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How To Receive Salvation Through Jesus Christ

Receiving salvation through Jesus Christ is different for each person. For some, it may be looking for change and security in something that never changes. For others it could be looking for inner peace. Or Truth that never moves or a love that satisfies our soul (mind, will & emotions). Receiving salvation in Jesus Christ is the way to receive security, inner peace, truth, love, etc. Galatians 5:22-23.

To receive this, we repent of our sins and believe Jesus is the only way to heaven. It is God who initiates our salvation which rescues or delivers us from our sins. (John 6:44, 14:6).

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Salvation is a gift from God that only comes through your faith. Which means, this gift cannot be earned, worked for or come from someone else. It only comes through God’s gift of grace and faith (Ephesians 2:8-10). Grace is God’s unearned gift (favor, blessing) offered to sinners. Faith is trusting in and relying on the finished work of Jesus the Christ on the cross. This means through salvation we are no longer guilty before God, Romans 5:1.

Jesus Invites The Weary & Overburdened: Invitation

In Matthew 11:28–30, Jesus describes to whom the invitation is being given. This invitation is for those who are weary and overburdened. In other words for those who are worn out and anxious.

This looks like someone who exerts energy towards work or pleasure but it never brings satisfaction. Nothing has really gone wrong, it’s just not working anymore.

For others weariness and being overburdened are choices which takes you to a dark and destructive place. Causing you to find yourself on the losing end of everything.

Either way this leaves us mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted. No matter what changes you make on the outside, the discontentment in your heart will remain. There is no joy in the heart. Life begins to have no point. It is just one big circle.

You feel exhausted, as if you’re carrying a heavy backpack that weighs you down. This burden never eases. You discuss it, try to forget it, or drown it out, but it always resurfaces and grows heavier.
What is this heavy burden? It is our guilt and shame from living against God. Jesus calls us and show us He is the place of rest for those who are weary and overburden.

Therefore, Jesus invites us through the preaching of His good news. We are given this invitation to come, when the true gospel of Christ is spoken (Romans 10:17).

What Causes Us to be Weary and Overburden?

Our sin of unbelief causes us to be weary and overburden. We do this by living a life that pleases the world, our flesh, and Satan, (Ecc. 7:20; Romans 3:11-12; Romans 3:23). Which means we continuously live our life breaking God’s laws, (Psalm 51:4), which results in eternal death (Matthew 25:46; John 3:36).

When a person receives Jesus (the Truth) into their life, He sets them free. Because, we are born with sin (heart attitude) we have no choice but to hate and rebel against God (Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:11-18, 23).

How to Stop Sinning Against God and Live For Jesus?

We stop sinning against God and live for Jesus only through salvation. Without salvation through faith we remain guilty of a crime punishable by eternal death. Which means life apart from God has no hope of His promises. It is God’s salvation that saves us from living in this world without Him. We are set apart through salvation from this world.

We are no longer under God’s wrath that will demand we pay for our sins. Which is something we can never do (Isaiah 64:6; Galatians 2:16; Philippians 3:9). Jesus came to set us free from the slavery and consequences of our sins. Because none of our works will satisfy God. God only accepts salvation through His Son (Jesus) as a payment for sin, (Isaiah 64:6).

Jesus is the Only Way to Salvation

Many believe that Jesus is not the only way to salvation, however is this the Truth? Because, the popular belief is all roads lead to heaven (God). The truth is all roads do lead to God, however there is only way to enter heaven. Every person will one day stand before God. But not all will be allowed into heaven (Revelation 21:8,27). Jesus sacrifice paid for us to receive redemption and eternal life. He offers hope to humanity through an invitation.

Jesus calls out, “Come to Me” to crowds and individuals (Matthew 11:28; John 4:7-11; 6:37; 7:37). Why would Jesus tell us to come to Him? Because He is the only way to come before God as Father (John 14:4-6). The other way is coming before God as the judge which leads to eternal death, hell (John 3:16-18, 10:9, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 6:23; 1 Timothy 2:15).

How to Receive Salvation (Sinners Prayer for Salvation)

The sinners prayer for salvation begins with understanding how to receive God’s forgiveness. Paul lays out how to receive salvation through Christ in 2 Corinthians 5:21. Salvation comes through the cross of Jesus the Christ. He came and took all the punishment that we deserve for our sins. Jesus death, burial, and resurrection provides the only way to no longer be under God’s wrath. He is the only way for us to receive God’s forgiveness and no longer be guilty before Him.

Sinners Prayer on How to Receive Forgiveness

This prayer is from Luke 18:13.

Jesus, I have sinned against You. I believe You are the only way to be forgiven and I surrender to You as my Lord and Savior. I put my faith in Your death on the cross , burial, and resurrection (2 Corinthians 15:3-5). I ask this in the powerful name of Jesus Christ.

Through God’s gift of grace and faith we repent and put trust in God’s mercy. It is faith that asks God to forgive us and bring us back to Him as His child.

Ephesians 2:8-10 BSB; 8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

How Do We Walk Out Salvation?

We walk out our salvation before the Lord in fear and trembling, Philippians 2:12-13. We are able to do this because we become a “new creation” in Christ. God is now working in our will to act upon His will. That is the desires, affections, and feelings of our heart (mind) have a new love.

2 Corinthians 5:15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again….17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a newcreation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come.

We now live to do the will of God (Ephesians 2:8-10). The goals and purpose for our life have radically changed (1 Corinthians 10:31). We no longer put our hope in this world, ourselves, or others. Our hope is in Christ and all the promises of God through His word.

The profound change is, we are secure in knowing our eternal destination is to be with God forever (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Thessalonians 5:8-11) We will be in His kingdom where all suffering, sorrow, and death are no more (Revelation 21:3-4).