Sin Forgiveness In Jesus Christ, The Son Of God, The Lord God Saviour And Judge Of All Mankind.: Q & A

< What does it really mean for a person to be saved?

To be saved is to become a child of God, to have all one's sins forgiven,and to receive the gift of eternal life.

"TO ALL WHO RECEIVED HIM ( JESUS ),TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIS NAME, HE GAVE THE RIGHT TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD." JOHN 1:12

"GOD HAS GIVEN US ETERNAL LIFE, AND THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON." 1 JOHN 5:11

< But if God himself said that the wages of sin is death, how can he forgive our sins without punishing us?

Jesus died in our place.He took on Himself all the punishment we deserved.

"HE WAS PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS,HE WAS CRUSHED FOR OUR INIQUITIES;THE PUNISHMENT THAT BROUGHT US PEACE WAS UPON HIM,AND BY HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED...AND THE LORD HAS LAID ON HIM THE INIQUITY OF US ALL." ISAIAH 53: 5,6

" YOU SEE AT THE RIGHT TIME,WHEN WE WERE STILL POWERLESS,CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY.BUT GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS OWN LOVE FOR US IN THIS: WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS,CHRIST DIED FOR US." ROMANS 5:6-8

< Is God actually willing to forgive all our sins?

Yes,every one!

"THOUGH YOUR SINS ARE LIKE SCARLET,THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW;THOUGH THEY ARE RED AS CRIMSON,THEY SHALL BE LIKE WOOL." ISAIAH 1:18

"AS FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST, SO FAR HAS HE REMOVED OUR TRANSGRESSIONS FROM US." PSALM 103:12

< What must we do in order to receive this wonderful salvation?

We must repent of our sins and believe that Jesus died for us.

"REPENT THEN,AND TURN TO GOD,SO THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE WIPED OUT, THAT TIMES OF REFRESHING MAY COME FROM THE LORD." ACTS 3:19

"BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS,AND YOU WILL BE SAVED- AND YOUR HOUSEHOLD." ACTS 16:31

< Can we not earn or merit salvation by trying to live a good life?

No,we are saved by God's grace ( His unmerited favour and love ), not by our own efforts.

"FOR IT IS BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED,THROUGH FAITH-AND THIS NOT FROM YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD-NOT BY WORKS, SO THAT NO ONE CAN BOAST." EPHESIANS 2 :8,9

< Is there no other way to be saved except through Jesus?

There is no other way.

JESUS SAID " I AM THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME." JOHN 14: 6

"SALVATION IS FOUND IN NO ONE ELSE, FOR THERE IS NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN TO MEN BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED." ACTS 4: 12

< What great promise is given to everyone who believes in Jesus?

Everyone who truly believes receives the gift of eternal life. He is no longer under the sentence of death.

JESUS SAID " I TELL YOU THE TRUTH,WHOEVER HEARS MY WORD AND BELIEVES HIM WHO SENT ME HAS ETERNAL LIFE AND WILL NOT BE CONDEMNED; AND HE HAS CROSSED OVER FROM DEATH TO LIFE," JOHN 5: 24

< When does eternal life begins?

The new life in Christ begins the moment a person believes.

JESUS SAID," I TELL YOU THE TRUTH,HE WHO BELIEVES HAS EVERLASTING LIFE." JOHN 6: 47

< What will happen to those who do not believe?

Those who do not believe will continue to live under the judgement of God and will be eternally lost.

"WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM IS NOT CONDEMNED, BUT WHOEVER DOES NOT BELIEVE STANDS CONDEMNED ALREADY BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BELIEVED IN THE NAME OF GOD'S ONE AND ONLY SON." JOHN 3: 18

< What does the bible teach about being born again?

The bible teaches that a person cannot be saved unless he/she is born again.

" AS THE WEEDS ARE PULLED UP AND BURNED IN THE FIRE, SO IT WILL BE AT THE END OF THE AGE. tHE SON OF MAN WILL SEND OUT HIS ANGELS, AND THEY WILL WEED OUT OF HIS KINGDOM EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN AND ALL WHO DO EVIL. THEY WILL THROW THEM INTO THE FIERY FURNACE, WHERE THERE WILL BE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH." MATHEW 13: 40,41,42

< What does it mean to be born again?

To be born again is to receive a new,inner,spiritual life so that one becomes a new person in Christ.

" FLESH GIVES BIRTH TO FLESH, BUT THE SPIRIT GIVES BIRTH TO SPIRIT." JOHN 3:6

" IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST,HE IS A NEW CREATION; THE OLD HAS GONE, THE NEW HAS COME." 2 CORINTHIANS 5: 17

< Why is it necessary to be born again in order to enter the kingdom of heaven?

Without the new birth,everyone is spiritually dead ( without the new life God gives and under the sentence of death) because of his sins.

"AS FOR YOU,YOU WERE DEAD IN YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS AND SINS,IN WHICH YOU USED TO LIVE... BUT BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US, GOD WHO IS RICH IN MERCY,MADE US ALIVE WITH CHRIST EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN TRANSGRESSIONS- IT IS BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED." EPHESIANS 2: 1-5

< Is it important for us to confess our faith in christ publicily?

Yes.

JESUS SAID " WHOEVER ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN, I WILL ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM BEFORE MY FATHER IN HEAVEN, BUT WHOEVER DISOWNS ME BEFORE MEN, I WILL DISOWN HIM BEFORE MY FATHER IN HEAVEN." MATHEW 10: 32,33

" 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. FOR IT IS WITH YOUR HEART THAT YOU BELIEVE AND ARE JUSTIFIED, AND IT IS WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT YOU CONFESS AND ARE SAVED." ROMANS 10: 9,10

< Can believers be absolutely sure that they have eternal life?

Yes,beyond any doubt!

" I WRITE THESE THINGS TO YOU WHO BELIEVE IN THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD SO THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE." 1 JOHN 5: 13

" FOR I AM CONVINCED THAT NEITHER DEATH NOR LIFE, NEITHER ANGELS NOR DEMONS...NOR ANYTHING ELSE IN ALL CREATION, WILL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD." ROMANS 8: 38,39

< What happens to believers when they die?

Believers are taken immediately into the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ.

" NOW WE KNOW THAT IF THE EARTHY TENT WE LIVE IN IS DESTROYED, WE HAVE A BUILDING FROM GOD, AN ETERNAL HOUSE IN HEAVEN... THEREFORE WE ARE ALWAYS CONFIDENT AND KNOW THAT AS LONG AS WE ARE AT HOME IN THE BODY WE ARE AWAY FROM THE LORD...WE ARE CONFIDENT I SAY, AND WOULD PREFER TO BE AWAY FROM THE BODY AND AT HOME WITH THE LORD." 2 CORINTHIANS 5: 1,6,8

" FOR TO ME, TO LIVE IS CHRIST AND TO DIE IS GAIN...I DESIRE TO DEPART AND BE WITH CHRIST, WHICH IS BETTER BY FAR." PHILIPPIANS 1: 21,23

< What will happen to the bodies of believers who die?

They will rise again in glory when Jesus returns to earth.

" THE LORD JESUS CHRIST...WILL TRANSFORM OUR LOWLY BODIES SO THAT THEY WILL BE LIKE GLORIOUS BODY." PHILIPPIANS 3:20,21

< Will the rest of creation also share in the salvation Jesus came to bring?

Yes, when Jesus comes again, the entire creation will be renewed.

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