What Must I Do To Be Saved?

 

Introduction:

 

1.      The walls began to shake.  The prison doors flew open.  At that very moment a jailer awoke, realized his own fate and started to commit suicide.  Before he did he heard these comforting words: “Sir, do yourself no harm for we are all here.”  Upon the heels of that encouraging statement the greatest questions every asked comes: “Sirs, What Must I Do To Be Saved?” (Acts 16:30-31).

 

 

2.      This question is the most important question that could ever be asked (Acts 2:37; 16:30, 9:6).

 

 

3.      To help us understand the importance of this question we could ask it by placing emphasis on the different words:

 

 

 

What

Salvation is Active (Mt. 7:21)

Must

Salvation is Imperative (Acts 9:6)

I

Salvation is Personal (Rom. 14:12)

Do

Not Get or Feel (Jn. 15:14; 14:15)

To Be Saved

Eternal in Importance (Mt. 25:46; Mk. 9:44)

 

 

4.      This lesson will answer two basic questions: What Must I KNOW to be saved?  And...What Must I Do to be saved?

 

 

I.  What must I know to be saved (Jn. 8:32, Eph. 5:17)?

 

A.     I am lost in sin (Rom. 3:23; 6:23, Ezek. 18:4, Isa. 59:1-2, Jn. 8:24; Eccl. 7:20; Rom. 3:10).

 

 

B.     I cannot save myself from sin (Jer. 10:23, Jn. 6:68; Prov. 3:5-7; Prov. 14:12; 2 Tim. 2:10).

 

 

C.    God saves me (His Grace--Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 2:11-12; His Gospel--Rom. 1:16, Rom 6:17, James 1:21, His Will--Matt. 7:21, Heb. 5:8-9, Lk. 6:46; His Church—Acts 2:47).

 

II. What must I do to be saved (Jn. 7:17, Acts 16:30)?

 

A.     Hear God’s Word (Rom. 10:17;Ps. 95:7; Heb. 11:6).

 

1.      Recognize it’s authority (Mark 9:7; Matt. 28:18; Col. 3:17; John 12:48).

 

2.      Search, Seek & Prove it to be true or false (Acts 17:11, I Thes. 5:21, I Jn. 4:4, Prov. 15:28; 2 Tim. 2:15).

 

3.      The Importance of careful hearing (Lk. 8:18; Mk. 4:24, Mk. 9:7).

 

B.     Believe in Jesus.

 

1.      The importance of believing (Jn. 8:24; Acts 8:37).

 

2.      Belief alone will not save (James 2:24). **$100  Illustration

 

3.      Sinners Prayer Not in Bible (Acts 9:11-12).

 

4.      Four examples of believers who were still lost after belief:

 

1.      Jn. 1:12  (belief only gave them the right to become…).

2.      Jn. 12:42—Matt. 10:32-33.

3.      Jn. 8:30, 44

4.      Acts 9:6

 

C.    Repent of your Sins (Luke 13:3, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19)

 

1.      Not Sorrow alone (2 Cor 7:10).

 

2.      Changed will that leads to a changed way (Matt. 21:28-30; Lk 3:8).

 

D.    Confess Jesus with your mouth (Rom. 10:10, Matt. 10:32-33).

 

E.     Be Immersed for the remission of sins.

 

1.      Baptism is full body immersion (Jn. 3:23; Rom 6:1-4; Mark 1:9-10; Acts 8:37-39).

 

2.      Baptism is for Salvation (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16).

 

3.      Puts one into Christ (Eph. 1:3; 2 Tim. 2:10; Gal. 3:27; John 3:5).

 

4.      Saves your soul (I Peter 3:21).

 

5.      A command of God (Acts 10:47-48).