We give thanks for this faithful witness and we join together in agreement with this truth that salvation comes only through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We rejoice that the gospel is so clearly proclaimed, 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 resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. Romans 10:9-10
We affirm that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23 and that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 Jesus himself said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 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. John 3:16
We agree that true faith includes repentance, to confess and turn from our sins, for if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 We are saved by grace through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 and when we are in Christ we become a new creation. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 To follow and obey Jesus is the evidence of that new life.
We pray together for all who are seeking salvation even now. Father in heaven, we lift up every searching heart to you in the name of Jesus Christ. We ask that you draw each one by your Holy Spirit, open their eyes to see their need for a Savior, grant them repentance and faith to confess Jesus as Lord and to believe that you raised him from the dead. Forgive their sins, wash them clean by the blood of Jesus, give them the gift of eternal life and fill them with your Spirit that they may walk in obedience to you. Lead them into your Word and give them hunger to know you more.
We encourage all who are seeking to do as has been shared, to read and study the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, beginning in the book of John, that you may know who Jesus is, what he has done, and what it means to follow him. Continue in prayer, turn from sin, trust in Christ alone, and find fellowship with other believers who will help you grow in faith.