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Important Steps to Attain Salvation by Okwy(f): 9:56pm On Dec 17, 2005
Take These Important Steps of Salvation to Discover These Vital Answers
The Bible declares: "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).

Giving you abundant life required the supreme sacrifice: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

God desires fellowship and companionship with you. What a wonderful gift the Father has given, yet if God gave His own Son to provide an abundant and everlasting life, why don’t more people have what He has designed for us to receive? It is a question answered by this sobering realization.


There is a gap between God and mankind. He has provided a way for us to receive an abundant and eternal life, but people throughout the ages have made selfish choices to disobey God Almighty. These choices continue to cause separation from the Father.

God’s Word shows us that the result of sin is death. He says in His Word: "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 14:12).

And God also said, "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 59:2).

Paul the apostle states in Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

And in Romans 6:23 we read: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Every human was created with the ability and need to know God and fellowship with Him. Augustine, a minister who lived during the fourth and fifth centuries, called this longing in each of us "that God-shaped vacuum."

Every day we hear of people who are rich, famous, achievers, star athletes—people who seem to have the best life can offer—yet they try to fill that empty void in their lives with "things." They even try good works, morality, and religion. Yet they remain empty, for only God, through His Son, can fill that emptiness.


Jesus Christ, His Son, is the only way to God. Only He can reconcile us to God the Father. Mankind may seek other solutions and worship other gods, but Jesus Christ, alone, died on the Cross for our sins and rose in triumph over the grave and eternal death. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between God and mankind.

The Bible explains: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:cool.

We are also told, "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God" (1 Peter 3:18).

There is only one way provided: "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" ( 1 Timothy 2:5).

For in John 14:6 we read, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

God Almighty has provided the only way. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sin and rebellion against God by dying on the cross, shedding His blood, and rising from the dead to justify and reconcile you back to God the Father.


You can be brought back to God, and your relationship with Him can be restored by trusting in Christ alone to save your life from destruction. What an incredible exchange: Your worst for God’s best!

This step happens by asking Jesus Christ to take away your sin and to come into your heart to be your Lord and Savior.

God’s Word is very clear: "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20).

And the Bible tells us, "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" (Romans 10:9).


Are you willing to let go of your burdens and sins?

Are you willing to turn away and repent from your sins?

Are you willing to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior now?


At this moment you can pray the most important prayer of your life by simply saying:

Dear Lord Jesus,
I believe You are the Son of God. I believe You came to earth 2,000 years ago. I believe you died for me on the cross and shed Your blood for my salvation. I believe you rose from the dead and ascended on high. I believe You are coming back again to earth. Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. Forgive my sin. Cleanse me now with Your precious blood. Come into my heart. Save my soul right now. I give you my life. I receive You now as my Savior, my Lord, and my God. I am Yours forever, and I will serve You and follow You the rest of my days. From this moment on, I belong to You only. I no longer belong to this world, nor to the enemy of my soul. I belong to You, and I am born again.
Amen!

By praying this prayer, confessing your sins, and receiving Jesus Christ into your heart, God has given you the right to become His forgiven child. The Bible gives you this assurance: "But as many as received him, to them he gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them who believe on his name" (John 1:12).
Re: Important Steps to Attain Salvation by prettyH(f): 9:57pm On Dec 17, 2005
Thanks sis. Nice1
Re: Important Steps to Attain Salvation by nuru(m): 7:54am On Dec 18, 2005
Steps to Salvation: Read the summary at Mark 12 Vs 28 to the end of the Chapter if you beleive in THE TEACHINGS OF jESUS.
Re: Important Steps to Attain Salvation by stimulus(m): 2:46pm On Apr 06, 2007
nuru:

Steps to Salvation: Read the summary at Mark 12 Vs 28 to the end of the Chapter if you beleive in THE TEACHINGS OF jESUS.

@nuru,

Do you believe in the teachings of Jesus? And how does Mark 12:28 help you towards salvation?

Only recently did I come to the discovery that there's no guarantee of salvation in Islam. Even Muhammad testified that he did not know either way what would happen to those who believed in Islam.

On the other hand, Jesus categorically made the Gospel of salavation clear, as well as give the guarantee of the fate of all who believe; and the consequences of those who do not.
Re: Important Steps to Attain Salvation by nuru(m): 1:45pm On Apr 07, 2007
Yes I believe in the genuine teachings of Jesus Christ.

Apart from that, there is guarantee of SALVATION in Islam. Read Quran Chapter 18 Verse 107 & 108

'' As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have, for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise, wherein they shall dwell (for aye): no change will they wish for from them ''

Also read Chapter 23 of the Quran as follows;

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

1. The believers must (eventually) win through,-

2. Those who humble themselves in their prayers;

3. Who avoid vain talk;

4. Who are active in deeds of charity;

5. Who abstain from sex,

6. Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame,

7. But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;-

8. Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants;

9. And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-

10. These will be the heirs,

11. Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever).
Re: Important Steps to Attain Salvation by stimulus(m): 2:32pm On Apr 07, 2007
@nuru,

nuru:

Yes I believe in the genuine teachings of Jesus Christ.

While you may be persuaded about your answers, I would like to ask you: WHAT are the genuine teachings of Jesus Christ?

nuru:

Apart from that, there is guarantee of SALVATION in Islam.

Not much of a problem. But while allowing you time to reflect on that, I'll come back to show you a few things otherwise that there is NO guarantee of salvation in Islam. The references you gave from the Qur'an are noted as well.

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