To God Be the Glory! Epistle IX “Repentance and Faith"

How do you know you're saved?!It's a question that we Christians should be asking our unsaved family and friends much more often! But, sadly, the reason we don't is because we don't have a firm enough grasp of it to be able to defend, with God's word, what their answer would be. Salvation is a two-sided coin w/ repentance on one side and faith on the other. The questions then become - What do I repent from, and what do I believe in? One must repent (change your life) from the old, sinful way of living. This includes the "obvious" ones like fornication, drunkenness, lust, wrath, etc. But one must also change his belief system about how to be saved. You must believe, only, in the finished (once for all) work of Jesus Christ (God, in human form) on the cross. That he died, was buried 3 days and rose from the dead providing "the way" for mankind to be right with God. You must believe with your heart; be convicted on that most personal level in your innermost being that you are a sinner and in need of a savior, and you must believe that what the Bible says for salvation is the only way.

"Good works" won't get you saved. "Going to church" won't get you saved. "Being a member of a church" won't get you saved. "Reading the Bible and praying" won't get you saved. One iota of faith in anything you do will condemn you to Hell. You must be whole-heartedly convicted that Christ is the only way. Verses for your consideration- John 14:6 - The way; The truth; The life- Ephesians 2:8-9 - Saved through faith; Not of yourselves; Not of works- Romans 3:23 - All have sinned- Romans 3:10 - There is none righteous- Romans 4:5 - To him that worketh not, but believes; Faith is counted for righteousness- Romans 5:8 - While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us- Acts 16:31 - Believe on Christ and thou shalt be saved- Acts 26:20 - Repent and turn to God- Acts 20:21 - Repentance toward God; Faith toward Christ Repentance from anything contrary to God's word and a heartfelt desire to change, along with a whole-hearted belief in Christ as the only way will result in real salvation.