This is from my evening devotions with Charles Spurgeon no comments by me.
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
[15]And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
[16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Mr. MacDonald once asked the people of St. Kilda how a man must be saved. An old man answered, “We’ll be saved if we repent, forsake our sins, and turn to God.” A middle-aged woman added, “Yes, and we must do so with a true heart.” Another person chimed in, “And with prayer.” Yet another said, “It must be the prayer of the heart.” Finally, someone said, “And we must diligently keep the commandments.”
Each person added their contribution, and they all looked to the preacher for approval. But instead, their words stirred deep pity in him.
The carnal mind always devises a way in which self can play a role and earn salvation, but God's way is the complete opposite. Salvation is not something to be achieved through effort, merit, or religious observances. Believing and being baptized are not actions to boast in—they are so simple that all boasting is excluded, and free grace is magnified.
Perhaps you, dear reader, are unsaved. What holds you back? Do you find the way of salvation as laid out in the Bible uncertain? How can that be when God Himself has guaranteed its truth? Do you think it’s too easy? If so, why not accept it? Its simplicity leaves no excuse for neglect. To believe is simply to trust, to rely upon Christ Jesus. To be baptized is to submit to the ordinance our Lord Himself observed at the Jordan, the same one the early believers followed at Pentecost, and the same one the jailer obeyed on the night of his conversion. Baptism doesn't save you, but it signifies our union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection, and should not be neglected.
Do you believe in Jesus? Then rest assured—you shall be saved. If you are still an unbeliever, remember there is only one door to salvation. If you refuse to enter through it, you will perish in your sins.
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
[15]And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
[16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Mr. MacDonald once asked the people of St. Kilda how a man must be saved. An old man answered, “We’ll be saved if we repent, forsake our sins, and turn to God.” A middle-aged woman added, “Yes, and we must do so with a true heart.” Another person chimed in, “And with prayer.” Yet another said, “It must be the prayer of the heart.” Finally, someone said, “And we must diligently keep the commandments.”
Each person added their contribution, and they all looked to the preacher for approval. But instead, their words stirred deep pity in him.
The carnal mind always devises a way in which self can play a role and earn salvation, but God's way is the complete opposite. Salvation is not something to be achieved through effort, merit, or religious observances. Believing and being baptized are not actions to boast in—they are so simple that all boasting is excluded, and free grace is magnified.
Perhaps you, dear reader, are unsaved. What holds you back? Do you find the way of salvation as laid out in the Bible uncertain? How can that be when God Himself has guaranteed its truth? Do you think it’s too easy? If so, why not accept it? Its simplicity leaves no excuse for neglect. To believe is simply to trust, to rely upon Christ Jesus. To be baptized is to submit to the ordinance our Lord Himself observed at the Jordan, the same one the early believers followed at Pentecost, and the same one the jailer obeyed on the night of his conversion. Baptism doesn't save you, but it signifies our union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection, and should not be neglected.
Do you believe in Jesus? Then rest assured—you shall be saved. If you are still an unbeliever, remember there is only one door to salvation. If you refuse to enter through it, you will perish in your sins.
This is from my evening devotions with Charles Spurgeon no comments by me.
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
[15]And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
[16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Mr. MacDonald once asked the people of St. Kilda how a man must be saved. An old man answered, “We’ll be saved if we repent, forsake our sins, and turn to God.” A middle-aged woman added, “Yes, and we must do so with a true heart.” Another person chimed in, “And with prayer.” Yet another said, “It must be the prayer of the heart.” Finally, someone said, “And we must diligently keep the commandments.”
Each person added their contribution, and they all looked to the preacher for approval. But instead, their words stirred deep pity in him.
The carnal mind always devises a way in which self can play a role and earn salvation, but God's way is the complete opposite. Salvation is not something to be achieved through effort, merit, or religious observances. Believing and being baptized are not actions to boast in—they are so simple that all boasting is excluded, and free grace is magnified.
Perhaps you, dear reader, are unsaved. What holds you back? Do you find the way of salvation as laid out in the Bible uncertain? How can that be when God Himself has guaranteed its truth? Do you think it’s too easy? If so, why not accept it? Its simplicity leaves no excuse for neglect. To believe is simply to trust, to rely upon Christ Jesus. To be baptized is to submit to the ordinance our Lord Himself observed at the Jordan, the same one the early believers followed at Pentecost, and the same one the jailer obeyed on the night of his conversion. Baptism doesn't save you, but it signifies our union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection, and should not be neglected.
Do you believe in Jesus? Then rest assured—you shall be saved. If you are still an unbeliever, remember there is only one door to salvation. If you refuse to enter through it, you will perish in your sins.
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