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“What must I do to be saved?”

 In this Podcast I will explain what a person really needs to know to become a Christian and be saved from his or her sins. This is life’s most important question. It is a question that has implications not only here and now but on into eternity. Long after you take your last breath, the answer to this question will still matter.  Important as the question is, it is answered wrongly on a daily basis. There is no room for error on the question of our present discussion, because the difference between a wrong answer and right answer is the difference between heaven and hell. What we have to do is go to the Bible, the only source for the right answer to this question. 

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“What must I do to be saved?”

 

In this Podcast I will explain what a person really needs to know to become a Christian and be 

 

saved from his sins. This is life’s most important question. 

 

It is a question that has implications not only here and now but on into eternity.

 

Long after you take your last breath, the answer to this question will still matter. 

 

But as important as the question is, it is answered wrongly on a daily basis. 

 

But there is no room for error on the question of our present discussion, because the difference 

 

between a wrong answer and right answer is the difference between heaven and hell. 

 

What we have to do is go to the Bible, the only source for the right answer to this question. 

 

One might pick up the phone, call a local Church, and ask the preacher, “What must I do 

 

to be saved?” A common answer he might receive is “Say the Sinner’s Prayer.” Would you be 

 

surprised to learn that this so-called “Sinner’s Prayer” is not found anywhere in the pages of the 

 

Bible?  Would you further be surprised to realize that of all the conversion accounts in the New 

 

Testament, not one person was saved by prayer? 

 

If we’re going to be saved today, it is going to have to be the same way they were saved in the 

 

New Testament.  God’s plan of salvation has not changed. 

 

What did God require people to do in New Testament times to be saved from their sins? When 

 

we read the New Testament, particularly the book of Acts (the book of conversions) we see 

 

absolute consistency. From Acts 2, the day the church began, and forward, everyone was saved 

 

the same way. They all went through the same steps. Sometimes we summarize those steps this 

 

way, a person needs to: hear, believe, repent, confess, and be baptized.

 

Every person who was saved went through these same steps. 

 

If I simply left this discussion with this five word summary though, I would be doing you a great 

 

disservice.   Obviously more explanation is needed. 

 

Step1. Is to hear the Gospel 

 

No man can be saved if he does not hear the gospel. 

 

Romans 10:9-14 says,  9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt 

 

believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with 

 

the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto 

 

salvation. 11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12For 

 

there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all 

 

that call upon him. 13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

 

14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe 

 

in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15And how 

 

shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that 

 

preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

 

This passage teaches us that it is necessary to call on the name of the Lord in order to be saved; 

 

it is necessary to believe in order to call; it is necessary to hear in order to believe. 

 

And so, a man who never hears the gospel cannot be saved. 

 

That is why the verse goes on to say, “And how shall they hear without a preacher?” 

 

In other words, those who are already Christians had better spread the gospel or else people will 

 

be lost! I know some of you have asked, “What about those who never hear the gospel? 

 

Will they still be condemned even though they were ignorant of the truth?” 

 

Acts 17:30 says,  30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all 

 

men every where to repent: 31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the 

 

world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof  he hath given assurance 

 

unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

 

The point being ignorance is not an excuse. You might protest, “Are you saying that 

 

people are going to be lost because of ignorance?” No, people are going to be lost because of 

 

sin.  The problem is that ignorance cannot wash away sins; only the blood of Christ can do that. 

 

And so, if a person is going to be saved, the process must begin with him hearing about the 

 

blood of Christ.  If a man doesn’t hear the gospel, he may go through life never knowing that his 

 

sins have caused him to lose his soul. Romans 6:23 says,  23For the wages of sin is death; but the 

 

gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.   A man may never know he is 

 

destined for an eternity in hell, and by not knowing, he is certainly not going to do anything 

 

about his situation. Thus, he must hear about the problem. Once he’s realized the problem, he 

 

certainly needs to hear the remedy also.  It does no good for someone to know he is lost unless 

 

he knows what to do about it, so he must hear the remedy. 

 

When God created man in the Garden of Eden, man was sinless and in perfect fellowship with 

 

God.  But it wasn’t long until mankind sinned. 

 

This created a very serious problem because inherent in the nature of God is justice

 

Psalm 89:14 says,   14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth 

 

shall go before thy face.  Perhaps one of the greatest misunderstandings people have of God is 

 

the belief that He can simply choose to overlook sin if He so desires. Sometimes people say, 

 

“God won’t let that lone person in the jungles of South America who has never heard the gospel 

 

be lost! Surely He’ll save them anyway!” The truth however is that God cannot simply choose to 

 

overlook sin.  In fact, if God were to ignore even one single sin, He would at that point cease to 

 

be a just God.  He would no longer be a God of righteousness and perfection. 

 

Leviticus 24:17-20 lays down the principle of justice:17And he that killeth any man shall surely 

 

be put to death. 18And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. 19And if a 

 

man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; 20Breach for 

 

breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to 

 

him again.  Justice requires a life for a life. The very nature of God 

 

demands it. This is not an optional matter. Justice has to be served. The penalty for sin has to be 

 

paid.   Now, God could have allowed man to pay the penalty himself and die, but His love for us 

 

longed for another way. There was only one other way, and that was for God Himself to pay it. 

 

Thus God arranged a plan to pay that price for every person. He sent Christ—a member of the 

 

godhead—to become a human being, born of a virgin, to live a sinless life and die in our place. 

 

Isaiah 53:5 says,  5But he was  wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: 

 

the chastisement of our peace was  upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

 

An individual cannot be saved if he doesn’t hear these things. Every person in the Bible who 

 

became a Christian first heard the gospel.  No hearing equals no hope. 

 

A little footnote for those of you who are thinking of using the lost person in the jungle 

 

somewhere to justify yourself on Judgment Day for not accepting the Gospel yourself.

 

Do not be surprised if he turns the table on you and asks you if you were so worried about 

 

these people why did you ….not go to them and share my gospel? 

 

My point being even the best lawyer will be guilty on judgment day if he or she dies in their 

 

sins.

 

Step 2.   Is to Believe The Gospel. 

 

Upon hearing the gospel, a man must believe it.   Specifically, what must the sinner believe? 

 

He must believe what he has heard! Mark 16:15-16 says, 15And he said unto them, Go ye into all 

 

the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be 

 

saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

 

Clearly the Bible states that an individual must believe in order to be saved, but what does this 

 

entail?   First, a man must understand that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God

 

In John 8:24, Jesus said,  24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye 

 

believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 

 

You must understand that He, Jesus, is GOD. 

 

John 1:14 tells us, 14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his 

 

glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

 

Secondly, You must believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; 8But God 

 

commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  (Romans 

 

5:8)   55O death, where is  thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56The sting of death is  sin; 

 

and the strength of sin is  the law. 57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through 

 

our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:55-57). 

 

Romans 10:9 says, 9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in 

 

thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

 

It is also crucial that You believe and understand the body of Christ. The Bible teaches that 

 

salvation is found only in Christ’s body. 

 

Second Timothy 2:10 10Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also 

 

obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

 

1 John 5:11 says,11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is 

 

in his Son. 

 

Sometimes there exist people who have been baptized into Christ, but they still seem to think 

 

that one church is as good as another. They will come out of the watery grave of baptism and be 

 

offended at the idea that denominationalism is sinful.  Especially today in light of some 

 

denominations accepting sinful practices, or sinful clergy in the name of cultural tolerance. 

 

Galatians 1:6-10

6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto     

 

another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert 

 

the gospel of Christ. 8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto 

 

you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9As we said before, so say 

 

I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be 

 

accursed.  10  For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet 

 

pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

 

In other words these denominations care more about what the World thinks and not what Jesus 

 

Christ thinks.

 

Note it is imperative you ask questions and read the Church’s Statement of Faith.

 

If they Believe in Tolerance as defined by the culture move on…

 

If they do not believe in Baptism move on…

 

The Bible plainly teaches that salvation is found only in the “one body” of Christ 

 

(Ephesians 4:4,5), 4There is  one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are 

 

called in one hope of your calling; 5One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 

 

and it is vital that every person understands that fact in order to be saved.

 

 How can one be saved in the one body of Christ if he has never been taught 

 

about that one body? 

 

In Acts 8 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached the gospel. Verse 12 says, 12But 

 

when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name 

 

of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.  Note this: Philip taught those 

 

people about the kingdom of God, which is the one church of the Bible. Philip taught them, and 

 

when they believed what they heard, they were baptized. Belief in the one body of Christ is an 

 

essential part of the plan. 

 

As a side note, the text says, men and women were baptized. Never in the Bible do we read 

 

about little children being baptized, and indeed they don’t need to be. Those who are 

 

accountable in the eyes of God are those who have reached a certain level of mental 

 

development. They must be old enough to believe. 

 

1 Corinthians 12:12-23 say, 12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the 

 

members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13For by one Spirit are 

 

we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and 

 

have been all made to drink into one Spirit.  This passage teaches that there is one body. 

 

(Ephesians 1:19-23 says the body is the church.) 19And what is the exceeding greatness of his 

 

power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20Which he 

 

wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the 

 

heavenly places, 21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every 

 

name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22And hath put 

 

all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23Which is 

 

his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.  We are therefore baptized into the one body of 

 

Christ, which is His one church. How could a person be taught the gospel without being 

 

informed of that fundamental truth? 

 

This is the second step of the plan of salvation. A person must believe in the diety of Christ, His 

 

death, burial, and resurrection and the one body wherein we are saved. 

 

Step 3.  REPENT ANCE

 

This third step in the gospel plan of salvation was first taught in the Christian Age in Acts 2. 

 

Those present on the day of Pentecost wanted to know the answer to the very question we are 

 

discussing, “What must I do to be saved?”37-41  37Now  when they heard this, they were 

 

pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, 

 

what shall we do? 38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in 

 

the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy 

 

Ghost. 39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as 

 

many as the Lord our God shall call. 40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, 

 

saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41Then they that gladly received his 

 

word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand 

 

souls. 

 

Repentance includes three things. First, it is a change of mind. 

 

Matthew 21:28-29 illustrates repentance very well. It says, 28But what think ye? A certain  man 

 

had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard. 29He 

 

answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 

 

The son had a change of mind. This is repentance. 

 

Some think repentance  simply means “to stop sinning,” but there are a couple of problems with 

 

that idea.  First, the discontinuation of the sin follows repentance (the change of mind), it is not 

 

the repentance itself. Secondly, a person could stop sinning without ever repenting if he 

 

stopped for the wrong reason.  This brings us to the second aspect of repentance: godly sorrow. 

 

2 Corinthians 7:10 says, 10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be 

 

repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 

 

What causes that change of mind known as repentance? Godly sorrow; sorrow for sinning 

 

against God and jeopardizing one’s eternal soul.

 

Thirdly, repentance involves a change of life. Sometimes this is called the “fruit of repentance.” 

 

In other words, if an individual has repented in his mind, others should be able to see that 

 

repentance in his life. For example, if godly sorrow causes someone to repent of stealing, that 

 

person will not be stealing anymore. 

 

He or she has had a change of life. Repentance is a change of mind produced by godly sorrow, 

 

resulting in a change of life. 

 

Acts 17:30 says,  30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 

 

Step  4. Is to Confess

 

Confession is necessary for salvation. 

 

Romans 10:10 says, 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth 

 

confession is made unto salvation.

 

In Acts 8, as Philip was teaching the gospel to the Ethiopian eunuch, he said, “See, here is water. 

 

What hinders me from being baptized?”

 

Philip responded, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And the eunuch answered, “I 

 

believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God” (Acts 8:37). With his mouth, he made the good 

 

confession. This is the confession we are talking about; confession of what one believes. 

 

Sometimes people mistakenly think that they have to confess all their sins when they become 

 

Christians.  Imagine how much confessing a 40-year-old would have to do to become a  

 

Christian. 

 

That’s a lot of confessing! No one could do it. 

 

The steps of the plan of salvation are a very natural progression. 

 

One must hear the gospel, and believe it, which leads to changing one’s mind (or repenting). 

 

Then the person verbalizes (confesses) that he believes what he has heard. 

 

Step 5.  You need to be Baptized in Water. 

 

Finally, in order to be saved one must be baptized to have his sins washed away. 

 

John 3 4,5  4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter 

 

the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say 

 

unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of  the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of 

 

God. 

 

In Acts 22:16, Ananias said to Saul, 16 And now why tarriest thou?  arise, and be baptized, and 

 

wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

 

A person cannot be saved until his sins are washed away, and 

 

Acts 22:16 teaches that sins are washed away in baptism. 

 

This means one cannot be saved first and then baptized later, as is commonly taught by many 

 

denominations.  Acts 2:38 says, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of 

 

Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.”

 

 One cannot have his sins remitted before he is baptized; therefore, one is not saved until he is 

 

baptized.  What washes sins away? The blood of Jesus Christ!

 

Note: For those of you who say what about the thief on the cross he was not baptized?

 

Well I would ask… are you nailed to a cross next to the savior? No you say…

 

Would the Roman soldiers have let the thief come down to be baptized? No you say..

 

And finally was Jesus Baptized? Yes he was and if your following Jesus

 

Don’t stop at the water’s edge…

 

 

A man cannot be saved until he has been washed in the blood of Jesus. 

 

If we are saved by the blood of Jesus and our sins are washed away by the blood of Jesus, then 

 

what role does baptism play? It is in baptism that an individual contacts the blood of Jesus. 

 

Jesus shed His blood in His death, and it is in death that we contact it. 

 

Romans 6:3-7says, 3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were 

 

baptized into his death? 4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as 

 

Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in 

 

newness of life. 5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be 

 

also in the likeness  of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him

 

that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that 

 

is dead is freed from sin. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death

 

that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should 

 

walk in newness of life.” Why is one raised to walk in newness life when he comes out of the 

 

water of baptism? The answer is, because he died to sin. In baptism, he is cleansed by the blood 

 

of Jesus. When a person suggests that one may be saved without baptism, he is suggesting that 

 

he or she can be saved without the blood of Christ. The reason this is not true is because 

 

baptism is where a man contacts the blood of Christ. Every person in the Bible who we read 

 

about being saved and becoming a Christian was baptized in order to do so. Baptism is 

 

specifically mentioned in many of the conversion accounts. 

                         

Day of Pentecost: Acts 2:38, “Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus 

 

Christ for the remission of sin.” Acts 2:41, “Then those who gladly received his word were 

 

baptized.” Ethiopian Eunuch: Acts 8:36, the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me 

 

from being baptized?” Verse 38, “And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, 

 

and he baptized him.”  People of Samaria: Acts 8:5, “Then Philip went down to the city of 

 

Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.” Verse 12 says, “But when they believed Philip as he 

 

preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men 

 

and women were baptized.” Cornelius: Acts 10:47 describes the conversion of Cornelius and his 

 

household, saying, “Peter asked, ‘Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized?’” 

 

Lydia: Acts 16 shows the account of Lydia and her conversion to Christ. Verse 15 15And when 

 

she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be 

 

faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

 

Conversion of the Philippian Jailer: Acts 16 talks about the Philippian jailer and says  30And 

 

brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

 

31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy 

 

house. 32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his 

 

house. 33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was 

 

baptized, he and all his, straightway. 

 

Saul of Tarsus Acts 22:16 relates the conversion of Saul: “Ananias said to him, ‘ 16And now why 

 

tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 

 

Many in the religious world say baptism is not necessary, that a man is saved prior 

 

to baptism, and that baptism has nothing to do with salvation, but the Bible tells us in 1 Peter 

 

3:21,  21The like figure whereunto even  baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of 

 

the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of 

 

Jesus Christ:

 

When discussing the plan of salvation, it’s interesting that many freely admit the necessity of 

 

hearing the gospel.  Most will acknowledge that we must believe. Most also accept repentance. 

 

Few arguments are made over the need for confession. But many will deny that baptism is 

 

necessary.  So let us recap all steps of the plan of salvation (hear, believe, repent, 

 

confess, and be baptized) Though confession is commanded by God in order to be saved, it is 

 

not specifically mentioned in most of the accounts of conversion in the Bible. The same is true of 

 

repentance. Few would ever question the necessity of repentance, and certainly the Bible 

 

commands it, but it is not always specifically mentioned. However, baptism is specifically 

 

mentioned. 

 

Second Timothy 2:10 says that salvation is in Christ, First John 5:11 says that eternal life is in 

 

Christ. Now the question of the utmost importance: if salvation is in Christ, and eternal life is in 

 

Christ, how does one get into Christ? Galatians 3:27 gives us the answer, “For as many of you as 

 

were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” 

 

Baptism is the doorway. It puts you into Christ, wherein is salvation.

 

COUNTING THE COST 

 

There is one more very important point to be made on this subject. When studying the gospel 

 

 

with someone, it is essential to discuss the cost of becoming a Christian. 

 

What is the Cost of being a Christian?

 

Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges commentary says:

 

LUKE 14:26  If any man  come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, 

 

and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 

 

A reference to Matthew 10:37 will show that ‘hate’ means hate by comparison.   Our Lord 

 

purposely stated great principles in their boldest and even most paradoxical form by which He 

 

alone has succeeded in impressing them forever as principles on the hearts of His disciples. The 

 

‘love of love’ involves a necessity for the possible ‘hate of hate,’ as even worldly poets have 

 

understood.

 

For example:  “I could not love thee, dear, so much Loved I not honor more.”

 

Becoming a Christian is an absolute commitment. It is a commitment to attend, to give, to 

 

worship, to study, to teach.   Jesus asks for nothing less than your heart, and that cannot be 

 

given by halves.  

 

It is not so much the true explanation to say that hate here means love less (Genesis 29:31), as to 

 

say that when our nearest and dearest relationships prove to be positive obstacles in coming to 

 

Christ, then all natural affections must be flung aside;

 

This further explains the meaning of the word ‘hate.’ The psuche ‘soul’ or ‘animal life’ is the seat 

 

of the passions and temptations which naturally alienate the spirit from Christ. These must be 

 

hated, mortified, crucified if they cannot be controlled; and life itself must be cheerfully 

 

sacrificed, Revelation 12:11

 

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their 

 

testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

 

 

Step1: In this Podcast you have heard Jesus’s plan of salvation, The Gospel.

 

No man  or woman can be saved if they do not hear the gospel. 

 

What did you just hear? The Gospel.

 

Step one: I pray you believe what you have heard.

 

what must the sinner believe?  

 

He must believe what he has heard! Mark 16:15-16 says, 15And he said unto them, Go ye into all 

 

the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be 

 

saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

 

understand that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. This is the second step of the plan of 

 

salvation. A person must believe in the diety of Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection and the 

 

one body wherein we are saved. 

 

In John 8:24, Jesus said,  24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye 

 

believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 

 

Romans 10:9-14 says,   9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt 

 

believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 

 

Step 3  I pray you repent right now. (Have a Change of Mind) 

 

Matthew 21:29 illustrates repentance very well. The first son said  after being asked to work in 

 

his fathers vineyard 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 

 

2 Corinthians 7:10 says, 10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be 

 

repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 

 

The phrase Not to be repented of: is saying without regret.

 

The mere sorrow of the world leads only to remorse and despair, to the death of a broken heart, 

 

possibly to suicide; in any case, to the loss of the true eternal life.

 

What causes that change of mind known as repentance? Godly sorrow; sorrow for sinning 

 

against God and jeopardizing one’s eternal soul.

 

Let’s not leave out the fruit of repentance.  If you used to steal…go and steal no more.

 

Step 4. I pray you verbalize (confess) that you believe what you have heard.

 

“I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God”

 

Philip responded, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And the eunuch answered, “I 

 

believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God” (Acts 8:37). With his mouth, he made the good 

 

confession. This is the confession we are talking about; confession of what one believes. 

 

Step 5.  I pray every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ 

 

for the remission of sins.

 

Finally, in order to be saved one must be baptized to have his sins washed away. 

 

In baptism, you are cleansed by the blood of Jesus. When a person suggests that one may be 

 

saved without baptism, he is suggesting that he or she can be saved without the blood of Christ. 

 

The reason this is not true is because baptism is where a man contacts the blood of Christ. Every 

 

person in the Bible who we read about being saved and becoming a Christian was baptized in 

 

order to do so. Baptism is specifically mentioned in many of the conversion accounts. 

 

Mathew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, 

 

the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and 

 

lighting upon him: 17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am 

 

well pleased.John 3 4,5  4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? 

 

can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5  Jesus answered, Verily, 

 

verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of  the Spirit, he cannot enter into the 

 

kingdom of God. 

 

If you want Salvation make sure you get baptized otherwise you will not have the remission 

 

Of your sins or the Holy Spirit.

I pray this Podcast has helped you to become a Christian.  

 

Please feel free to reach out to me at onesheeppodcast@gmail.com