How to improve how to be saved message

[Basketball]

To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you. In addition, you should believe, trust and have faith in the gospel that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose again. The gospel is for the justification of our sins.

What would you change, add and omit?

You repent when you believe on Jesus Christ/believe that Jesus alone saved you.

I omitted the blood because I feel it is not needed when you already have Jesus died for our sins.

Regarding "To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you". I used past tense in "he saved you". Is this correct? Does it depend on the person's perspective on 'he saved you". I am already saved by "believe on Jesus Christ for eternal life", so "he saved you" works in the message.

I use the word "should" in "you should believe" because I am close to 100% sure that the gospel is not required when you believe on Jesus for eternal life/believe that Jesus alone saved you. You should believe and trust in the gospel as it is common knowledge for Christians.

Thank you.

 

[d taylor]

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You would do well to follow God advice on this and not bring man's ideas into an Eternal Life salvation message.

Tell a person to believe in Jesus. If they need and explanation of what believing in Jesus is. Tell them what Jesus says He is

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

So tell a person to believe in Jesus and that what believing in Jesus is. Is believing Jesus is who He says He is, The Son of God/The Messiah, the resurrection and the life.

 

[d taylor]

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Believing That Jesus Is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:31) – Grace Evangelical Society

What Did the Lord Jesus Mean When He Said, “He Who Believes in Me”? – Grace Evangelical Society

What Does It Mean to Believe in Jesus? – Grace Evangelical Society

 

[Basketball]

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Believing That Jesus Is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:31) – Grace Evangelical Society

What Did the Lord Jesus Mean When He Said, “He Who Believes in Me”? – Grace Evangelical Society

What Does It Mean to Believe in Jesus? – Grace Evangelical Society

Thank you.

 

[d taylor]

Thank you.

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You are welcome.

 

[timothyu]

What would you change, add and omit?

Gentiles already did all three. Jesus' Gospel (good news) was that God was going to remove all authourity of man over man, His Gospel of the Kingdom. He even stressed it in the lord's prayer. His message He commanded us to take to all nations. That got changed in pretty short order once the gentiles got ahold of it and changed the narrative.. So we can spread that or spread another. Depends what we wish to give our allegiance to. The wisdom of God or the theological wisdom of man.

 

[RDKirk]

To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you. In addition, you should believe, trust and have faith in the gospel that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose again. The gospel is for the justification of our sins.

What would you change, add and omit?

You repent when you believe on Jesus Christ/believe that Jesus alone saved you.

I omitted the blood because I feel it is not needed when you already have Jesus died for our sins.

Regarding "To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you". I used past tense in "he saved you". Is this correct? Does it depend on the person's perspective on 'he saved you". I am already saved by "believe on Jesus Christ for eternal life", so "he saved you" works in the message.

I use the word "should" in "you should believe" because I am close to 100% sure that the gospel is not required when you believe on Jesus for eternal life/believe that Jesus alone saved you. You should believe and trust in the gospel as it is common knowledge for Christians.

Thank you.

The gospel is much slimmer than most people today think.

I ponder the Philippian jailer. How much gospel did he need to know before he pleaded, "What must I do to be saved?"

I think he already knew in some clouded way that he lived life as though he were under condemnation. He asked, "What must I do to be saved?" after Paul and Silas convinced him that they were not going to flee. He hadn't put away his suicide blade....he still felt condemned.

I think those who whom the Father has enabled to accept the gospel already realize in some clouded way that they are under some sort of condemnation, and people at that point need hear only a very small part of what we call "the gospel" to realize, "That's what I need."

I know a man who was an undercover evangelist in a Muslim country for a decade. He didn't hide the fact that he was Christian...he was very open about that. But he hid the fact that his primary intent of being there was to spread the gospel. Every now and then, a Muslim would approach him secretly (like Nicodemus) and say, "I see the depths of your faith. Teach me about Jesus." When that happened, his silent prayer was, "Lord, don't let me blow this opportunity."

A lot of us blow it.

 

[David Lamb]

To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you. In addition, you should believe, trust and have faith in the gospel that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose again. The gospel is for the justification of our sins.

What would you change, add and omit?

You repent when you believe on Jesus Christ/believe that Jesus alone saved you.

I omitted the blood because I feel it is not needed when you already have Jesus died for our sins.

When He died for our sins, He shed His blood. We are told that it is His blood that cleanses us from our sins:

“But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” (1Jo 1:7 NKJV)

Regarding "To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you". I used past tense in "he saved you". Is this correct? Does it depend on the person's perspective on 'he saved you". I am already saved by "believe on Jesus Christ for eternal life", so "he saved you" works in the message.

I use the word "should" in "you should believe" because I am close to 100% sure that the gospel is not required when you believe on Jesus for eternal life/believe that Jesus alone saved you. You should believe and trust in the gospel as it is common knowledge for Christians.

Thank you.

The gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ the Saviour. How can you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ if you have never heard the good news, the gospel, that tells us that He is indeed the Saviour?

 

[Yarddog]

To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you. In addition, you should believe, trust and have faith in the gospel that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose again. The gospel is for the justification of our sins.

What would you change, add and omit?

You repent when you believe on Jesus Christ/believe that Jesus alone saved you.

I omitted the blood because I feel it is not needed when you already have Jesus died for our sins.

Regarding "To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you". I used past tense in "he saved you". Is this correct? Does it depend on the person's perspective on 'he saved you". I am already saved by "believe on Jesus Christ for eternal life", so "he saved you" works in the message.

I use the word "should" in "you should believe" because I am close to 100% sure that the gospel is not required when you believe on Jesus for eternal life/believe that Jesus alone saved you. You should believe and trust in the gospel as it is common knowledge for Christians.

Thank you.

Man cannot create themselves in the image of God (perfect), so don't try. Jesus has already lived that for us so we must embrace his perfection and give our change over to the Holy Spirit, which lives in God's children.

Talk to God, endlessly, about everything that concerns us. God will help.

 

[FutureAndAHope]

To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you. In addition, you should believe, trust and have faith in the gospel that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose again. The gospel is for the justification of our sins.

What would you change, add and omit?

You repent when you believe on Jesus Christ/believe that Jesus alone saved you.

I omitted the blood because I feel it is not needed when you already have Jesus died for our sins.

Regarding "To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you". I used past tense in "he saved you". Is this correct? Does it depend on the person's perspective on 'he saved you". I am already saved by "believe on Jesus Christ for eternal life", so "he saved you" works in the message.

I use the word "should" in "you should believe" because I am close to 100% sure that the gospel is not required when you believe on Jesus for eternal life/believe that Jesus alone saved you. You should believe and trust in the gospel as it is common knowledge for Christians.

Thank you.

It depends on who you are speaking to and how much gospel they need.

A person who is trying to be justified by their good deeds needs to know everyone has sinned and needs Jesus to forgive them. A person who takes a license in their faith, sinning when they should not, needs to know "they should not sin". There are many facets to the gospel, and the person to whom it is presented will need a part of the word of God.

If you want a good gospel message you need to incorporate all of the parts in one. I am not saying the following is good, just a way I am rationalizing it.

To go to heaven is not a one-off experience, or confessing a single prayer. It is a persistent lifestyle (Romans 2:6-7) of honoring and following God and His word. Sure it starts with prayer, if we believe God's message, and believe Jesus paid for our sins, with His death on the cross became a sacrifice for us, that we might be forgiven. We need to act and receive Jesus (Romans 10:9) into our hearts and confess that truth (1 Peter 3:15, Mathew 10:32). He promises to forgive our past, present, and future sins (Hebrews 9:27-28), and to help us overcome our sins and weaknesses (1 John 3:9). As Christians we are not to use grace and God's forgiveness as a license to remain in our sins (Galatians 5:13, Romans 6: 1-2), we are to flee our sins (1 Corinthians 6:18), if we persist in sin and rebellion against God's law we can fall away (1 Corinthians 9:27, Hebrews 6:6, 2 Peter 2:21-22). If we stumble into sin, act unwisely, or even for a short time rebel, God will attempt to restore us (James 5:19-20, 1 John 5:16, 1 John 1:9), but we must in general through patient continuation in doing good see eternal life (Romans 2:7-9). This is not to say we are justified by our deeds (Romans 4:16), our justification comes from the cross, but faith without works is dead (James 2:19-20), even demons believe, belief alone (if it has no works) does not save, but faith working together with our obedience (John 14:23), our deeds showing our faith is perfect (James 2:22). We trust in God to forgive us, but we live the way God wants. We do not trust our works to save us, but we seek a higher life.