The 10 steps to
full and free salvation.
INTRODUCTION
Dear reader, a saying is;
bad news travels fast, and so true it is, but it hurts the
hearts of far too many precious souls doesn’t it.
We are happy that it has
also been made possible for THE good news to do likewise in
it’s travel, and that this good news will bring total
happiness, and peace to all honest, hungering souls
(persons) who hear, and accept it.
All thanks and praise to
our creator God Almighty.
Before going directly into
what God has given us to share with you today, let us give
God thanks for this marvelous opportunity of being able to
come into your home, office, or where ever you are at this
time, with: THE GOOD NEWS.
In fact the very best news
that has ever reached our planet, which is THE GOOD NEWS OF
SALVATION, and The GOSPEL OF THE AUTHOR of salvation
himself, who is no other than Christ Jesus the son of
Almighty God?
We thank God through Christ
Jesus for full and free salvation. Amen.
We also hope and pray that
you will make time through this media to join us in
worshiping God in fellowship by follow up studies, so that
we will learn and know the true way, the only way to please
God.
We have commenced this
ministry for our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus, with the
message of full and free salvation.
2 Timothy 2:15, Study to
show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth
(Need)
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the
word of truth.
Let us go to
the main lesson:
We Use the KJV,
Please get your Bible.
“THE TEN STEPS TO FULL
AND FREE SALVATION”
For he,
(CHRIST JESUS) shall save his people from their sins.
(Matt. 1: 21). His people: that statement does not mean only
the Jewish nation of the land where he was born, but this
entire world, for the word say, “whosoever will, let him
take the water of life freely” (Rev. 22: 17).
No matter what kind of sin
they have committed; nation, color, or creed if they will
ask Jesus from the heart, (sincerely) to forgive them he
will.
(This water which is
mentioned in Rev. 22: 17 represents salvation; or in other
words, to accept Christ Jesus as your Lord, and Savior, or
in other words be saved.)
Jesus said, in (John 12: 47)
“…. for I came not to judge the world, but to save the
world” Praise God, he offers salvation to the entire world,
not just one nation.
Jesus first, clearly stated
coming to this earth, (as a baby) he came to die, and
save the world FROM sin, whosoever will accept him.
from sin.
His last coming at (THE
FINAL JUDGEMENT DAY) he will be the Judge of the entire
world. Amen.
John 3: 17, says “For God
sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but
that the world through him might be saved.
I’m so glad I was included
in this offer of salvation, how about you?
In spite of this wonderful
offer which is also repeated in (Isaiah. 1:18,) Come now,
and let us reason together, saith (say) the Lord:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as
wool.
With all
that God has done and is still doing, it is very clear dear
soul that the human race is universally lost in sin.
This sin all comes from the
fall that took place in the Garden of Eden by our
fore-parents Adam and Eve, but it has, and is excelling
because we humans are our own free agents. (We have the
option to accept or reject.)
Yes, from Adam, and Eve we
all inherited the sinful nature, or like has been said, sin
was handed down to all man. (The human race)
Romans 5: 12, Wherefore as
by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and
death by sin; and so death passed upon all man, for that all
HAVE sinned:
Sin separates us from God,
but a way of restoration to holiness has been provided
through Christ Jesus. Praise God.
This restoration rests upon
his (Christ) atonement. (Holiness gives us access
to God) (Romans 5: 17,) For if by one man’s (Adam)
offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive
abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall
reign in life by one man,
CHRIST JESUS.
In other words Adam caused
sin to come upon all of us, but Jesus made it possible for
all of us to be free from sin.
Yes. Jesus was crucified so
that you and I (whosoever) will accept his offer of
salvation can be saved FROM sins, which will spare us from
spending eternity in the everlasting flames of torment in a
devil’s hell.
Salvation grants us access
to live a SIN FREE life in this present world, and in turn
spend eternity with Christ in Heaven.
Heaven, a place of
everlasting joy, where there is no sickness, death, not even
heat or thirst, all the effect of this sinful world will be
taking away. Amen.
Heaven, a place no words can
describe, a place made possible for one and all to live in
eternity, never having fear, or memory of HELL, a place that
is also unable for any human tongue to describe.
But the Bible say
(PARAPHRASING) “Those who choose to go there will burn
in its everlasting flames for all eternity, and that there
will be absolutely no peace, no water, and no more
opportunities to be saved.”
Let me mention here that God
the Father gave Jesus up willingly to die for whosoever will
accept him, but he (God the Father) nor the men who
drove those big spikes into his (Jesus) hands, and
feet took his life.
No Jesus willingly laid his
life down for whosoever will accept him. (John 10: 18,)
Jesus said, “No man taketh (took) it (my life)
from me, but I lay it down of myself …”
Now let us begin to look
directly at “The ten steps in the formula of this full and
free salvation.”
Step
1. A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING (learn of the
gift of salvation) in whatever way God chooses to give
that awakening.
I will mention here, some of
the ways one can be awakened: 1.Hearing a message by going
to Church services 2. Someone may carry the message to that
soul. 3. Sometime the Holy Spirit himself arrest the soul in
many different ways without the aid of any human being, but
please remember dear soul, however one is convicted of sin
it is God’s doing.
No one can be saved
whenever they want to, for one can’t be saved unless the
Father God Almighty draws him or her.
John 6: 44, “No man can come
to me, except the Father which hath (has) sent me
draw him….”
If one wishes to be saved,
they must accept it in God’s timing not theirs, 2 Cor. 6:
2…. “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the
day of salvation.”
Whenever you hear God
(THE HOLY SPIRIT) calling to you to be saved, that’s
your day of salvation.
Yes. I know that there are
many that will be able to say; but I was saved when I called
on God at such, and such a time, place or situation.
That can, and may be true, I
have no doubt, for I too can say that, but friend at that
time, place or in whatever situation; that was the way,
time, place, or situation in which God was speaking to us.
God has obligated himself
to come to our soul but once.
Thanks to God, through
Christ Jesus, grace was established (grace, unmerited
favor of God) all thanks to Jesus for grace by which God
has patience to suffer with our often rejection.
Please remember dear soul if
you are not saved, God himself says: in Gen. 6: 3 “…My
Spirit does not always strive with man.”
Step 2. Desire
(eagerly wishing)
one must have a desire
for salvation.
When one who is intelligent,
has a desire for something they will seek to get what they
desires.
Matthew 5: 6. “Blessed are
they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they
shall be filled.”
Step
3. Decision (Makes up
one’s mind) the soul (or person mind) will in
this stage accept salvation, or in other words, will hunger
for salvation.
Rom. 12: 2, says, …”but be
ye (You) transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God.”
It is God’s will that you be
saved (Justified) today.
Step
4. GODLY
SORROW (Becoming penitent) the soul will
begin to feel a deeper sense of personal guilt, grief,
disgust, or hatred towards sin, and will seek after
Salvation.
Step 5. Confession
(Acknowledgment of guilt) that soul will go through
the mood of confession to God.
Acknowledging that they are
a sinner, and they will request forgiveness for their sin
from God.”
1 John 1: 9 “If we confess
our sins, he (CHRIST JESUS) is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
Only true confession of sin,
receives forgiveness not acknowledgment of sin, for if
acknowledgment of sin would bring God’s forgiveness upon
ones soul, Judas (THE BETRAYER OF CHRIST JESUS) would have
been saved, along with countless others of the pass, and
present.
Tears of
regret will flow, when one truly repents, and God will
forgive.
One may ask: “How will I
know when I have been forgiven?” If this is one of the
questions you will ask; let me say:
I don’t know exactly how
your experience will be, but I can assure you that you will
know when the burden of sin have been lifted (RECEIVE
FORGIVENESS)
Each of the five steps
mentioned thus far are a must for one to receive salvation.
The process
of these five steps runs in different length of time,
depending on the individual; as God deals with each one in
the way, and length of time he knows best.
Heb. 3: 15…”Today if ye
(you) will here his voice, harden not your heart,”
It is known
that some people have gone through these steps all at once,
(quick surrender to God.) and with some they struggle
through them one at a time. (Resisting salvation)
Resisting Salvation is an
act that places one’s soul in great danger.
Dear one remembers God’s
Spirit does not always strive with man. (Human being)
Many have committed
the Unpardonable sin because of rejecting the offer
of salvation, far too many times.
You see God does get enough
of calling to a soul.
“But God is a God of love, and does not will that any
should perish, many repeats, and all so true it is, BUT God
is also a God who hates sin, and rebellion against God is
sin.
Now let us continuing with the other five of the ten
steps in the formula of full and free salvation,
Step 6. Restitution (making our
wrongs done against others right with them; in other words
seeking forgiveness,
God requires from any one who desires eternal life to set
right their former wrong and then go on and live a holy
life.
In the word (Bible)
God says to the Christian: “Be ye holy, for I am holy.”
(Lev. 20: 7)
One can’t live a Holy life
before God unless they obey him in all that he commands them
to do.
Restitution is often not
properly accomplished by only asking forgiveness for the
offense committed.
In some cases a
reimbursement (PAYING BACK, OR REFUNDING) is
necessary.
For example: if a person
while in sin deprived anyone of anything, that one must make
a willing (from the heart) offer and effort to repay
what they deprived the other of.
Luke 19 relays in a story of
Jesus going through a place called Jericho, in that city
there lived a rich, sinful man who name Zaccheus.
He wanted to see Jesus, but
being a short man; the crowd of people hindered his view, so
he climbed up a tree that he could have a good view.
When Jesus came to the tree
he told Zaccheus he was going to his house.
Being there Jesus of course
told him of salvation, and Zaccheus accepted, and said, and
did repay the people he had stolen from, four fold what he
had stolen from them.
Jesus said, to Zaccheus,”
Today have salvation come to this house.”
This is just one of the
principles of repayment that is in the word (Bible).
But if that one can’t repay
all that they had stolen; but give what they can, then God
will be pleased with that one to give what they can afford.
Let us see what (2
Corinthians. 8:12 says; “If there be first a willing mind,
it is accepted according to that a man hath, (have)
and not according to that he hath not.”
If the person seeking
forgiveness is refuses forgiveness by the offended; or in
the case of repayment the offended refuses to accept what
that one can give; the repented offender is made free before
God.
The person who is not
willing to forgive will have to give account of their
attitude of an un-forgiven heart before God.
In the un-forgiven case: the
person who was trying to pay back, or right the wrong in any
way, is free to go on in the Lord knowing that he (God)
is pleased.
For the word says: in
(Matthew 6: 14, 15,) (Paraphrasing) If any one
refuses to forgive, God will not forgive them.
If a person had offended by
discrimination of character, murder, defilement, and the
like; these can’t be restored; all one can do in such cases
is to ask forgiveness.
If the person is dead in which that one has wronged,
the offender can have it fixed by just asking God to
forgive, in some cases, (This is my personal opinion :)
but let us look a little deeper into this matter.
One can go another step to make their soul (mind)
free, for example, if it was in a material way they cheated,
depraved, stolen, from the one that is dead.
If the deceased has a husband, wife, father, mother,
brother, sister, or child, the offender can give whatever is
due to them.
In other words do to them (family member) as they would
have done to the one, who is dead, if they were alive.
I feel this way because the Bible says: “DO ONTO OTHERS,
AS YOU WOULD WISH THEM TO DO UNTO TO YOU”.
Another thought on making restitution.
I was asked by a woman who had received
salvation, “What do you think I should do in this case?”
“I was cheating with a
woman’s husband when I was in sin, but she did not know of
it, should I ask her forgiveness?”
I replied, of course after seeking God for the answer.
But first I asked her how she knew that the woman did not
know, and she gave a satisfactory answer.
The answer I received for her was: “In that case, you
have to ask him, and God to forgive you as it was only the
three of you who knew of it.
I further explained to her: That if she did confess her
actions to the woman now, it would only bring trouble
between the man and his wife; and that we as Children of God
are to be as wise as a Serpent and harmless as a Dove.”
I told her just what Jesus told
the woman that was brought before him by a group of men; for
committing unlawful sexual acts: “Go and sin no more.”
Pro. 29: 18,” Where there is no vision, the people
perish: but he that keepeth (Keep) the law, happy is
he.”
A part of the law of God is to do unto others, as you would
have them do to you, and also love your neighbors as you
love yourself.
Step 7. Water Baptism is (A
sacrament or act to show the world that one has been
forgiven of their sin; ore is dead to sin in Christ Jesus.
The Bible way of Baptism is accomplished by the
candidate being placed completely under the water.
This is done in the name of God the Father, the son, and the
Holy Ghost then brought up again; this is all to be
conducted by a true Christian who is called by God to
perform Baptism.
If the person performing the Baptism uses only the name of
Jesus, or God it will be well pleasing to God, as the
Father, son and Holy Ghost are one; not one as you or I are
one, but one in unity.
Yet they are three persons.
They agree always in all things.
John 10: 30, Jesus said, “I and my Father are one.”
The going under the water
when baptism is taking place represents: being buried or
dead to sin through Christ.
The coming up out of the water represents
being made alive through Christ.
Acts 2: 38, “…repent and be baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,”
Mark 16: 16. He that believeth (believe) and is
baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be
damned.
When a person has received forgiveness for sin they are
justified (forgiven for their actual sin)
Justification is the first
work of grace done only by God.
Step 8. Baptism of the Holy Ghost, (being
cleansed from the inbred sin.) the sin in which all
humans are born with, which we all inherited from Adam and
Eve after their fall in the Garden of Eden.
We are not forgiven for the
inbred (inherited) sin, but cleansed of it.
We do not have to be forgiven of it, because we did not
commit it; we inherited it so we only need be cleansed of
it.
This work is also known as sanctification, the second work
of grace, which prepares one for God’s work and gives that
one power over sin.
2. Timothy 2: 21. If a man (PERSON, OR HUMAN BEING)
therefore purges (free) himself from these, he shall be a
vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s
(God’s) use, and prepared unto every good work.
Purged from what?
Purge from depravity; that’s what dear one.
What’s meant by Purge himself?
Have the will for God to clean us up from sin.
We have to be willing for God to do anything for us
pertaining helping our body, (healing) or our souls,
(saving) as we are our own free agents, and he will
not force himself on us.
Yes, God made us free agents.
Therefore God does not force us, but he can makes us
willing. Amen.
How can one receive cleansing for the inbred sin? (Receiving
sanctification.)
Believe that God can, ask God to do so, and he will sanctify
you.
It only takes the same amount of faith to be sanctified,
(fully cleansed) as it takes to be justified (saved)
forgiven for your actual sin.
Sanctification can only be
obtained AFTER justification.
If one rejects sanctification, it then would be held on them
as sin for as long as they keep rejecting it, because it is
the sin of omission, disobedience, and rebellion.
Please, dear souls accept all God has for you. One
must start with salvation.
Step 9. Seeking your place in the work of God:
1.Cor.3: 9, for we (THE SAVED AND SANCTIFIED) are
laborers together with God: ye (you) are God’s
husbandry, ye are God’s Building.
Whatever God shows you to do, do with all your might,
no matter how small or how great it may be.
God will never give anyone a job that, he or
she can’t do, he is not a God of confusion, but one of
order, and full of compassion.
God
prepares one for their calling. Amen.
Step 10. Faithfulness, one
must then be faithful in all things before God.
Rev. 2: 10…. “Be thou (you) faithful
unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”
Matthew 24:13, “But he that shall endure unto
the end, the same shall be saved.”
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