What is needed to be saved?

[DarkProphet]

I know the common answer is simply to believe in Jesus and the resurrection and to repent your sins. Are there any other obligations beyond that?

 

[talitha]

The demons know who and what Jesus is, and it causes them to tremble in fear, because there is not an opportunity for them to apprehend salvation. There is an opportunity for us, though, DP. If you know God personally, you will inherit eternal life in Heaven with Him. The only way to know God personally is to follow Jesus, accepting His sacrifice as the full payment for your sins, past, present, and future, and pressing on to know God and accept what He reveals about Himself as truth and life for you.

blessings in Him
tal

 

[childofGod31]

When you believe (honestly and earnestly believe) that Jesus came here to die for your sins and that He is the Son of God and you appreciate this gesture in your heart (sincerely), then you pray something like that:
Jesus forgive me for my sins and please come into my life and take over.

When you do that, a miracle happens. You become "born again", a "new creation". The Holy Spirit actually comes into your heart.

1PE 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

JOH 3:3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."

EPH 1:13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession

1CO 3:16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Once you have become born-again, you will have the desire to do what God tells you, and then you read the Bible and do what it says. (Whoever doesn't have the desire to please God didn't really become born again)

 

[MelissaShae]

John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).

He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).


God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13).

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? (Mark 8:36).

 

[JohnnyforJesus]

We're not really 'saved' until we die, because the word says Matthew 10:22
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. source:Bible.com

Theres many instances, but first you need to repent, acknowledging that you are dirty with sin, but the word says, though your sins be as scarlet(red) they shall be white as snow, and acknowledge the love Jesus has, he died for you because he loved you..... Peter said Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and ye shall be saved, you and your household just start seeking God and his will, and say something like I want to serve the real God the true the only God just get deep to him about it, talk to him like you would anyone.. then you need to be baptized in water.. Jesus said you must be born of the 'water' and of the Spirit, Peter said can anyone forbid water? Peter also replied to a man who asked "What must I do to be saved?" Peter said, Repent and be Baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall recieve the gift of the Holy Ghost for this promise is unto you and unto your children, to all that are afar off and to as many as the Lord our God shall call...

Just seek the Lord and his truth, start by reading the word, seeking him singing to him, letting your heart out, Jesus is real.

Seek the gift of the Holy Ghost, the word says something like, if we being evil know how to give good gifts, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give the gift of the Holy Ghost to them that ask, like I said in an earlier post that's your evidence when you speak in tongues, that is showing I believe that you are sealed(Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, ... let God lead you, Sometimes you gotta show that you really want it, like by fasting... A man came to my Pastor one time and said "God doesn't want to give me the Holy Ghost" or something like that, my Pastor asked him to go on a 10 day fast, at the end of those 10 days he recieved the Holy Ghost, but focus on the Lord and his goodness... as I said above explore his word and his mysteries, I believe a person who is seeking will find( seek and ye shall find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you not direct quote by my memory lol).. it's in the Word of God(bible) read his word... IN JESUS NAME God bless ya.
I hope I answered your question...

P.S you gotta stick with it it aint just say a prayer and keep doing the same deeds we all go through things but if we are bound by addictions to the flesh we need to pray God will take it from us,,, but we gotta rely on God's convictions and him changing us, seek for a change... we cant say I need to change then I'll come to God, but lets let him change us, he's still bringing me out of things even after a year of accepting and yielding to him.. so it's a process In JESUS name
Hope this was helpful, thank you Jesus for helping me write this with remembering the scriptures not my glory but God's. AMEN

Our obligation is following God and hearing his voice, and his convictions and praying for his love to consume us....
I even need more love at times,

 

[Deren]

I know the common answer is simply to believe in Jesus and the resurrection and to repent your sins. Are there any other obligations beyond that?

It's no obligation to repent of your sins and trust in Jesus. That is, unless you consider receiving Christmas and birthday gifts to be obligatory as well. And I can just see that:

Gift Giver: Happy Birthday! You present is in the driveway!

Birthday Boy: Oh geez, why are you making me do something I don't want to do?

GG: But, it's a brand new Lexus. It's your present.

BB: And I suppose I'm going to have to give up tiddlywinks on Tuesdays before I can even touch it, right? Oh, woe is me <sobbing>.

GG: No, no. It's free. You don't have to do a thing. Here, take the keys.

BB: Actually, I just can't repay you, so please: just take it away. Unless I can pay for it on my own, it just isn't worth having. I'll just continue driving my '72 Pinto stationwagon.

GG: BB, I said it was free. It's completely paid for, and the title is already in your name.

BB: It's a joke. There is nothing free in this world, and your just trying to con me with niceness. Now, where is that razor blade. My wrists need a real close shave.

GG: Now, don't be silly, and put away that razor. The car is yours. All you have to do is take the keys, hop in, and take it for a spin.

BB: Am I going to have to change my skanky underwear?

GG: Well, you might want to eventually, but that's not an issue right now. The car is yours. I hope you enjoy.

BB: Well, okay. But, if you think I'm gonna take a bath, comb the lice out of my hair, and burn my undies, you're sorely mistaken.

GG: I understand. But, like I said, the car is free. And I'm sure that after you've driven it a while, those other things will take care of themselves.

<BB looks out the window and immediately dismisses himself to the restroom to at least wash his hands>

 

[DarkProphet]

It's no obligation to repent of your sins and trust in Jesus.

You say that believing in Jesus and repenting your sins is a gift not an obligation. While I cannot say anything about repenting sins I can say that believing in Jesus is an obligation, at least for me, because of HOW I am asked to believe, namely without proof.

 

[childofGod31]

1PE 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you,
5 who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
7 These have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
9 for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

This is what to be a Christian is - to have love for God and to be filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.

 

[Stinker]

I know the common answer is simply to believe in Jesus and the resurrection and to repent your sins. Are there any other obligations beyond that?

The instant one truly believes (comes to faith) they have repented in their heart. Then will follow any physical action that repenting will entail.

The true believer will from that moment on, become a follower of Jesus Christ.

 

[CShephard53]

Yeah, there's a couple. Two actually. Love the Lord with all you've got and do the same for your neighbor. Also, be born again- death of the fleshy things, birth of the Spiritual things.

 

[salida]

DarkProphet--

Well, after you repent of your sins and accept Christ as your personal savior; then I would ask for the Holy Spirit into your heart. The Holy Spirit gives a person the power of God to live a christian life. One can't without it. When this occurs, you will want to serve God - slowly but surely your nature will change from a old sinful nature to sin to a different nature. You won't become sinless but you won't practice it like you used to. This is a lifelong commitment and lifestyle. Its like going from a catapillar to a butterfly- it is a spiritual transformation.

You start praying daily or on a regular basis; read the Bible, go to a real bible believing church (they really do practice what they preach) not hyprocrites and surround yourself with serious christians. Why? I always want close friends who are positive and uplifting that have the same perspective as I do and/or will help me toward the goal of being christ like.

Its a daily commitment - you need spiritual food like you need physical food like fruits and vegtables.

 

[CShephard53]

read the Bible

Where in the Bible does it ever say to read it? I believe the proper phrasing was 'meditate on it daily', meaning think about it (course, in order to think about it, you need to know it, and in order to know it, you do at some point have to read it). But reading the Bible daily is not something the Bible says to do.
For clarification and the love of all things sacred, it is far more important to think about the Bible daily than to read it. Why? Because by reading you're not getting a thing out of it. Applying it gets you somewhere.

 

[Digit]

Isn't that just a case of what do you do first, read or think about it? I mean if you take a neutral situation, where someone has the Bible in front of him, and has never heard/read it before. What will thinking about the Bible get him?

"Man... that's one nice a-looking book. Check out it's leather cover, and the gold leaf paper. Mmmm... pretty nifty that thar Bible. Yurp."

You need to read it. You have to read it. The question wasn't, "What does the Bible say about what you need to be saved?", it was simply, "What is needed to be saved?".

Reading the Bible is one of the things which I firmly believe will give you a great advantage when considering Christianity. "God's Word convicts." is a popular saying amongst Christians, because it's true. We read the Bible, and little things jump out at us, make us think and convict us to action. Of course you need to think about it, but that is a firm second in my opinion, because like I said, you need to pick it up and read it first.

Digit

 

[CShephard53]

Heh. Said that in the parenthesis. Point? That Christians focus so much on reading it that they never think about it. But anyway...

The question shouldn't be 'what do I need to do to BE saved' but 'how would I change if I WAS saved'.

 

[Digit]

*blinks*

So the OP should change his question, so your posts make more sense? *laughs* Anyhoo...

Digit

 

[CShephard53]

No, but that's the question the answers have reflected so far. So far, no one has said 'all you need are faith and repentance', which is dead on. Repentance is a change of heart. So, logically, we're just expounding on the idea of repentance.

 

[ebia]

I know the common answer is simply to believe in Jesus and the resurrection and to repent your sins. Are there any other obligations beyond that?

To trust him and accept him as Lord (of the whole creation, not just of yourself).

Asking "what's the minimum" misses the point - what is required is handing everything over to him.

 

[Deren]

You say that believing in Jesus and repenting your sins is a gift not an obligation. While I cannot say anything about repenting sins I can say that believing in Jesus is an obligation, at least for me, because of HOW I am asked to believe, namely without proof.

Well, lets take your request and continue on with the little story that I started, and see if it really makes sense.

Gift Giver: Yes, all you have to do is take the keys, and the Lexus is yours.

Birthday Boy: No, no, no, I need proof that the car even exists, otherwise I'm not falling for anything.

GG: Okay, well, just take a look out the window. It's sitting right there in the driveway.

BB: I'm not doing anything until you prove to me that the car really exists.

GG: I am doing something by simply asking you to look out the window.

BB: That isn't proof. That's merely obligating me to do something that I don't want to do.

GG: It's an obligation to look out the window?

BB: It is if I don't want to see what you're wanting me to. You're obliging be to fall for your trick. You see, Lexus' don't really exist. They're merely constructs of greedy business men out to make a buck.

GG: So, why ask for proof of something, when you've already made up your mind that regardless of the proof, you're not going to believe it anyway?

BB: Because it's the rational thing to do. I learned it from Decartes, and Decartes was never wrong.

<five minutes later, after GG bids BB adieu, GG returned the Lexus to the showroom floor, and got a refund>

Proof is only beneficial when the mind and heart of the person being given the proof has been prepared to receive it. Otherwise, regardless of how mountainous the proof might be, he will never even consider it, legitimately.