"That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God
hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved. For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is
made unto salvation." (Romans 10:9-10) "Repent
ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins
may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing
shall come from the presence of the Lord;"
(Acts 3:19)
Jesus said He is
the only way you can receive eternal life. The
Bible says you must repent of your sins, confess
Him as Lord and receive Him as your Savior. If
you don't, you will be condemned for eternity:
"He
that believeth on him is not condemned: but he
that believeth not is condemned already, because
he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God." (John 3:18)
If you're reading
this and all at once millions of people have
suddenly vanished from the earth, the Rapture has
already taken place and the Tribulation will soon
begin. If the Rapture has not occurred yet,
please take a moment to trust in Jesus. Not only
will confessing Him as Lord and receiving Him as
your Savior make you ready for the Rapture, it
will also empower you to endure the trials and
tribulations of everyday life. Jesus freely
offers you comfort and guidance through the Holy
Spirit for your life today, and eternal salvation
through Him for your life tomorrow, and forever.
To receive Jesus
as your Savior simply do as the Bible tells us in
Romans 10:9 above: Believe in His
resurrection with your heart and confess Him as
Lord with your mouth. You can say this prayer or
one similar for your confession:
'Dear Jesus,
I know that I'm a sinner and need Your
forgiveness. I believe that You died for my sins
and God raised You from the dead. I'm sorry for
my sins and want to turn from them and follow
You. I now confess that You are Lord and ask You
to come into my life and be my Savior. Thank You
for saving me Lord Jesus. In Your Name, amen.'
But you may be
thinking, there's no example in the Bible of a 'sinner's
prayer'. True, were saved by Gods
grace through our faith in Christ (Ephesians
2:8), not
by a prayer. But we're told to "confess
with our mouth" (Romans 10:9a) because the verbal
confession is a product of our salvation (Romans
10:10b).
If were not willing to confess Jesus as
Lord before others, He will deny us before the
Father in Heaven (Matthew 10:32-33).
And heartfelt
belief in His resurrection must also accompany
the verbal confession (Romans
10:9b)
because that belief produces righteousness (Romans
10:10a).
Our outward confession is a product of our inward
belief. One can say their own prayer for their
confession, I only offer an example.
Remember the thief
on the cross? He believed in Jesus and was saved
by Gods grace, so he addressed Jesus as
Lord and asked Him to remember him when He came
into His Kingdom (Luke 23:42). That was the thiefs
verbal confession of Jesus Lordship and his
acknowledgment of Jesus resurrection by
alluding to the Lord's future Kingdom to come.
So if youve
just received Lord Jesus as your Savior welcome
to the family of God and to eternal life! Please
read and study your Bible and pray every day for
guidance. If you don't have a Bible there's one
online at Blue
Letter Bible, or you can download free Bible and
study software for your computer at e-Sword, or for your Android
mobile device (smartphone or tablet) at MySword or the Google
Play Store.
If you have
questions about Jesus and salvation, or if you
would like to share your decision in receiving
Jesus as your Savior, we would enjoy hearing from
you. You can send email through our Contact Us page.
Now that you have
committed your life to Jesus, What's
Next?
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