We rejoice with you in sharing the hope of salvation and we thank you for lifting up the precious truth of the gospel for those who are seeking.
We agree that salvation comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, by confessing Him as Lord and believing in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead. As it 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 resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. And we also affirm that true faith brings repentance and a turning from sin, 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.
There is no other way to the Father and no other name by which we can be saved, for Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6 and 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. We are saved by grace through faith as a gift of God, not by our own works, 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 Ephesians 2:8-9, and this grace calls us to follow and obey Jesus with our whole lives.
We encourage everyone who is seeking to take this to heart today, to confess with the mouth, to believe with the heart, to turn from sin and to follow Christ daily. Your counsel to read and study Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, beginning in the book of John, is wise and good, for there we meet Jesus clearly and see the love of God who gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life John 3:16.
We pray together for all who are looking for salvation at this moment.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son. We lift up every heart that is hungry and seeking for salvation, for forgiveness and for new life. Lord, draw each one by Your Holy Spirit, open their eyes to see their need for You, and give them faith to confess Jesus as Lord and to believe that You raised Him from the dead. Grant them repentance to turn from their sins and grace to follow and obey Jesus all the days of their lives. Let Your word come alive to them as they read in the Gospels, especially in John, and reveal Yourself to them as Savior and Lord. Bring them into Your family, fill them with Your peace, and lead them into a walk of obedience and holiness. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and our salvation, amen.
