Friend, You Need to Be Saved!
1. Because you are a sinner. “ALL HAVE SINNED, and come short of the glory of God.” Rom. 3:23. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” I John 1:8. 2. Because you are a slave. “Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.” John 8:34. 3. Because you are under wrath. “He that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the WRATH OF GOD ABIDETH ON HIM.” John 3:36. 4. Because you are under doom. “The wages of sin is DEATH.” Rom. 6:23. 1. Because God loves 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.” John 3:16. 2. Because Christ bore your sins, and died for you. “His own self bare OUR sins in his own body on the tree.” I Peter 2:24. “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS, Christ died for us.” Rom. 5:8. 3. Because “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth US FROM ALL SIN.” I John 1:7. “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” Isa. 1:18. 4. Because “AS MANY AS received HIM, to them gave he power to become the sons of God.” John 1:12. 1. Only believe. “HE THAT BELIEVETH on the SON HATH everlasting life.” John 3:36. “WHOSOEVER believeth in him SHALL receive remission of sins,” Acts 10:43. “The gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation TO EVERY ONE that believeth.” Rom. 1:16. 1. Confession of sin. “If we CONFESS our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” I John 1:9. 2. Turning away from sin. “Let the wicked FORSAKE his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will ABUNDANTLY PARDON.” Isa. 55:7. 3. Calling upon God for mercy and help. “WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the LORD SHALL be saved.” Rom. 10:13. 4. Confession of Christ. “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.” Rom. 10:9. 5. Obedience. “He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that OBEY him.” Heb. 5:9. 6. Denial of self. “If any man will come after me, let him DENY HIMSELF, and take up his cross, and follow me.” Matt. 16:24. 7. Steadfast endurance. “He that ENDURETH to the end shall be saved.” Matt. 10:22. 1. Sinners, even the chief. “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save SINNERS; of whom I am chief.” I Tim. 1:15. 2. The lost. “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was LOST.” Luke 19:10. 3. Whosoever will. “WHOSOEVER WILL, let him take of the water of life freely.” Rev. 22:17. “Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Cor. 6:2. “TO-DAY if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” Heb. 3:7, 8.—Bible Institute Colportage Association.