At one time or another, we all have had, or even asked questions. The biggest question we asked as a child was, “Are we there yet”?
Even today as adults we all have questions at times.
· What will we make for breakfast, lunch or dinner
· What we I wear today
· Where will I go today
· Why is this happening to me
· What can I do to solve this problem that I am facing
· The list can be very long
We can find many answers to the many questions that we may have in life, but the answers we receive, may only assist us while we are here on earth.
But; there is a greater question about the life to come; it’s called eternity.
According to God’s Word; He states in Romans
Romans 3:23 (NIV) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
And; the results or wages of sin are grave;
Romans 6:23 (NIV) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So now; you may be asking the question; If sin is so devastating, how can I be saved from it.
I am glad that you asked that question, for God’s Word answers the question for us
Let’s look at the story where the question is asked “What must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16:9-32 (NIV)
(9) During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
(10) After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
(11) From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day on to Neapolis.
(12) From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
(13) On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
(14) One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.
(15) When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.
(16) Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.
(17) This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved."
(18) She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" At that moment the spirit left her.
(19) When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.
(20) They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar
(21) by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice."
(22) The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten.
(23) After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
(24) Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
(25) About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
(26) Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.
(27) The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
(28) But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!"
(29) The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
(30) He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
(31) They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved--you and your household."
(32) Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.
(9) During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
(10) After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
(11) From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day on to Neapolis.
(12) From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
(13) On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
(14) One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.
(15) When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.
(16) Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.
(17) This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved."
(18) She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" At that moment the spirit left her.
(19) When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.
(20) They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar
(21) by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice."
(22) The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten.
(23) After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
(24) Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
(25) About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
(26) Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.
(27) The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
(28) But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!"
(29) The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
(30) He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
(31) They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved--you and your household."
(32) Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.
Most people you ask will tell you that they believe that there is a God
We also know that God loved mankind that He sent his only Son to die for our sins
John 3:16-17 (NIV)
(16) "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.
(17) For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
(16) "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.
(17) For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Did you notice what the scripture states about those who refuse to believe in Jesus Christ? They perish;
That’s right; there is a Heaven to gain and a Hell to shun.
We will all spend Eternity in one of those two places
Heaven is for those who have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior
Hell is for those who refuse the Love of God that can save them from their sins
So; if you are asking the question today “What must I do to be Saved”?
God’s Word again has the answer for you.
Romans 10:13 (NIV)
for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Make it your choice today; ask Jesus to forgive and pardon you from your sins and change you destination from Hell to Heaven.
You’ll be glad you did!
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