What Must We Do To Be Saved?

By Pastor Bruce K. Oyen And Evangelist John R. Rice

Email: bk_oyen@hotmail.com

     The world's most important question was asked by a jail-keeper 2,000 years ago. It is recorded in the Bible, in the book of Acts, chapter 16:30. His question was this: "What must I do to be saved?" What he meant was simple: he wanted to know what to do to go to heaven at death. He wanted to know what to do to get eternal life, forgiveness of sins, peace with God.

     Think of each word in his question:

• "What." We must do something specific to be saved.
• "Must." If we want to be saved, there is something that we must do.
• "I." This refers to the fact that being saved is a personal matter.
• "Do." This refers to the fact that we can't be passive about being saved.
• "To be saved." This refers to the wonderful blessings given to those who do what must be done to be saved. Some of those blessings are eternal life, forgiveness of sins, and peace with God.

     Now, think of the answer the apostle Paul gave to the jail-keeper's very important question. The answer is found in Acts 16:3. He was told: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved." To believe on the Lord Jesus Christ means to put our faith in him as our Savior. It means to trust him to forgive our sins and to give us peace with God.

     Evangelist John R. Rice died in 1980. One of his sermons has led many thousand of persons to find salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. This sermon is based on Acts 16:30 and 31. If you are not yet a Christian, read it carefully and believe in Jesus Christ and you will be saved at once. Here is a link to this important sermon on salvation: http://www.gotothebible.com/HTML/whatmustido.html.

     If you become a Christian because of this posting, or if you have questions about this subject, please let me know by email at bk_oyen@hotmail.com.