Vail Valley Baptist Church - salvation
Jesus said of Himself:
"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save
that which was lost." Luke 19:10
"All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and
the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my
own will, but the will of Him who sent me. And this
is the will of Him who sent me, that of all that He has
given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.
No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent
Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day." John 6: 37-39,44
The Bible says:
That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord,
and believe in your heart that God raised Him from
the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man
believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth
he confesses, resulting in salvation. Romans 10: 9,10
C. H. Spurgeon, the great Baptist preacher of the 1800's, invites you to pray:
"Before one moment passes, go to your God at once, casting yourself upon Christ.
Breathe an earnest prayer to God, saying, 'God be merciful to me a sinner.
Lord, I need to be saved. Save me. I call upon your name. Lord, I am guilty and I deserve your wrath.
Lord, I cannot save myself. Lord, I must have a new heart and a right spirit,
but what can I do? Lord, I can do nothing; come and work in me to do according
to your good pleasure. You alone have power, I know, to save a wretch like me; to whom,
or where could I hope to go, if from your Love I flee? So I do now, from my inmost soul,
call upon your name. Trembling, yet believing, I cast myself completely upon you,
O Lord. I trust the blood and righteousness of your dear Son. Lord, save me now,
for Jesus' sake. Amen.' Now go your way in peace, trusting in Jesus alone."
And from Andrew Fuller, 1790:
"Christ is the glorious divine Son of God. His death and resurrection are sufficient to cover
all your sins. He promises to receive everyone who comes to Him and He promises to forgive all
who trust in Him. Therefore, come to Him and trust Him and you will be saved. If you wonder if
you are elect or if you are regenerate, cease wondering and do what Christ commanded you to do.
Receive Him, trust Him, cast yourself on Him for His promised mercy. And you will prove to be
elect and to be regenerate."
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