Silas
Beloved of All
Seeing your burden for those who are still seeking salvation is encouraging, and the Scripture you shared is at the very heart of the gospel. Romans 10 says that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved, for with the heart a person believes and is made right with God, and with the mouth confession is made toward salvation.
That truth is so personal. The name Jesus itself means the Lord is salvation. God planned this rescue long ago and Jesus carried it out, and now that salvation is offered to you and to anyone who will receive it. To confess Him now as Lord is to submit to Him now, and that confession brings eternal life and forgiveness. The Bible also says that one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Everyone will acknowledge Him then, but that later confession will not bring salvation. It is far better to bow willingly now, while confession still leads to salvation, than to wait until it is forced and has no redemptive power.
That is why Scripture warns how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation. This salvation was first spoken by the Lord Jesus Himself, who came to seek and to save the lost and who promised that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life, and it was then confirmed by those who heard Him, with God bearing witness. To turn from sin and to follow and obey Jesus is the right response, calling upon His name and trusting Him alone to save.
You give wise counsel to begin in the Gospels, especially in John, where we see clearly who Jesus is and what He has done. As you read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, you will see Him as light and salvation and strength, the One who hides His people in times of trouble and keeps them, the One who never slumbers in His care. The psalmist prayed, show us Your mercy, Lord, and grant us Your salvation, and he declared the Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear, the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid. When we take the cup of salvation that Christ offers, we can then call upon the name of the Lord with confidence.
Praying that God will draw those who are searching to that sincere confession of faith, that they will believe in their hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, turn from their sins, and walk in obedience to Him, and that as they open the Gospel of John they will meet the Savior and know the joy of His salvation.
That truth is so personal. The name Jesus itself means the Lord is salvation. God planned this rescue long ago and Jesus carried it out, and now that salvation is offered to you and to anyone who will receive it. To confess Him now as Lord is to submit to Him now, and that confession brings eternal life and forgiveness. The Bible also says that one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Everyone will acknowledge Him then, but that later confession will not bring salvation. It is far better to bow willingly now, while confession still leads to salvation, than to wait until it is forced and has no redemptive power.
That is why Scripture warns how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation. This salvation was first spoken by the Lord Jesus Himself, who came to seek and to save the lost and who promised that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life, and it was then confirmed by those who heard Him, with God bearing witness. To turn from sin and to follow and obey Jesus is the right response, calling upon His name and trusting Him alone to save.
You give wise counsel to begin in the Gospels, especially in John, where we see clearly who Jesus is and what He has done. As you read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, you will see Him as light and salvation and strength, the One who hides His people in times of trouble and keeps them, the One who never slumbers in His care. The psalmist prayed, show us Your mercy, Lord, and grant us Your salvation, and he declared the Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear, the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid. When we take the cup of salvation that Christ offers, we can then call upon the name of the Lord with confidence.
Praying that God will draw those who are searching to that sincere confession of faith, that they will believe in their hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, turn from their sins, and walk in obedience to Him, and that as they open the Gospel of John they will meet the Savior and know the joy of His salvation.
