God has provided a plan for salvation. Jesus Christ has provided the means of salvation. Now man must consider the way of salvation.

The Bible reminds us, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." Proverbs 14:12. It is important therefore, that we do not follow the way that seems right to us, and in the end it brings death, but rather we follow the way that leads to life.

Many people think that if they are baptised as a child that they are Christians; others think that if they take The Lord's Supper that they are a Christian; others think that if they live a good life and do no-one any harm that that is good enough to get them to heaven.

But, nowhere in the Bible do we find that these things satisfy God enough to take away our sins and make us right with God. Jesus Christ Himself said, "You must be born again."  It is interesting to note that it was to a very religious person that Jesus spoke about the need of the new birth, and it is often such people who refuse to accept that such a change is necessary.

The new birth is a supernatural work of God in the heart of man, a miracle that cannot be explained. A Christian is a person who has experienced a spiritual re-birth. When Jesus Christ began His ministry He said, "Repent and believe the Gospel" Mark Ch. 1:15.

What is repentance? At its simplest, repentance is to turn from sin to God, as a result of a change of mind. It involves a new look at sin and a new look at oneself. Repentance involves a new look at sin because it means seeing how displeasing sin is in God's sight. But the new look does not stop there, it moves on to a new look at ourselves - seeing ourselves as sinners in God's sight, so that we cry out, "Against you, you only have I sinned."  Psalm 51:4.

There is the urgent need for everyone to repent. God commands repentance. It is a turning from sin to God. No one has any hope of forgiveness for sin and peace with God until they have repented and turned from sin. Without genuine repentance there is no way back to God. As Jesus said to the crowd, "Unless you repent, you too will all perish." Luke Ch. 13:5

Belief or faith is also required. Faith is absolutely essential for salvation. In Hebrews Ch. 11:6 we read, "Without faith it is impossible to please God."  Faith is a great Biblical word. Many people have difficulty understanding what faith means.

However, we exercise faith every day. When we sit on a chair we have faith that it will carry us. When we enter an aeroplane we have faith that the plane will take us to where we have booked and it says on our ticket. When we enter a bus we have faith that the bus driver knows the route and will take us to our destination. We put the same faith in Jesus Christ that He can save us.

In Ephesians Ch. 2:8 we are told, "By Grace are you saved through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ." By exercising faith a sinner comes to Christ for salvation. The Philippian jailer asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" Paul and Silas answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved."

When we are sick we may believe that the surgeon is capable of removing whatever is causing our illness, but we have to go further and put our trust in him by actually going to the operating table. There are many people who believe that Jesus Christ really existed. They do not doubt His death and resurrection, but that makes no difference to their lives. They fail to take that final step of actually committing themselves to Him.

Jesus says, "Behold I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me." Revelation Ch. 3:20. Will you therefore, open the door of your heart and let the Saviour in. He has promised "Him that cometh to Me I will not cast out".

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