Saturday, 21 November 2015

I feel confused about "What must I do to be Saved"?

I do have quite a bit of confusion about What must I do to be "saved"?

The Bible says in Romans 3:23 "For all have Sinned and Come short of the Glory of God" and in Ecclesiastes 7:20 "For there is not a just man who does good and never sins"1 John 1:8 "If we say we have no sin. We are decieving ourselves and the truth is not in us."

Indeed, I know that even today I have sinned. What was my sin? Pornography I suppose, I still feel the temptation and I don't always succeed. Maybe I should explain it in more detail another time. But most Christians would say its the violation of the Ten Commandments. If you brake one, you brake them all.

Interestingly enough some Christians say we are born with the very first sinner's blood, Adam and therefore you are born to sin. It doesn't matter how good you are, and in my case I don't think I was that good. I have donated and been a well behaved person. But I sinned in a number of ways in my closet.

So what is the consequence of Sin? Romans 6:2 "For the Wages of Sin is death". What I've earned is Death. So what do I do? Continuing from Romans 6:2 "but the gift of God is Eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (a couple of versions call it the Grace of God). So I can't pay my way and its not something I earn its something thats waiting for me.

I've found quite a few "methods" on how to be saved. The problem is that according to one of the providers there is only ONE way to be saved. The First suggestion is to pray and ask for forgiveness.

E.g. Dear Heavenly Father. I have sinned against you and I have broken your laws. I know that I deserve to go to hell. I know that Jesus shed his blood for me and I know he rose again on the third day. Please forgive me of all my sins. Come into my heart and make home with me. Thank you for listening, Amen.

However, to some that is not enough.

The Second method is said on Acts 16:31 "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be Saved". and John 3:16 God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son; that whosoever believe in him shall not persish but have everlasting life". The problem with this one is that I'm sure that Satan and his fallen angels believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and they won't be saved because they have rebelled and will still continue to rebel.

The Third method is get on your knees confess that you are a sinner and repent of your sins by surrendering your heart to Jesus and then get baptised. My problem is that are you listening to Jesus or are you listening to someone who claims to be listening to Jesus? I personally made plenty of prayers asking Jesus and I don't know if I truly change. Baptism is not a sprinkle of water on your head but a full submersion of water. This one is bibilcal and Jesus did infact get Baptised. I just don't know where to go to be baptised. My local church doesn't do this.

The Fourth, and so far final, method is all these things above and follow the Ten Commandments and live the life of Jesus Christ, or Yehoshua. I want to discuss this in another post as I think this is the most difficult part.

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