Perhaps you have never known or are curious about what God and Jesus is all about. Maybe you grew up around religion and have never heard the true Gospel. Or maybe you even blocked God out of your life completely due to circumstances or wrong teaching and have a fear that God is angry with you, does not love you, or question whether or not He even exists. 

After you have read the plan of salvation you will have the knowledge you need accept God's gift, it is solely up to you whether or not you choose to do so. I pray that God will work in your heart to enable you to understand these truths and welcome you into the Kingdom of God. 

1. You Must Realize All Have Sinned
   "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" - Romans 3:23
   Sin is any wrong doing in your life, it is any action, thought, or word spoken that is immoral, deceitful, or illegal. Sin includes more than just stealing, cheating, and adultery, it is also acts such as rebellion, lying, and disobedience of any sort. No one is without sin, no matter how much one tries to keep the wrongs out of their lives, we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God (getting to heaven on our own).

   
   

2. You Must Realize God's Price For Sin
   "For the wages of sin is death;" - Romans 6:23a.
   "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death." - Revelation 20:14.
   "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." - Revelation 21:8.
   God's price for sin is death. God is not just talking about a physical death here, He is talking about a second death, the death of the soul. When we are born we have a body, and a soul, when the flesh dies, this is the first death, leaving the soul to go to one of two places, heaven or hell.

   
   

3. You Must Realize That You Are A Sinner Too
   "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" - Romans 5:12. Since the beginning of creation when Adam and Eve sinned by eating the forbidden fruit we have been penalized and are all born into sin. You cannot escape the death payment owed to God for even the tiniest of sin done years ago. If you say that you have no sin in your life than you are unaware of the truth, for everyone has sinned. "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." - I John 1:10.
   
   

4. But God Sent Someone To Pay That Price For You
   "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should 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." - John 3:16,17.
   God does love you and does not want to see you cast into hell and the lake of fire, therefore, He sent Jesus to pay the debt you owe. God sent His only begotten Son, meaning to bare, bring forth, who is Jesus Christ, to save you, "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS." - Matthew 1:23-25. Emmanuel means God with us, Jesus means Savior.
   
   

5. You Must Realize How Jesus Paid The Price For You 
   "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life." - Romans 5:8-10. Jesus paid the price of your sin debt by giving up His life for you. Jesus was not born into sin, therefore He never knew sin and that is how He was able to pay God's price for sin. "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." - II Corinthians 5:21.
   Jesus might have died that day, but He resurrected three days later, proving that His death was would provide a permanent solution for the price owed for sin. "And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay." -Matthew 28:5,6.
   
   

6. Now God Has A Gift For You
   "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." - Romans 6:23. The gift is the Gift of Eternal Life. Eternal life, means endless, forever, and always, it is only through Jesus Christ that you can receive the gift of eternal life. "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." - I John 5:11,12.

How To Receive God's Gift

There is only One Way to receive His gift, you have to ask Him for it, believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and you will receive it.
"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. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." - Romans 10:9,10.

The only way to ask God for anything  is by prayer, so, you must pray to God Himself. Confessing to a priest, pastor, or praying to Mary or anyone else cannot and will not take you to heaven. Also, no one can pray you into heaven, you must call on God yourself. "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." - Romans 10:13.

Are You Ready to Receive The Gift Of Eternal Life?
Accept the following statements to be true.
1. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He is the only way to heaven.
2. I realize that I am a sinner and cannot get to heaven on my own.
3. I realize that Jesus paid the price for my sins when He died for me.
4. I believe God raised Him from the dead three days later.
5. I realize that salvation is a gift from God through Jesus Christ.
6. I realize that the only way I can receive Gods gift is to ask Him for it myself through prayer.

Now if you believe the following statements to be true then pray this prayer:

Dear God,
I confess that I am a sinner. I do believe with all of my heart that Your Son, Jesus Christ died for me to pay my sin debt. I ask Him to come into my heart and save me. From this moment on I have complete trust in Him and will depend on Him for my salvation. Amen.

Now, if you just said this prayer and it was truly from your heart then you have received God's gift of eternal life. That means that will enjoy eternity with Your Savior, Jesus Christ.

Congratulations and God Bless You. If you have received Jesus as your Savior, tell God how thankful you are for Jesus. Offer praise to God for His love and sacrifice. Thank Jesus for dying for your sins and providing salvation for you. That is the Biblical connection between salvation and prayer!

What's Next?

 Congrats to you on obtaining your salvation! So, what should you do next?

1. Find A Bible Based Church. Find a church that believes in salvation by grace only and teaches it to all.

2. Get Baptized. The first command given to all who are saved is to be baptized. Baptism is giving a public profession of your salvation.

3. Join The Church. get active in the church, you are not expected to do much, just get involved and everything else will follow.

Now that you are saved you may have some questions as to what exactly that means, can you lose your salvation, what happens after, etc. Click the link for the answers to all your questions. About Salvation

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