Salvation:A Forthright ExplanationDan DoughertySalvation:A Forthright ExplanationCopyright 2010, Dan DoughertyAll Rights Reserve !hile this "or# has $opyright prote$tion, % here&y give per'ission to anyone "ho reas it to print an(or 'a#e as 'any $opies as they esire) Freely ispense the' to your *a'ily 'e'&ers, *riens, neigh&ors an $o+"or#ers) ,he o$trine o* salvation is the $ore an $entral the'e o* Christianity) %tsuperseesall otherChristiano$trines,anall othero$trinespointusto"arit) Salvationallo"saholyanrighteous-otheopportunityto*orgivean.usti*yus, "ithout $o'pro'ising/isstanarso* per*e$tionan .usti$e) !ithout this "oner*ul provision o* ree'ption, 01 10E "oulever &e allo"e to spen eternity in /eaven) /o" one o&tains salvation is the 2uestion o* all the ages o* 'an#in)!e all either $ons$iously or su&$ons$iously yearn to #no" the ans"er tothis $uriosity at so'e point in our lives) ,he 3i&le, the "ritten "or o* -o$learly spells out *our 456 $onitions that 'ust &e 'et i* one expe$ts to &e"el$o'e into /eaven &y the 7or) ,hese $onitions have &een passeo"n *ro' one Christian to another *or the past 2,000 years) 8y hope anprayer is that you ta#e the' to heart an a$t upon the' a*ter reaing thisarti$le) CONDITION#1:_Realizationandadi!!iono"g#ilt$Ea$haneveryone o* us 'ust personally, iniviually $o'e to the *ull an $o'plete$o'prehension that "e are $one'ne as sinners right "here "e stan,hereanno")%t is&e$auseo* ournaturallyiso&eient naturethat "ere*use to *a$e up to the *a$t that "e A77 possess a sinister heart, "hi$h is:%$$$de&eit"#l and de!peratel' (i&)ed$$$%49ere'iah 1::;6) %t is ourinherent nature to sin an there&y o**en -o ea$h an every ay o* ourlives ++ &y the "ors "e spea#, the thoughts "e have, the ees "e o orthe"or#s"e*ail to$o'plete) ,his$onstant patterno* "rongoinghassevere our relationship "ith the -o "ho $reate us, $ausing the*or*eitureo* ourright to$iti 4Revelations 20:106) ,hey have nohope o* ree'ption, no$han$e o* an appeal to a higher authority, so their$onvi$tion 'ay &e overturne) ,heir .uge'ent has &een seale *orever= So, ho" is it "e thin# "e $an es$ape this very sa'e $one'nation,"hen "e sin thousans upon thousans o* ti'es uring our &rie* li*e span@%n our *allen state, "e relish *o$using upon the 'er$y o* -o, #eeping /is"rath an hatre o* sin in the &a$#groun) 3ut to have a proper perspe$tiveo* -oAs nature, "e 'ust initially *o$us on an aress /is terri&le "rath),hen, "e $an is$uss an loo# to"ar /is love, 'er$y an *orgiveness) 8oses, Bing Davi an the 'a.ority o* the 1l ,esta'ent "riters "arneo* the *ury an anger o* the 7or) 9esus prea$he nu'erous ti'es a&outthe *earso'e "rath o* /is Father an /ell) 9ohn the 3aptist as#e so'e o*those $o'ing to hi' see#ing salvation: %$$$(ho hath (arned 'o# to "lee"rothe(rathto&oe0%47u#eC::6) ,hroughout hisletters, St) Daul"arns o* 'an#in &eing the su&.e$t o* -oAs great anger, stating:%$$$)no(ingthere"oretheterroro" the1ord+ (eper!#adeen$$$%2ICorinthian! 3:114$ Despite the 'any "arnings throughout the entire 3i&le a&out the "ratho* -o an a pla$e $alle /ell, 'ost people still &elieve they $an .usti*ythe'selves &e*ore -o &y oing their &est to #eep the ,enCo''an'ents)3utthe3i&le $learly tea$hes: %For(ho!oever!hall)eep the (hole la(+ and 'et o""end in one point+ he i! g#ilt' o" all$%49a'es2:106) Eou'ust reali or >no,> % assure you, you $an have this verysa'epea$ean*orgivenesssi'ply&yas#ing*orit, "hi$hleastothe*ourth 45th6 $onition *or salvation) CONDITION #>:Call #pon the 1ord$ A*ter you reali-ospel A$$oringto7u#e> a'ittean$on*esse to -o that he "as a sinner, an "ith a repentant heart as#ethe 7or to: %9e er&i"#l to e+ a !inner% 47u#e 1H:10+156) An 9esussai he "ent ho'e %5#!ti"ied% in the eyes o* -o) Another exa'ple in the>3oo#o* 7u#e>isa$ri'inal ona$ross&esie9esus) /ehaliveanungolyansel*ishli*e, voio* &einge$ent or 'oral) ,his'an, "ho*launtehis"i$#enessinthe*a$eo* -ohaa$hangeo* heart an&elieve9esusChrist "astheholy,&la'eless7a'&o* -o, "ho"asying *or his sins) /e truste in the 7or an $alle upon hi' *or 'er$y ansalvation) An9esus ans"ere hi':%Toda' tho# !halt -e (ith e inparadi!e% 47u#e 2C:C;+5C6) Dlease unerstan an ta#e this to heart:0o 'atter ho" you have liveyour li*e up to this point, no 'atter ho" 'any sins you have $o''itte, no'atter ho"heinous they "ere, you $an &e *orgiven o* all o* the'instantaneously, right here an no")A'itto -o you are lost anseparate *ro' /i' &e$ause o* the stain o* sin upon your soul)3elievethat 9esus Christ live the per*e$t, sinless li*e you $oul not an then ie*or you, spilling /is inno$ent &loo to save you)Repent*ro'youriso&eient li*estyle) Call upon the 7or an as# /i' to save you, trustingonly in /is gra$e to o so) ,he 7or 9esus Christ assure us:%$$$hi that &oeth to e I (ill inno (i!e &a!t o#t$ And I (ill give #nto the eternal li"e+ and the' !hallnever peri!h$$$% 49ohn G:C: I 10:2H6)% sin$erely pray the veil o* spiritual ar#ness hanging over your soul isli*te an -o opens your spiritual eyes, so you "ill &e a&le to see that all %have "ritten is true) % hope you 'a#e the e$ision to $all upon the 7or anas# /i' *or /is gi*t o* salvation) See you in /eaven=For those o* you "ho too# that leap o* *aith, a$$epting 9esus Christ as7or an Savior:Deter'ine to live a li*e pleasing to /i') Rea /is "or,the 3i&le, aily an pray to /i' $onstantly) 9oin a 3i&le+$entere $hur$h"here you $an gro" in your #no"lege o* our 7or an re$eive the supportan en$ourage'ent o* other Christians) 8ay -o ri$hly &less you=

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