The Plan of Salvation
What Is The Plan of Salvation?
God gives us a clear plan for being “born again”.
God prepared a plan to enable us to become like Him. The plan includes the Creation, the Fall, the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and all the laws, ordinances, and doctrines of the gospel. This plan makes it possible for us to be perfected through the Atonement, receive a fullness of joy, and live forever in the presence of God. First, we must acknowledge God as the Creator of everything, and accept our humble position in God’s creation.
8 Steps to Salvation
The Revelation
GOD IS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS
Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for you created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.”
The Recognition
NO ONE IS GOOD ENOUGH
Romans 3:10 “There is no one righteous, not even on;”
The Reality
WE ARE ALL SINNERS
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”
The Repentance
TURN AWAY FROM SIN
Mark 1:15 – “Repent and believe the Good News!”
Luke 13:5 – “But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
Acts 17:30 – “God commands all people everywhere to repent”
The Reliance
GOD LOVES US, EVEN AS SINNERS
Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrated His love for us, in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
The Receipt
GOD’S GIFT OF PROVISION IS ETERNAL LIFE
Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Ephesians 2: 8-9 – For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourself, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.”
The Requirement
BELIEF AND CONFESSION SAVE US
Romans 10: 9-10 – “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
The Result
SALVATION IS OURS
Romans 10:13 – “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
John 1:12 – “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.”
Acts 4:12 – “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
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