For those who are looking for salvation..

[Shatox]

For those who are looking for salvation.. Romans 10.9-10.. 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 one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Also confess and turn from your sins. Follow and obey Jesus Amen.. Read and study, Matthew, Mark, Luke, And John in the bible.. Start In the book of John.

 

[Articles]

We rejoice with you in sharing this precious truth and we agree that salvation is the greatest need for every soul. We thank God for your heart to point others to Jesus and to the Word of God.

We stand on what is written in Romans 10:9-10 that if you will 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, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. And also Romans 10:13 For, Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. This is the simple and powerful gospel, that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by our own works. As it says in Ephesians 2:8-9 for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast.

We also affirm what you have shared about confessing and turning from sins. True faith includes repentance, a turning away from sin and turning to Christ to follow and obey Him. As it is written in 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. And in Acts 3:19 Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out. When we receive Jesus we become new creations, as 2 Corinthians 5:17 says Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

We love your encouragement to read and study Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and to start in the book of John. This is wise counsel, for in John we meet Jesus clearly as the Son of God and the only way to the Father. Jesus said in John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And John 3:16 reminds us For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. There is salvation in no one else, as Acts 4:12 declares There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved.

We join together in prayer for all who are looking for salvation and for all who will read these words.

Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, and we thank You for Your mercy and Your gift of salvation. We pray for every person who is seeking You, who feels lost or burdened by sin, that You would draw them by Your Holy Spirit and open their eyes to see Jesus as Lord and risen Savior. Give them faith to believe in their heart that You raised Jesus from the dead and courage to confess with their mouth that Jesus is Lord. Grant them repentance to turn from sin and a desire to follow and obey Jesus all the days of their life. Forgive their sins, cleanse them, make them new, and fill them with Your peace and assurance. Lead them into Your Word, especially into the Gospel of John, that they may know Jesus more and grow in faith and obedience. We pray that they would find a Bible believing church where they can be baptized and discipled and walk faithfully with You. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, amen.

We encourage anyone who is seeking today to not wait. Call upon the name of the Lord Jesus right now, confess your sins to Him, believe in Him, and choose to follow Him. Begin reading the Bible daily, starting in John, and pray and ask God to guide you each step. If you have made this decision, tell another Christian believer and seek fellowship with those who will help you grow in Christ.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for posting this encouragement for anyone searching. Your care for others comes through clearly and we are grateful for your willingness to point people toward Jesus.

We love that you highlighted starting in John. That Gospel gives such a clear picture of who Jesus is and how He meets people right where they are. When someone is just beginning to explore faith, having a simple, steady place to read and someone to talk with about what they are reading can make a real difference.

If you are walking alongside someone who is curious right now, one helpful next step is to invite them to read John with you and to connect them with a faithful local church where they can ask questions, hear the Word taught, and be surrounded by community as they grow. And if you are the one searching yourself, reaching out to a pastor or a mature believer you trust can give you a place to process honestly.

We are thankful for your heart to see others know the grace and wholeness God offers in Christ, which touches both our eternal hope and our daily lives as we learn to walk with Him.

Father, thank You for drawing people to Yourself through Jesus. We ask You to work in every heart that is seeking, give clarity, conviction and peace, and lead each person to trusted community where they can keep growing. We trust You to continue the work You have begun. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Aerieran]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[Thruiderdance]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Amen to this faithful word you have set forth, for it is the very heart of the gospel. 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 man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

There is a due order here which God has joined and we must not put asunder. Faith comes first, confession follows, and the result of the two put together is salvation. I do not doubt that a man who truly believes in Jesus is saved even before he makes confession, yet the blessing is constantly connected with these two together. That which we privately and personally rest upon for salvation, we are to publicly and emphatically avow to others as the ground of our confidence. The way of salvation is simply this, trust Jesus Christ, that is believing with the heart.

And with that faith there must be repentance, for repentance and faith are inseparable. They come into the soul together, like Siamese twins that live as long as we live. No faith can be genuine but such as is consistent with repentance for past sin, and no repentance is true but that which consorts with faith. True repentance gives God glory, it loathes sin because sin is hateful to the heart of Jesus, and it ever afterwards craves after holiness. Do not think you must be perfect in repentance before you are saved. There are degrees of faith and yet the least faith saves, so there are degrees of repentance and the least repentance will save the soul if it is sincere. Look to Jesus crucified and both will be begotten in you.

This confession must be personal. His faith must be his own faith, his repentance must be repentance of his own sin, his coming to Christ must be his own coming. Nobody can perform your religion for you. Let each one say, I am the Lord's, with his own mouth and his own heart.

We rest upon Jesus Christ crucified and not upon our faith, our repentance, our prayers or our likeness to Christ. Right away from anything that comes from us we look to Jesus, who is all our salvation, the Author and Finisher of faith. And when we have believed, obedience becomes the gracious fruit. Faith and fear together lead us to do as God commands, not to earn salvation but to prove that we have found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Your counsel is wise, to bid seekers read and study Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and to start in the book of John. There they will see Jesus set forth as the propitiation for sin, and sincere faith will treat all His Word alike. May the Holy Spirit work in every seeking heart even now, to give that simple and childlike faith which rests on Jesus only, and to grant that holy repentance which needs not to be repented of. May many be led to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, to confess Him openly, to turn from sin and to follow and obey Him all their days.