of me. I am a preacher, or an
elder, or a prophet. I am
a preacher's wife. I have prayed,
and God answered my
prayer. I believe in God. God did this or
that for me. I sing to
God. I sing in the choir. I go to
church. I praise and worship
God. I give my money to the church.
I was baptized." While
all of this sounds very nice, it is
not based upon biblical
knowledge. Many people, who are now in hell,
have said
such things. The Pharisees in the New
Testament also could
have said many of these things, but
Jesus showed them
clearly they were not saved. If you have received Jesus Christ,
Gods only begotten Son, as your
Lord and Savior, it is because God, in
His mercy,
has opened your understanding. As it is written, FOR BY
GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH;
AND THAT NOT OF
YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD:
NOT OF WORKS, LEST
ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST. FOR WE ARE
HIS WORKMANSHIP,
CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD
WORKS, WHICH
GOD HATH BEFORE ORDAINED THAT WE
SHOULD WALK
IN THEM-Eph 2:8-10.
You might ask, "What must I do
to be saved?"
1. Admit you are a sinner. The
Bible tells us, ALL HAVE SINNED,
AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF
GOD-Ro 3:23.
THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH-Ro 6:23.
2. Be willing to change, to forsake
all sin, and live for Jesus. Repent.
Be willing to ask God for His help,
to help you make that change. The
Bible tells us, EXCEPT YE REPENT,
YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE
PERISH- Lk
13:3. WHOSOEVER THEREFORE WILL BE A FRIEND
OF THE WORLD IS THE ENEMY OF GOD-Ja 4:4. Jesus tells us, HE
THAT IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST
ME-Mt 12:30.
3. Believe in your heart that Jesus
Christ is Gods only begotten Son
and that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh. Believe that He died for your
sins. Believe on Jesus Christ as your
only hope of salvation. As it is
written, THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME
UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN
AMONG MEN, WHEREBY WE MUST BE
SAVED-Acts 4:12.
If we rob a bank, we have to go to
jail. Jesus never sinned. When He
died on the cross, He did not die for
the things He did. He died to pay
Your jail sentence.
4. Ask for forgiveness. Ask for
Gods mercy. By faith, receive Jesus
Christ as your only hope of being
saved and do not be ashamed. Confess
Him openly as your only hope of
salvation. As it is written, BE READY
ALWAYS TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO EVERY
MAN THAT ASKETH
YOU A REASON OF THE HOPE THAT IS IN
YOU WITH
MEEKNESS AND FEAR-1 Pe 3:15.
The Bible tells us, GOD IS GREATLY
TO BE FEARED IN THE
ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS-Ps 89:7. WE
LOVE HIM, BECAUSE
HE FIRST LOVED US-1 Jn 4:19.
"After" we believe on
Jesus Christ, "after" we have repented of our
sins, we are commanded to be
baptized by full immersion in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost. It is written, HE THAT
BELIEVETH AND IS BAPTIZED SHALL BE
SAVED; BUT HE THAT
BELIEVETH NOT SHALL BE DAMNED-Mk 16:16. Note, believing on
Jesus comes "before"
water baptism. Baptism prior to repenting and
believing on Jesus has no meaning. You
cannot be baptized into One
whom you do not believe on. It is
written, FOR AS MANY OF YOU AS
HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST HAVE
PUT ON CHRIST-Gal
3:27. Water baptism is by full
immersion. As it is written, BURIED
WITH HIM (with Jesus) IN BAPTISM
(or buried in the water)-Col
2:12. WE ARE BURIED WITH HIM (with
Jesus) BY BAPTISM (or
buried by water)-Ro 6:4. Jesus commanded,
GO YE THEREFORE, AND
TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM
IN THE NAME OF THE
FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE
HOLY GHOST:
TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS
WHATSOEVER I
HAVE COMMANDED YOU: AND, LO, I AM
WITH YOU ALWAYS,
EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD.
AMEN-Mt 28:19,20.
Surrender means, "you give
up." You stop putting your will before
Gods will. You allow Jesus (Gods
Word) to reign over you. You submit
to Jesus and let Him become the Lord
of your life.
If you have never humbled yourself,
and totally surrendered to Jesus,
and become as a little child (ref
Mt 18:3), and continued steadfast in the
faith, I would suggest that NOW IS
THE ACCEPTED TIME; BEHOLD,
NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION-2 Cor 6:2. Please submit to God,
say this prayer, and mean it with all
of your heart.
DEAR JESUS, I AM A SINNER. I
BELIEVE YOU ARE THE SON OF
GOD AND DIED FOR MY SINS ON THE
CROSS. FORGIVE ALL OF
MY SINS. JESUS, I REPENT. I ASK YOU
TO HAVE MERCY ON ME, A
SINNER, AND COME INTO MY LIFE. GIVE
ME YOUR SPIRIT AND
YOUR POWER. HELP ME TO FOLLOW AND OBEY
YOUR
COMMANDMENTS, AND TO LIVE FOR YOU.
JESUS, I GIVE YOU
MY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY
PRAYER. THANK YOU
FOR COMING INTO MY LIFE. I ASK IT
IN THE NAME OF MY LORD
AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NEW
CHRISTIAN
We recommend you read your Bible
faithfully every day.
Read at least five chapters a day.
Begin with the book of
John and read it through three
times. Then go to Matthew
and read all the New Testament
through to the end of the
Revelation. Do this three times.
Then go to the beginning of
the Old Testament and read all the
Bible through, continuing
at a rate of not less than five
chapters a day. As God opens
up His Word to you, obey it. Be a
doer of the Word and not a
hearer only, deceiving yourself-ref Ja 1:22. Mature born-
again Christians should reflect the
fruits of salvation (or fruits
of the Spirit) in their lives, both
in public and in private.
Their relationship with Christ
should be reflected in what
they wear, how they act, how and
what they speak,
what they do, the places they go, and
even their jobs. But
above all their attitude and
behavior toward the household
of faith should be love.
Find a good, Bible-believing church
that teaches Gods Word,
not just stories about worldly things.
Be baptized by full
immersion. If you have just made that
decision for Jesus, we
would very much like to hear from you.
For more information on how to be
saved, please write us at:
Asa-Ministries
P.O. Box 1472
Mayo, Florida 32066 USA
THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY.
DON'T WAIT; TODAY IS THE DAY OF
SALVATION!
When a person receives Jesus Christ
as their only hope of
salvation, they also must receive Him as
their Lord.
To be born-again is a work of Gods
mercy and grace. As a
result of the new birth, a person
becomes a new creature in
Christ. He puts off the old nature
and puts on the new. A
change takes place in a person's heart.
They come under
conviction for sin, which brings
forth godly sorrow and
repentance. Repentance and faith in Jesus
Christ go hand in
hand. Repentance is turning from sin
and turning to God.
Through faith we receive Jesus
Christ as our only hope of
salvation and turn our life, our
dreams, our attitude and
personality over to Him to change, guide, and
direct. In
effect, we overcome the world through
faith and follow Him.
As our faith and understanding of
God's Word grow within
us, we begin to overcome more and
more. Our desires,
actions, attitude, and personality should
reflect this growth.
As faith grows, things that
bothered us yesterday should
bother us less today. Likewise, as we
draw closer to Christ
(Who is light), we can see
"the dirt" in our lives much better.
This growth should continue in a
person's life from the new
birth until the end of their life.
However, as we run the race
that God has set before us, Satan
throws many stumbling
blocks in the way to try to hinder and
discourage us. Many
people fall by the side of the
road, while others stumble over
the stones, and still others get
caught up in the thorns or
choked by the weeds. Only a few finish
the race and will
hear the words in Mt 25:21-WELL
DONE, THOU GOOD AND
FAITHFUL SERVANT: THOU HAST BEEN
FAITHFUL OVER A
FEW THINGS, I WILL MAKE THEE RULER
OVER MANY
THINGS: ENTER THOU INTO THE
JOY OF THY LORD. For those that
trust in the Lord during
times of temptation, the Bible
says,...GREATER IS HE (the
Holy Spirit) THAT IS IN YOU, THAN
HE (the devil) THAT IS INTHE WORLD-1 Jn 4:6
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