the plan of salvation for man
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This leaflet takes for granted that you believethat the Bible is true and that you sincerely want to
understand the message it contains. In the opposite
case, other leaflets are available to answer your
questions concerning the veracity and reliability of
the Bible.
Please adopt the following state of mind so that
this text makes sense for you:
- Listen to your conscience when it speaks to you
about good and evil.
- Be as a child wanting to learn and believe what
the Bible says.
- Be prepared to accept that God can draw you to
himself and that his Holy Spirit can convince you
concerning sin, justice and judgment.- Check if the content of this leaflet corresponds to
what the Bible teaches in his whole.
Are you a good person? Here are some questions
which will appeal to your conscience.
1) - Have you ever lied? Even just a small lie. If I
tell you a lie, you will call me a liar. So if you ever
lied, that makes you are a liar.
2) - Have you ever stolen? Regardless of the value
of the object. If I steal an object, you will call me
a thief. So if you ever have stolen, that makes you
a thief.
3) - Have you ever taken the name of God in vain?
If I use the name of God as a curse word, you will
call me a blasphemer. So if you have ever taken
the name of God in vain, that makes you a
blasphemer.
We looked at three of the Ten Commandments
that are in the book of Exodus chapter 20. I am
quite sure that you have answered yes to at least
one of the questions and we can see in the book of
James:
James 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole law,
and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
I hope that you acknowledge your faults and that
you will plead guilty before God because he
knows your heart and you can not mislead him.
Man is evilThe Bible tells us that human heart is fundamen-
tally bad.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all
things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short
of the glory of God;
Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none
righteous, no, not one:
The problem of sinSin separates us from God and none of our works
can compensate for our sins.
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated
between you and your God, and your sins have hid
his face from you, that he will not hear.
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and
all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we
all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like thewind, have taken us away.
In addition, sin leads to physical and spiritual
death. For the physical death, a visit to the
cemetery allows us to easily verify this fact. In the
case of spiritual death, we must trust what the
Bible says on the subject.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short
of the glory of God;
Ephesians 2:1 And you has he quickened, whowere dead in trespasses and sins;
The rescueSince we cannot do anything by ourselves to enter
Heaven, God sent us a Saviour to fulfill what was
impossible to man. Jesus Christ has paid our debt
to God completely.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 5:8 But God commends his love toward
us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are you saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the
gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
RepentanceOne must recognize his faults and ask forgivenessto God. One must also want to change his life
completely.
Acts 3:19 Repent you 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 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God
winked at; but now commands all men every
where to repent:
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FaithWe must believe what God is telling us. But that is
believing? When one believes someone 100% and
when one knows this person is giving the best
instructions, one should obey 100%. It is only
logic.
John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, He that hears
my word, and believes on him that sent me, haseverlasting life, and shall not come into condem-
nation; but is passed from death to life.
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that said to me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but
he that does the will of my Father which is in
heaven.
ThankfulnessHow can we say thanks to our Saviour? Give him
glory and offer him our lives by living in a mannerworthy of our Lord.
Romans 11:36 For of him, and through him, and
to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever.
Amen.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brothers, by
the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is
your reasonable service.
SharingMeet other Christians who share the same faith so
that you may rejoice and progress together in the
narrow path of the Christian life.
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that you are
my disciples, if you have love one to another.
Try to bring other people to know Jesus-Christ so
he may save them like you.
Matthew 28:19-20 Go you 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 whatever I have
commanded you: and, see, I am with you always,
even to the end of the world. Amen.
The restoration of all things
Jesus Christ will come back and restore all things
by bringing about his justice for eternity.
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be
any more pain: for the former things are passed
away.
2 Thessalonians 1:6-9 Seeing it is a righteous
thing with God to recompense tribulation to them
that trouble you; And to you who are troubled restwith us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed
from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming
fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,
and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting
destruction from the presence of the Lord, and
from the glory of his power;
Plan BIs there another way to be saved?
The Bible says no. It is one of the reasons why
Christians are so disliked in the world. The Bible
is unequivocal when it says that salvation is
exclusively reserved for God's elect; that is those
who believe in Jesus-Christ who died, was buried
and resurrected from the dead.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the way, the
truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but
by me.
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other:for there is none other name under heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saved.
What should we do concretely?We could summarize it in two words: Believe and
obey.
As when we scratch a match and it ignites: we see
light appear and heat comes from the flame. It all
happens instantly. The whole fire, light and heat
are inseparable.
It is the same for salvation; it includes a predispo-
sition to make the works God has prepared for us.Repentance, faith and works are as many signs
that God has transformed our heart. At the end of
the world, God promises to give those who have
believed; a new body and a better life which will
not end. Our present life must reflect the one
which we have been promised.
Here are some concrete steps which can make a
big difference in your life:
1- Read the Bible every day. 2- Talk with other
Christians. 3- Attend a church which considers
that the Bible is the only truth and that it is
inspired by God. 4- Listen to the Holy Spirit who
is communicating the will of God contained the
Bible. 5- Pray God to receive wisdom and intelli-
gence in order understand what you read and to
implement it daily.
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