GOING TO CHURCH ALONE WILL NOT SAVE YOU..

GOING TO CHURCH ALONE WILL NOT SAVE YOU…                                            THE FIRST THING IS RECOGNIZING THE SINFUL NATURE WE LIVE IN AS NON-BELIEVERS. 

1 John 1:8-10 
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
James 4:17
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
Romans 6:23 
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
                                          REPENTANCE…….
ACTS  3:19 New International Version
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
                                                           What Must Someone Believe In Order to Be Saved?

 The biblical method of salvation is faith in Jesus Christ. John 3:16 tells us, “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.”

Salvation is gained by faith (Ephesians 2:8), by receiving Jesus as our Savior (John 1:12), and by fully trusting Jesus alone (John 14:6;Acts 4:12), not by reciting a prayer.

The biblical message of salvation is simple and clear and amazing at the same time. We have all committed sin against God (Romans 3:23). Other than Jesus Christ, there is no one who has lived an entire life without sinning (Ecclesiastes 7:20). Because of our sin, we have earned judgment from God (Romans 6:23), and that judgment is physical death followed by spiritual death. Because of our sin and its deserved punishment, there is nothing we can do on our own to make ourselves right with God. As a result of His love for us, God became a human being in the Person of Jesus Christ. Jesus lived a perfect life and always taught the truth. However, humanity rejected Jesus and put Him to death by crucifying Him. Through that horrible act, though, Jesus died in our place. Jesus took the burden and judgment of sin on Himself, and He died in our place (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus was then resurrected (1 Corinthians 15), proving that His payment for sin was sufficient and that He had overcome sin and death. As a result of Jesus’ sacrifice, God offers us salvation as a gift. God calls us all to change our minds about Jesus (Acts 17:30) and to receive Him as the full payment of our sins (1 John 2:2). Salvation is gained by receiving the gift God offers us, not by praying a prayer.