How is someone saved?

[leefromcanada]

How is someone saved?

 

[athenken]

By accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and savior, however, first, the Holy Spirit must reveal to you that you are a sinner and in need of salvation.

 

[HTacianas]

How is someone saved?

Act 2:38 - Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

[MariAnn96]

Hello,
Salvation is freely given by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. All you have to do is receive Christ into your heart, believe in His finished work, repent and accept Him as your savior. The Bible clearly states it is not by our works we are saved but by Christ's sacrifice. So: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God" [Ephesians 2:8].
Short answer:
By grace through faith!
Blessing to you!

 

[leefromcanada]

Hello,
Salvation is freely given by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. All you have to do is receive Christ into your heart, believe in His finished work, repent and accept Him as your savior. The Bible clearly states it is not by our works we are saved but by Christ's sacrifice. So: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God" [Ephesians 2:8].
Short answer:
By grace through faith!
Blessing to you!

Does it say anywhere in Scripture that we have to receive Christ into our hearts? I guess I might not be sure what that means or how to do it, and if we're not told in Scripture we have to do it then are you sure it isn't something added to what we're supposed to do (like just believing? if that's how we're saved)?

 

[Aussie Pete]

How is someone saved?

I suggest you read this article. It covers what it means to be born again, and how can be born again. Lord Jesus said that we must be born again to see the Kingdom of God. Yes, if you are born again, you are saved.
Are you absolutely sure you are born again? - Christian Life Frankston

 

[MariAnn96]

Does it say anywhere in Scripture that we have to receive Christ into our hearts? I guess I might not be sure what that means or how to do it, and if we're not told in Scripture we have to do it then are you sure it isn't something added to what we're supposed to do (like just believing? if that's how we're saved)?

Thank you for your observations. The heart in the Bible is often the mind. Therefore, accepting Christ is part of what the Bible says. So yes, receiving Him with your heart means accepting Him which the Bible calls for.
If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved. (Romans 10:9-10)
another translation says:
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;(Romans 10:9)
Psalm 119:11 also speaks about hiding God's word in our hearts, therefore, acknowledging it.
"Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You".
also
please, if you have the time, read this article
Lesson 22: Making Christ at Home in Your Heart (Ephesians 3:14-17a) | Bible.org

 

[ViaCrucis]

How is someone saved?

This question is part of a larger theological discussion among Christians in a branch of theology known as Soteriology.

Unfortunately there isn't a unanimous answer among all Christians on this question.

However we can broadly speak of two schools of thought:

Synergism - An individual's salvation involves a cooperation between the individual and God.

Monergism - An individual's salvation involves the work of God alone.

Rather than trying to further explain all the various answers from different denominations and branches of the Christian faith, I'll simply offer my view as a Christian from the Lutheran tradition.

Lutherans believe that salvation is monergistic, it is the work of God alone, apart from human effort, merit, or works. Indeed, on account of sin even the human will is broken, fallen, and bent away from God so that man is unable to take a step toward God, man cannot choose God, man cannot do anything to aid himself. Therefore man is entirely dependent upon God's own goodness, God's own kindness, mercy, grace, and love which is for us, freely ours, through Jesus Christ.

Therefore our salvation is accomplished, objectively speaking, in the Person and work of Jesus. By Christ's own perfect obedience He satisfies God's righteousness, and by His death and resurrection He defeats the powers of sin, death, hell, and the devil and actively and objectively justifies--sets right--sinful human beings before God. Therefore our sins are forgiven, we are reconciled to God, etc.

God Himself takes what Christ has accomplished for us once and for all and appropriates it, applies it to us, as individuals by the working of the Holy Spirit through the Means of God's Grace, Word and Sacrament. That is, the reason why Jesus commands that His Church preach the Gospel and administer the Sacraments is because this is how God has chosen to deliver to us, as individuals, the finished, accomplished, saving work of Jesus Christ.

When we hear the Gospel preached, God Himself acts and creates faith in us, through which we are justified, and turned toward God in His mercy. When we are baptized God Himself acts to unite us to Christ, by which we are buried with Him, die with Him, and are raised up together with Him to new life as new creations, born again, now alive to God in Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Where we were formerly enemies toward God on account of our sin, we are now in Christ adopted children of God, having received a new life and identity in Jesus; so that what belongs to Christ is ours as a pure gift. His righteousness is now our righteousness as a gift; His Divine Sonship is now ours as grace as adopted sons and daughters of God His Father. We have received the Holy Spirit who is alive in us, and at work in us, holding us together in Christ, with one another, in the grace of God, with the hope and promise of life everlasting. So that all which God accomplished in Jesus is now ours. Christ rose from the dead as the first-fruits of the resurrection, and we likewise will be raised up from the dead at the conclusion of history.

Thus salvation is, we say, by grace alone, through faith alone, on Christ's account alone.

Grace alone, because this is all accomplished by God in His own generous kindness toward us.
Faith alone, because the gift of faith which God gives us is that through which we receive all which God has for us in Christ.
Christ alone, because all these things are once and for all, accomplished by Him by His life, death, and resurrection for our benefit.

Thus all who hear the Gospel, all who who have been baptized, all who trust in Jesus Christ are, indeed, saved; and this is God's word and promise to us, what He has accomplished for us apart from us. God has accomplished this all, for us, and because it is His work, it is perfect and trustworthy; we can depend upon the works of God, whereas human works are feeble and accomplish nothing. Likewise it is God's word and promise to us, and when He speaks to us it is trustworthy and true, for He who speaks is Faithful and True. So when He says to us, "You belong to Me" we can believe it, be confident in it, and know that He who began this work will finish this work. And so now and forever we belong to Jesus Christ. And since we belong to Christ, we belong to God, and God keeps us and holds us, securing us in Himself--that is our salvation.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[paul1149]

Does it say anywhere in Scripture that we have to receive Christ into our hearts?

It's really all over the NT in one form or another.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, -John 1:12

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, -Eph 3:17​

 

[Lukaris]

A rich young man asked the Lord how could he be saved. The Lord told him & yet he didn’t get it. He had no confidence in what the Lord told him & assumed to much of himself at the same time. The Lord then told him if he wished to be perfect then to sell all & follow. The rich young man left disillusioned & yet the Lord had told him to just keep the commandments ( see Matthew 19:16-22 ).

This is where by grace in faith we are saved demonstrated in good works ( see Ephesians 2:8-10 ). St. Paul also says we are to keep the Lord’s commandments ( Romans 13:8-10 ). These are our commitments to the Lord when we call on Him ( Romans 10:9-13 ). The Lord says if we love Him, we will keep His commandments ( John 14:15-18 ). We will stumble & must confess our sins ( 1 John 1:5-10 ).

 

[Olly Vie]

Salvation can only be found in God, His son Jesus Christ and with the help of the Holy Spirit. One has to believe that there is a God and accept Him as lord and personal savior. You have to believe to receive its just by grace of God, but you have to live in the ways and will of God. Dedicate yourself fully to God in everything you do.

Romans 10:9-10 "That 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."

The bible teaches us how to live according to the ways of God. The ultimate destination of every believer is heaven (everlasting abiding with God and angels). I always recommend heaven to everyone that I come across because HEAVEN IS REAL.

When one of the thieves opened his mouth and asked Jesus on the cross, he was accepted into God’s kingdom

Luke 23:42-43 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your .” 43 Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise [heaven or the presence of God].”

 

[Randy777]

How is someone saved?

Its salvation by the forgiveness of sins. In Christ there is no sin. Apart from Christ guilt remains. Guilt brings judgment. The wages of sin is death.

Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”
Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”
Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

The straight path John prepared the people for Jesus.

to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace

We are saved from our sins which is received by faith in Jesus. (This is how God chose to forgive sin)

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Jesus to Paul
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me

 

[WebersHome]

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How is someone saved?

Have you considered surgery?

● Matt 19:12 . . For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

● Matt 5:29 . . If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out, and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of the parts of your body perish, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

● Matt 5:30 . . And if your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off, and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of the parts of your body perish, than for your whole body to go into hell.
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