The ABC’s of
salvation are an easy way to explain salvation to someone.
In addition to being easy to explain, they are easy to
remember so anyone can share the gospel without a lot of
memorization. The ABC’s are:
·
Accept
·
Believe
·
Call
Accept
that you are a sinner. Romans 3:23 tells us that “all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” To sin is to
miss the mark. God has set standards for us to live by and
no matter how good we are at keeping them, we’re not going
to be perfect. Even the youngest of children know right
from wrong and they know when they have done wrong. We need
to accept that we’ve done wrong things.
Believe
that Jesus died for our sins and then rose from the dead.
Romans 5:8 tells us “While we were still sinners, Christ
died for us.” If we only accept that we’re sinners, we’re
in trouble because the first half of Romans 6:23 tells us
that “the wages of sin is death.” Sin means separation from
God eternally which means we would suffer hell away from God
in heaven. Fortunately Romans 6:23 doesn’t end there but
continues by telling us “but the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.” We were dead in our sins but God
did something about it by sending Jesus to die in our
place. We must believe that Jesus was able and willing to
take away our sins by dying on the cross and rising from the
dead.
Call
upon Jesus to be saved. Belief requires action to back it
up. Romans 10:9-10 says “That if you confess with your
mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with
your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is
with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Continued
belief calls for continued action. We don’t have to keep
getting saved but we should continue to put our faith into
action by the way we live. We should continue to confess
that Jesus is Lord of our life.
