While on earth, Jesus provided His disciples with much truth from God. His words were truth without error or contradiction.
In John 5:24, Jesus clearly tied His very words to eternal salvation. He said: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” Jesus repeated this thought in John 6:63: “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” With these words, Jesus testified that His words (and that of the Bible already in existence) must be understood and then believed for salvation. This means that there is no salvation apart from His words.
This makes it very important that anyone that wants to go to Heaven understand the message of the Bible concerning salvation. There is no other source of accurate information that came from God.
Because many people only have a surface knowledge of the Bible, they are unaware that the Bible provides a sure answer for those that want to know the truth about salvation and how to be saved. You really cab be sure that you are on your way to Heaven if you follow the Bible’s clear directions about being saved.
The Bible’s directions to get into God’s family can be completed quickly. You can be saved from He’ll right where you are – whether you are at home, at work, or even while commuting.
The way to be saved for sure comes from the Word of God. The Bible says that all that is needed is to repent (turn from sin in your heart) and believe only on Christ for salvation. Jesus said this in Mark 1:15: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel.”
The word “repent” implies a confession of wrongdoing to God with an attitude of not wanting to do them anymore. Everyone, including you and me, has broken His commandments, as stated in Romans 3:23: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
The Gospel that you must believe is defined in I Corinthians 15:3,4: “that Christ died for sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.” Notice that the “Gospel” that must be believed says nothing about works of any kind for salvation.
Believing the Gospel means that you repent and then ask Jesus Christ – in prayer directly to God – to forgive you and save you. He has already paid the full price for your sin. Now He just wants you to accept His gift of pardon and eternal life. Repenting and believing means that you have turned from sin and self-righteous works to love and serve God as you should.
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).