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Question: "What is the plan of salvation /way of
salvation?"
DIR By: lastdayschristians
Date: November 22, 2012, 12:10 am
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Answer: Are you hungry? Not physically hungry, but do you have a
hunger for
something more in life? Is there
something deep inside of you that never
seems to be satisfied? If so, Jesus is the
way! Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.
He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in
me will never be
thirsty” (John 6:35). Are you confused? Can you never seem to
find a path or purpose in life? Does it
seem like someone has turned out the
lights and you cannot find the switch? If
so, Jesus is the way! Jesus proclaimed, “I
am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in
darkness,
but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). Do you ever feel
like you are locked out of
life? Have you tried so many doors, only to
find that what is behind them is empty
and meaningless? Are you looking for an
entrance into a fulfilling life? If so, Jesus
is the way! Jesus declared, “I am the gate; whoever enters
through me will be saved.
He will come in and go out, and find
pasture” (John 10:9). Do other people always let you down?
Have your relationships been shallow and
empty? Does it seem like everyone is
trying to take advantage of you? If so,
Jesus is the way! Jesus said, “I am the
good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the
sheep. I am the good
shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep
know me” (John 10:11, 14). Do you wonder what happens after this
life? Are you tired of living your life for
things that only rot or rust? Do you
sometimes doubt whether life has any
meaning? Do you want to live after you
die? If so, Jesus is the way! Jesus declared, “I am the
resurrection and the
life. He who believes in me will live, even
though he dies; and whoever lives and
believes in me will never die” (John 11:25-26). What is the way?
What is the truth? What
is the life? Jesus answered, “I am the way
and the truth and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). The hunger that
you feel is a spiritual
hunger, and can only be filled by Jesus.
Jesus is the only one who can lift the
darkness. Jesus is the door to a satisfying
life. Jesus is the friend and shepherd that
you have been looking for. Jesus is the life —in this world and
the next. Jesus is the
way of salvation! The reason you feel hungry, the reason
you seem to be lost in darkness, the
reason you cannot find meaning in life, is
that you are separated from God. The
Bible tells us that we have all sinned, and
are therefore separated from God (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans
3:23). The void you feel in your heart is God missing from
your life. We were created to have a
relationship with God. Because of our sin,
we are separated from that relationship.
Even worse, our sin will cause us to be
separated from God for all of eternity, in this life and the
next (Romans 6:23; John 3:36). How can this problem be solved?
Jesus is
the way! Jesus took our sin upon Himself
(2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus died in our place (Romans 5:8),
taking the punishment that we deserve. Three days
later, Jesus rose from the dead, proving
His victory over sin and death (Romans 6:4-5). Why did He do it?
Jesus answered that question Himself: “Greater love has
no one than this, that he lay down his life
for his friends” (John 15:13). Jesus died so that we could live.
If we place our faith in
Jesus, trusting His death as the payment
for our sins, all of our sins are forgiven
and washed away. We will then have our
spiritual hunger satisfied. The lights will
be turned on. We will have access to a fulfilling life. We will
know our true best
friend and good shepherd. We will know
that we will have life after we die—a
resurrected life in heaven for eternity
with Jesus! “For God so loved the world that he gave
his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life” (John 3:16).
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