The A B C Plan of Salvation
How to find Jesus Christ?
A - All:
- Have sinned---"for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;" (Rom 3:23 ASV)
- Will be ruined by sin---"For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Rom 6:23 ASV)
- Must repent---"I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish." (Luke 13:3 ASV)
- Must come through Christ---"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6 ASV)
- Will be judged---"And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;" (Heb 9:27 ASV)
B - Believe:
- That Jesus is the Son of God---"And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." (Mat 16:16 ASV)
- That Jesus died for our sins---"For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;" (1 Cor 15:3 ASV)
- That Jesus was raised from the dead---"and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures;" (1 Cor 15:4 ASV)
- That Jesus Believe that Jesus will save us and cleanse us---"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9 ASV)
C - Continue:
- In the Word---"Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples;" (John 8:31 ASV)
- "Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching." (1 Tim 4:13 ASV)
- In prayer---"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you." (John 15:7 ASV)
- In Obedience---"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love." (John 15:10 ASV)