John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved"
Romans 10:9-10,13 " That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For anyone who shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. "
Ephesians 2:8-9 " For by grace are you saved through faith; and not of yourself (or anything you did or have done), it is the gift of God. Not of works so no man can boast. "
Titus 3:5 " Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us "
Acts 4:12 " There is salvation in no other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which you must be saved. "
2007-11-02 16:30:24
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answer #1
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answered by 1080 6
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A= admit B=believe C=confess
Admit that you are a sinner and that you can do nothing on your own.
Believe that Jesus is God's Son and that He died for you to cover your debt of sin. Ask Jesus to come into your heart and be the Lord of your life.
Confess Jesus as the Lord of your life and tell others.
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish in Hell but will live forever in Heaven with Him"
2007-11-02 23:33:22
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answer #2
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answered by smart1 2
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Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter."
In almost 2000 years the answer has not changed.
Acts 2:37 Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins, turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ to show that you have received forgiveness for your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit... "
This answer was given after Peter quoted Joel 2:32, recorded for us in Acts 2:21, "...But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved...’"
What does it MEAN to "call on the name of the Lord?" If repentance or a verbal assertion that Jesus was Lord was all that was required, then why does Peter give additional instructions? We are left to conclude that "calling on the name of the Lord" is a synecdoche describing the whole of the conversion process. Since Peter's answer to "What should we do?" included receiving baptism, it is clearly included in what Joel described as "calling on the name of the Lord."
Baptism is NOT a work, like the Jews "works of the law" which they thought placed them into an acceptable condition before God, but it is described by this same Peter in 1Peter 3:21 (continuing from a discussion of Noah and the waters of the flood) "...a picture of baptism, which NOW SAVES YOU, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
If baptism "now saves you," it cannot be properly spoken of as optional or non-essential.
...Yes, both Jesus and John both taught people to repent, but they taught Jews living under the law, not Christians since there were none until after Jesus' death.
2007-11-02 23:27:04
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Jesus said to Nicodemus, "In order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, one must be BORN AGAIN. Being born again means to
repent of all your sins, confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, and accept Him as your Lord and Savior.
2007-11-02 23:39:48
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answer #4
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answered by byHisgrace 7
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John 17:3 " This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ."
2007-11-02 23:28:26
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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Follow Jesus..."And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? 27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. 28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. 29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, 30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting." Luke 18: 18-30
2007-11-02 23:51:16
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answer #6
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answered by sppab_635 1
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Rom 10:8-10
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
(KJV)
2007-11-03 00:00:25
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answer #7
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answered by realchurchhistorian 4
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We must accept His death on the cross to pay for our sins; we must accept Him as our personal Lord and Savior. We must turn away from sin.
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have eternal life."
2007-11-02 23:32:38
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answer #8
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answered by goldyyloxx 5
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Eternal life is free gift given of grace. Simply acknowledge the gife, acknowledge Jesus as Lord and Savior, and accept that you are a sinner whose punishment for that sin has been paid in full.
2007-11-02 23:28:35
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answer #9
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answered by Scott B 7
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Salam
Jesus A.s. was a man that asked not to be worshipped and taken in high esteem as he was. He did many things a day and was ordered not to go into town for a reason.
The Lord created bloodline of those who are in heaven now. One of them was Jesus and he was the wiper or the cleaner prepair the world for what it was ment to have such upon itself by divine order of the Lord. It was as Be as could Be could BE.
2007-11-02 23:32:14
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answer #10
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answered by Anonymous
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