How do you get saved?
My earnest hope is that everyone reading this is either asking this question or has asked it before. This is so very important because life on this earth is a fleeting thing and tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone. This season is often a reminder of this as we remember loved ones that have passed on and who are now not there for the family holiday celebrations.
The answer, of course, is in the Bible. It says:
“…Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved…” Acts 16:31
So, what does that mean? Well, it was early on in the days of Adam and Eve when mankind was separated from his relationship with God. With that sin, the eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, mankind (on the urging of the Satan, the great deceiver) fell for the lie that we could be like Gods as well (Genesis 3:5). That was just too great a temptation and we broke God’s rule.
When you are a small innocent child and your parent is cooking some wonderful meal in a pot on the stove, they often tell you not to touch. As happenens unfortunately too often, that child might grab the pot anyway, spilling the scalding contents upon themselves and get burnt. They might carry the scars of such a breach of the rules for the rest of their lives.
That is much like what happened in the Garden of eden. We broke the rules and punishment was separation from God, forever.
But, God is also a loving parent and made a way to pay the price for that punishment. He sent Jesus to us, to be punished in our stead. That was his gift to us. All we have to do to reconcile ourselves to God is to accept that amazing gift. Believe that Jesus came here to pay for your sins and accept his gift. Repent and follow his commandments:
“…love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind…And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” Matthew 22 37-39