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God's Simple Plan of Salvation
God’s Simple Plan of Salvation
My Friend: I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die? God says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.”
In the Bible God gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?
First, my friend, you must realize you are a sinner. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. “For the wages [payment] of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.
“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).
But God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. “ . . . He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed His blood and die. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” (Lev. 17:11). “ . . . without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]” (Hebrews 9:22).
“ . . . God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie.
My friend, “God . . . commandeth all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross.
In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: “ . . . ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved . . . .’ ”
Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior.
“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” (John 1:12).
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.
Surely, you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer.
In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Just pray: “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”
Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!
God’s simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.
If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and over, without laying it down, until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the world.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you this very moment.
God’s power will save you, keep you saved, and enable you to live a victorious Christian life. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises. They never change. After you are saved, there are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth:
My Friend: I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die? God says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.”
In the Bible God gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?
First, my friend, you must realize you are a sinner. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. “For the wages [payment] of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.
“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).
But God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. “ . . . He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed His blood and die. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” (Lev. 17:11). “ . . . without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]” (Hebrews 9:22).
“ . . . God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie.
My friend, “God . . . commandeth all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross.
In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: “ . . . ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved . . . .’ ”
Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior.
“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” (John 1:12).
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.
Surely, you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer.
In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Just pray: “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”
Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!
God’s simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.
If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and over, without laying it down, until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the world.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you this very moment.
God’s power will save you, keep you saved, and enable you to live a victorious Christian life. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises. They never change. After you are saved, there are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth:
- Pray -- you talk to God.
- Read your Bible -- God talks to you.
- Witness -- you talk for God.
You should be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a Bible-believing church without delay. “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord . . . .” (2 Timothy 1:8)
“Whosoever therefore shall confess [testify of] Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32).Copyright: Robert Ford Porter, 1991
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"Tithes o Ikapu obligasyon pa ba?"
PAG-IIKAPU
by: Brother Boy Jose,
Gospel Minister
Host: Katotohanan ay Kalayaan Radio Broadcast
Katotohanang di maitatanggi na noong panahon ng mga saserdoteng Levita, ang mga Judio ay obligadong magbigay ng ikapu ng kanilang ani o tinatangkilik sapagkat ito'y iniutos sa kanila ng Dios. "Dalhin ninyo ang buong ikasangpung bahagi sa kamalig, upang magkaroon ng pagkain sa Aking bahay, at subukin ninyo Ako ngayon sa bagay na ito, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, kung hindi Ko bubuksan sa inyo ang mga dungawan, sa langit, at ihuhulog Ko sa inyo ang isang pagpapala, na walang sapat na silid na kalalagyan" (Mal.3:10).
by: Brother Boy Jose,
Gospel Minister
Host: Katotohanan ay Kalayaan Radio Broadcast
Katotohanang di maitatanggi na noong panahon ng mga saserdoteng Levita, ang mga Judio ay obligadong magbigay ng ikapu ng kanilang ani o tinatangkilik sapagkat ito'y iniutos sa kanila ng Dios. "Dalhin ninyo ang buong ikasangpung bahagi sa kamalig, upang magkaroon ng pagkain sa Aking bahay, at subukin ninyo Ako ngayon sa bagay na ito, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, kung hindi Ko bubuksan sa inyo ang mga dungawan, sa langit, at ihuhulog Ko sa inyo ang isang pagpapala, na walang sapat na silid na kalalagyan" (Mal.3:10).
Ngunit mula ng namatay sa krus ang Panginoong Hesu-Kristo (dito nagmula ang Kaniyang pagiging Punong Saserdote pagkat inialay Niya ang Kaniyang sariling Dugo) sinoman sa mga apostol, maging si Apostol Pablo na itinalagang apostol sa mga Hentil ay hindi nangaral ng obligadong pagbibigay ng ikapu. Kundi bagkus sa Hebreo 7 ay isinasaad ang pagpapalit ng pagka saserdote mula sa mga Levita tungo sa ating Panginoong Hesu-Kristo. At malinaw na sinasabi na ang Kanyang pagkasaserdote ay ayon sa pagkasaserdote ni Melquisedec at hindi ayon kay Aaron. "Ngayon kung may kasakdalan nga sa pamamagitan ng pagkasaserdote ng mga Levita (sapagkat sa ilalim nito ay tinanggap ng bayan ang kauutusan), anong kailangan pa na magbangon ang ibang saserdote,ayon sa pagkasaserdote ni Melquisedec at hindi ibilang ayon sa pagkasaserdote ni Aaron?" (Heb.7:11).
Noong panahon ng pagkasaserdote ni Melquisedec ay walang umiiral na obligadong pag-iikapu. Bagaman si Abraham ay nagbigay ng ikapu, ito ay hindi isang pagsunod sa utos,..Hindi obligado (sapagkat wala namang utos na siya ay magbigay ng ikapu) kundi ito'y isang malaya o bukal sa pusong pagbibigay.
Sa kabilang dako naman, noong panahon ni Aaron bilang isang saserdoteng Levita ay umiiral ang obligadong pagbibigay ng ikapu sa mga Judio. Batay sa mga simple at malinaw na katotohanang ito, ating masasabi ng may matibay na pagtitiwala, na hindi kalooban ng Dios na ipangaral at ipatupad sa mga Kristiano ngayon ang obligadong pag-iikapu, sapagkat malalagay ang pagkasaserdote ng Panginoong Hesu-kristo ayon sa pagkasaserdote ni Aaron.
Sa 2 Corinto 9:7 ("Magbigay ang bawa't isa ayon sa ipinasiya ng kaniyang puso: huwag mabigat sa loob, o dahil sa kailangan: sapagka't iniibig ng Dios ang nagbibigay ng masaya."), si Apostol Pablo ay nangaral sa mga taga-Corinto na magbigay ayon sa pasya ng puso. Hindi sinabi na ayon sa dami ng ani o ayon sa laki ng suweldo o kinita ng isang tao. Gayunpaman, kung ipinasya sa puso ninuman na ibigay ang 10% ng kanyang inani o kinita ng may pag-ibig at katuwaan, ito ay magiging katanggap-tanggap sa Dios. Sa gayon, siya ay matutulad kay Abraham noong panahon ni Melquisedec. Ito ang kasakdalan ng doktrina patungkol sa pagbibigay para sa mga Kristiano ngayon, pagkat lubos na umaayon sa mga salita ng Dios.
Batay sa mga ito, malinaw at buong tiwala nating masasabi na sa ilalim ng pagkasaserdote ng Panginoong Hesu-kristo ay walang obligadong pagbibigay-ikapu o obligatory tithing.
Gayunpaman ay may paalala si Apostol Pablo na ang magtanim ng sagana ay aani din ng sagana at ang magtanim ng kaunti ay aani din ng kaunti, "Datapuwa't sinasabi ko, Ang naghahasik ng bahagya na ay magaani namang bahagya na, at ang naghahasik na sagana ay magaani namang sagana" (2 Cor. 9:6). Kailangan lamang na magkaroon ng tamang puso ang sinumang magbibigay sapagkat si Apostol Pablo din ang nangaral na kung walang pag-ibig ay walang pakinabang para sa akin. "At kung ipagkaloob ko ang lahat ng aking tinatangkilik upang ipakain sa mga dukha, at kung ibigay ko ang aking katawan upang sunugin, datapuwa't wala akong pag-ibig, ay walang pakikinabangin sa akin" (1 Cor.13:3).
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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