Acts 16:25-33
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Acts 16:31
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
The Philippian jailer directly asked Paul and Silas – “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” The answer was quick, concise, and positive in content – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.” Just what was that answer that Paul and Silas gave to the jailer? The Gospel! Upon hearing the Gospel preached, the jailer and his family believed and were saved.
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL THAT SAVES WHEN BELIEVED?
- “That Christ died for our sins.”
- “That He was buried.”
- “That He rose again the third day.” 1 Cor. 15:3-4
Jesus Christ the God-man, died for you, was buried for you, and rose from the dead for you. And He is now at the right hand of the Father, interceding for you.
1 John 2:1
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation only when you believe. Your faith in Christ releases the power of God that saves your soul.
The man born blind received physical sight by a miracle, but spiritual sight came when Jesus asked –
John 9:35-38
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on
him?
37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped Him.
Salvation came to Thomas , when he believed and confessed –
John 20: 24-29
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.
26 And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith He to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold My hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
When you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God hath raised Him from the dead – you will be saved.
Romans 10:9-10
9 That 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.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Please, accept Him now by faith. Speak to Him in prayer, while you are alone at your computer, or anywhere you like. It doesn’t matter where. You don’t need to follow any special words, but your prayer might go something like this:
Lord Jesus, I know that You love me, because You died on the cross bearing my sins. Thank You, Lord, for revealing to me my lost, sinful condition. I confess that I am a sinner, dead in sin, and cannot save myself. I do now by faith, gladly accept You as my personal Savior, and I praise and thank You, Lord, for all Your mercies, and the gift of eternal salvation. Amen.
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