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WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?
According to Bible, you need to realize that you are a sinner. If you do not realize you are a sinner, you will not recognize your need for a savior. The Bible says we “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
The requirements for eternal life are not based on what you can do but on what Jesus Christ has done.
Jesus said in a totally exclusive word: `No man cometh unto the Father, but by me’” (John 14:6) Jesus said that to enter the kingdom of heaven a person must be “born again” (John 3:3). This consists of an act of the heart in believing in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. When we were born into the world physically, we were born spiritually dead, and therefore we need a spiritual birth.
Once a person sees his hopeless condition and realizes that Jesus Christ offers an answer, the next step is to receive that offer personally, for “the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). When a person receives Christ as his Savior by accepting God’s gift, at that moment he becomes born again.
The reality of our salvation is not based on our feelings but rather on the promise of the Savior who says: “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life” (John 5:24).
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” John 3 :16.
If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved Romans 10: 9 – 10.
If you are still doubtful how this all applies to you, turn right now and read know Jesus.
WHAT IS THE UNFORGIVABLE SIN?
“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Matthew 12:31
When Jesus Christ died on the Cross of Calvary, He died not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. That’s the gospel. Jesus died for every sin every person who has ever lived on the face of this planet has committed or ever will commit. When He said, “It is Finished,” the work was done. Every sin was paid for.
But there is one sin that cannot be forgiven. There is one sin that will damn you eternally. It is the blasphemy of the Spirit. If you sin against the Father or against the Son, it’s forgiven. But if you sin against the Spirit in this blasphemy, it will damn you eternally. That’s the one sin that is unpardonable, the one sin that’s unforgivable.
The Pharisees hated Christ and attributed His miracles to Beelzebub, the prince of demons. Unlike those who are afraid they have committed the unforgivable sin, the Pharisees were totally unconcerned about Christ’s forgiveness. Instead, with premeditation and persistence, they willfully blasphemed the Holy Spirit’s testimony that Christ was the Son of the living God. It is crucial to recognize that the unforgivable sin is not a single act but a continuous, ongoing rejection of Jesus Christ.
There is one sin that cannot be forgiven—blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. “Blasphemy against the Spirit” refers not so much to a single action or word as to an attitude. Those who defiantly deny Jesus’ power and persistently refuse to believe that he is the Messiah are blaspheming the Holy Spirit.
The Bible consistently teaches that those who spend eternity separated from God do so because they willingly, knowingly, and continuously reject the gospel. John refers to this as the “sin that leads to death” (1 John 5:16) in the sense that those who refuse forgiveness through Christ will spend eternity separated from his grace and love. Be assured that those who sincerely desire God’s forgiveness can be absolutely certain that they will never be turned away.
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