Plan of Salvation:
How can we be Born Again?
The plan of salvation is right in the Bible. God gives us His clear plan for being “Born Again.”
First, we must acknowledge God as the Creator of everything, and accept our humble position in God's creation. "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."(Revelation 4:11).
Next, we must realize that we are sinners. “For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
Because we are sinners, we are condemned to death. “For the wages of
sin is death” (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from God.
But God loved each of us so much that He gave His only
begotten Son, Jesus, to bear our sin and die in our place. “God
demonstrates His love toward us, in that, while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us”
(Romans 5:8). Although we cannot understand how,
God said our sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. Jesus
became our substitute.
In the Bible, a jailer asked his prisoners, Paul and Silas:
“’Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ So they said, ‘Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.’” (Acts 16:30-31).
Man must believe with the heart and then confess with
the mouth. A man believes unto righteousness, that is; a man believes in
Jesus Christ, and God takes that man's faith and counts it as
righteousness. Then the man confesses Christ to salvation, that is; he
is saved by openly confessing Christ. No man can deny God's Son and
expect God to save him. "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." (Romans 10:9)
It’s very clear in the Bible, believe in Jesus as the one who
bore your sins, died in your place, was buried, and whom God
resurrected. It’s Christ’s blood and resurrection that assures us of
everlasting life when we call on Him as our Lord and Savior. "For
whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." (Romans 10:13).
“Whosoever” includes each and every one of us.
Therefore, if you understand that you are a sinner, and you
believe that Jesus Christ came as the one and only Redeemer of sin,
then you understand the plan of salvation. The question is – are you
ready to implement the plan, by receiving God’s gift of His Son, Jesus
Christ? If so, believe in Christ, repent of your sins, and commit the
rest of your life to Him as Lord:
"Repent, and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins;
and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38)
If you decided to receive Jesus today, welcome to God's family. Now, as
a way to grow closer to Him, the Bible tells us to follow up on our
commitment. Join a body of baptized believers called "Church". Attend Sunday School, and Bible study regularly, this is where you will grow in your understanding of Gods Word.
