QUESTIONS

What must I do to be saved?

A Friend

from Algeria

How can sin be overcome?

Mr. G.K.Y.

Beni Swaif,

Egypt

WHAT

MUST I DO

TO BE

SAVED?

ISKANDAR JADEED

(Translated from Arabic)

THE GOOD WAY RIKON/SWITZERLAND

CONTENTS

1 Salvation

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2 The Way of Salvation

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3 Victory over Sin

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4 Forgiveness

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5 Why Salvation?

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6 The Crown of Life

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7 How Can I Be Saved?

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8 Test Questions

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SALVATION

Salvation is indeed a very important subject. I am

not exaggerating when I tell you that salvation is the

most important subject for man to consider. It has

occupied the mind of God from the very beginning. In

order to bring it into reality, God appeared in the flesh.

Therefore, since salvation is so crucial, we must find

out about its nature, meaning and significance. That is,

we must discover what salvation is and from what it is

that we need to be saved.

We understand from the Bible and from the nature

of the mission of Christ, that salvation involves being

set free from slavery to sin and, consequently,

deliverance from it. The Gospel declares that the Son

of man came to seek and to save those who are lost.

This means that the objective of Christ's coming into

the world is to save those who are perishing in

transgressions and sins. To achieve this objective, he

prepared everything for salvation even to the extent of

laying down his life for the sinner, impelled by the

abundance of his love and mercy.

On his deathbed the Duke of Kent, father of Queen

Victoria of England, was visited by his doctor who

tried to console the Duke by saying, "Be consoled, my

Lord, by the high office which Providence bestowed

upon Your Highness." The Duke replied, "This may be

true, but my salvation does not depend upon my pro-

minent office, but on my confession that I am a sinner

and that Christ came to save me." He was echoing the

words of the apostle Paul, "Here is a trustworthy

saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came

into the world to save sinners-of whom I am the worst"

(1 Timothy 1:15).

What must I do to be saved?

This question was asked by the Philippian jailer of

the apostle Paul and his companion Silas nearly two

thousand years ago. The answer was "Believe in the

Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved — you and

your household" (Acts 16:31). It is simple and plain

that man is not asked to do anything to save himself.

He must only believe in the Lord Jesus Christ because

there is no other way of salvation. The angel of God

said of the blessed Virgin Mary, "She will give birth to a

son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because

he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21).

When John the Baptist saw Christ, he said, "Look the

Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"

(John 1:29)

Full faith in salvation, however, must be

accompanied, first, by confession of sin in accordance

with the apostolic saying: "If we confess our sins, he is

faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify

us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). Secondly, it

must be accompanied by repentance. "In the past God

overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all

people everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). "Repent

then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped

out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord"

(Acts 3:19).

Assuredly therefore, faith, accompanied by

confession of sin and repentance, in general bestows on

men:

1. Salvation from the debt of sin

In many of his parables Christ explained sin as a

debt. About the wicked servant he said, "Therefore,

the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to

settle accounts with his servants. As he began the

settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents

was brought to him" (Matthew 18:23,24). In another

parable he said, "Two men owed money to a certain

money-lender. One owed him five hundred denarii,

and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to

pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now

which of them will love him more?" (Luke 7:41-42).

Sin is indeed a great debt which sinners owe God.

Whether the debt is great or small, it is more than they

can afford to pay. Therefore, it is subject to the

judgment which says, "For the wages of sin is death"

(Romans 6:23). But God, in his great love, which is full

of kindness and mercy, is ready to forgive and pardon

under conditions laid down in the Gospel, whatever

and however great the sins may be. It is written, "But

where sin increased, grace increased all the more"

(Romans 5:20). This makes the consolations of the

Gospel all the sweeter when compared to the over-

whelming and terrifying power of the Law. Having

bought forgiveness for repentant sinners through the

blood of his Cross, Christ's Gospel gives mankind the

promise of this forgiveness, and his Holy Spirit seals it

and supplies a solace. Those whose sins are forgiven

are bound to love him who forgave them. The deeper a

sinner has sunk into sin before regeneration, the holier

must he become and the more ready to obey.

2. Salvation from the power of sin

Having been relieved of sin's heavy debt, man now

needs to be freed from the power of sin and to abandon

evil habits. He must cease to live by his own corrupted

desires in his relations with a world which has been cast

into the hold of the Evil One. To do so, man must

persevere and fight against sin to work out his sal-

vation as the apostle Paul said in his epistle to the

Philippians: "Therefore, my dear friends, as you have

always obeyed — not only in my presence, but now

much more in my absence — continue to work out

your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God

who works in you to will and to act according to his

good purpose" (Philippians 2:12,13). Paul also teaches

us that a person who is saved by the grace of Christ

must practice holiness day by day and free himself

from the influences of sin until he attains everlasting

glory. This is evident from Paul's epistle to the Ro-

mans: "And do this, understanding the present time.

The hour has come for you to wake up from your

slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than

when we first believed" (Romans 13:11).

In brief, salvation involves the liberation of man

from the debt of sin and its enslaving power in spirit,

soul and body until he stands before God holy and

unblemished in love.

Some may ask, "Why does God take so much inter-

est in a rebellious sinner who sinned with freedom of

choice? And why does God not let him bear the conse-

quences of his deeds and get what he justly deserves?"

There is one answer to this which is contained in the

passage about the Lord Jesus Christ: "For God so

loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that

whoever believes in him shall not perish but have

eternal life" (John 3:16). The story is told of the famous

lawyer, Sir John Prentice, who concluded his defending

arguments of his case with the following statement in

defense of the accused, "I have read in a book that

God, in his everlasting counsel, asked Justice, Truth

and Mercy if he should create man. Justice replied,

"Do not make man because he would tread on all your

laws, disciplines and principles." Truth replied, "Do

not make him because he would be ugly and would

always pursue lies and falsehood." Mercy said, "I

know man would be so wretched. But I would take

charge of him and walk with him through the dark

alleys until I bring him to you in the end."

God made man in the best form, but man fell

following his own inclinations, and eagerly immersed

himself into the world of corruption. But God's mercy

and love followed him and planned his full, complete

and everlasting salvation. Put your trust in the love of

God in Christ Jesus who said, "Turn to me and be

saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and

there is no other" (Isaiah 45:22). "Come now, let us

reason together," says the Lord. "Though your sins are

like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they

are red as crimson, they shall be like wool" (Isaiah 1:18).

Do not hesitate. Open the door of your heart for

Christ. He expects you to do so when he says, "Here I

am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my

voice and opens the door, I will go in and eat with him,

and he with me" (Revelation 3:20).

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THE WAY

OF

SALVATION

The salvation of man cannot be accomplished

outside of God's plan. One God is able to bring

together justice, mercy, holiness and love. God fulfilled

this by the wonderful atonement made in the fulness of

time on Golgotha. This happened as the Psalmist had

prophesied, "Love and faithfulness meet together;

righteousness and peace kiss each other" (Psalm

85:10).

The marvelous and awesome scene for the atone-

ment was set. God is on one side, for whose holiness,

magnanimity and kindness there is no limit. While on

the other side, sinful man is stained with his own wrong

doings. In the middle stands a cross on which Jesus was

lifted up as the Redeemer to express the love of God

—"That God was reconciling the world to himself in

Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he

has committed to us the message of reconciliation"

(2 Corinthians 5:19).

Circumstantial evidence confirms that God's

salvation which he had prepared for mankind was not

an emergency operation. It was a preordained and

carefully worked out plan, perfected in accordance

with the perfect wisdom and counsel of God. "He

predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus

Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will — to

the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely

given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemp-

tion through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accor-

dance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished

on us with all wisdom and understanding" (Ephesians

1:5-8).

Indeed, the salvation of mankind is founded on this

atonement which Christ perfected. For this to be

brought about, it was imperative that the Logos

(Word) Who in the beginning was with God, became

incarnate and partook with mankind in flesh and

blood in order to present himself at the altar of the

cross to atone for the sins of mankind. It is written:

"Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared

in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy

him who holds the power of death — that is, the devil

— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery

by their fear of death" (Hebrews 2:14, 15).

Appropriate Verses on Salvation

"Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved

—you and your household" (Acts 16:31).

"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins

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may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come

from the Lord" (Acts 3:19).

"Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the

name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven.

And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts

2:38).

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will

forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteous-

ness" (I John 1:9).

"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" (Romans 10:9).

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through

faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of

God — not by works, so that no-one can boast"

(Ephesians 2:8,9).

"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you,

the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have

sent" (John 17:3).

"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far

away have been brought near through the blood of

Christ" (Ephesians 2:13).

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we

have fellowship with one another, and the blood of

Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin" (I John

1:7).

"For God was pleased to have all his fulness dwell in

him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things,

whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making

peace through his blood, shed on the cross"

(Colossians 1:19,20).

"For you know that it was not with perishable things

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such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the

empty way of life handed down to you from your

forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a

lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before

the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last

times for your sake" (I Peter 1:18-20).

"In him we have redemption through his blood, the

forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of

God's grace" (Ephesians 1:7).

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VICTORY

OVER

SIN

You can have victory over sin by means of GRACE.

God has not left the believer totally to his own personal

effort and endeavor in order to free himself from sin

and accomplish his own salvation. God remains active

in the believer, as the apostle Paul said, "...work out

your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God

who works in you to will and to act according to his

good purpose" (Philippians 2:12,13).

The means of grace are many and include:

1. Continuing Mystic Communion with Christ

Christ is not merely a teacher or figurehead to the

believer. Inspired by this truth the apostle Paul prayed

for the Ephesians saying, "So that Christ may dwell in

your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being

rooted and established in love, may have power, to-

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gether with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long

and high and deep is the love of Christ" (Ephesians

3:17,18).

The Bible gives many illustrations about the rela-

tionship between Christ and the believers. Christ is

described as the vine, and they the branches in John

15:1-3. He is also described as the holy structure, and

they the living stones (I Peter 2:5). Such is probably the

relationship which the Lord Jesus meant when he said,

"Here I Am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone

hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in and eat

with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20). He also

said, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching.

My Father will love him, and we will come to him and

make our home with him" (John 14:23).

Perhaps the most wonderful illustration on the

subject is the experience described by the apostle Paul

who said, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no

longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the

body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me

and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20).

We need to forget our individual ego and merge

completely into the Person of the Lord Jesus in order

to "abide in him, and he in us." We also need to abide

in his word, so that his word may be implanted into our

lives. Then whatever we ask shall be given to us, and

victory over sin will be ours for the taking.

2. Bible Study

The Lord Jesus said, "Man does not live on bread

alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of

God" (Matthew 4:4).

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A review of the lives of men of God who lived

victorious lives, reveals that they were armed with the

sword of the Spirit which is the word of God, as seen

in Ephesians 6:17. We also know that those who

experienced a phase of weakness and defeat were able

to regain victory through the Divine Word. For

example, David, wrote the following song of victory:

"Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk

according to the law of the Lord. Blessed are they who

keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. They

do nothing wrong; they walk in his ways. You have laid

down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. Oh, that my

ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees! Then I

would not be put to shame when I consider all your

commands. I will praise you with an upright heart as I

learn your righteous laws. I will obey your decrees; do

not utterly forsake me. How can a young man keep his

way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you

with all my heart; do not let me stray from your

commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I

might not sin against you " (Psalm 119:1-11).

In testimony of his victory over his sins, David also

wrote these verses: "The law of the Lord is perfect,

reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are

trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of

the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The

commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the

eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever.

The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether

righteous. They are more precious than gold, than

much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than

honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned;

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in keeping them there is great reward." (Psalm 19:7-11).

Here is an example used by the apostle Paul in a

letter to his pupil Timothy: "and how from infancy you

have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to

make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ

Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for

teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in

righteousness, so that the man of God may be

thoroughly equipped for every good work" (2

Timothy 3:15-17). Peter used another example to

illustrate the effect the word of God has on man. "And

we have the word of the prophets made more certain,

and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light

shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the

morning star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must

understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about

by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy

never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke

from God as they were carried along by the Holy

Spirit" (2 Peter 1:19-21).

3. Prayer

When the devil tried to tempt the disciples, the Lord

Jesus told them to pray that they might not enter into

temptation as in Luke 22:40. Temptation, if not kept at

bay, leads to lust, and lust, when practiced, leads to sin.

We must, therefore, pray insistently that we may not

enter into temptation and through it into sin and

finally perish.

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4. Determined Repentance

St. Basil said, "It is good that you do not sin. If you

sin you should not postpone repentance. If you repent

you should not commit the sin again. If you are able to

do that, you should know that this is made possible by

God, and if you realize this, you should thank God for

his grace and ask him continuously for further

guidance."

5. Crucify the "Old Self'

The apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians. "You,

however, did not come to know Christ that way. Surely

you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance

with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with

regard to your former way of life, to put off your old

self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to

be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put

on the new self, created to be like God in true righteous-

ness and holiness" (Ephesians 4:20-24).

Resort to Christ's love

It is said that the devil attacked St. Macarius during

his prayer, tempting him to harbor a feeling of pride.

The devil said, "What a perfect saint you are!"

Macarius replied, "You forget my many weaknesses

and shortcomings." On another occasion the devil tried

to bring despair into Macarius' heart when he said to

him, "How lacking you are and how full of unright-

eousness." Macarius said, "It is true I am full of

unrighteousness and shortcomings, but you have for-

gotten the love of Christ and his death for me. Through

his perfection my shortcomings are made up for."

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7. Spiritual Meetings

It is an accepted fact that spiritual meetings are

among the best means God provides for believers to

grow and progress in the Christian life. We are told in

the Acts of the Apostles about the members of the first

church. "They devoted themselves to the apostles'

teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread

and to prayer" (Acts 2:42). So the Apostle instructs,

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on

towards love and good deeds. Let us not give up

meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but

let us encourage one another — and all the more as you

see the Day approaching" (Hebrews 10:24,25).

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QUESTIONS

1. I would like to delve deeper into the subjects of for-

giveness, salvation, and the "crown of life." Please clarify

these subjects for me.

A.N.A.

Zaqaziq,

Egypt.

2. I received the following texts:

1. "Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give

you the crown of life" (Revelation 2:10).

2. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will

forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness"

(I John 1:9).

Please explain them to me.

G.K.Y.

Egypt.

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FORGIVENESS

The word "forgiveness" in the Bible means the

covering of sin, to hide it or atone for it. It was used first

in Genesis 6:14, in the sense of a covering of "pitch." Its

meaning developed further to apply to "the covering"

in the Holy of Holies. In the New Testament it is used

in the sense of atonement for sin through the blood of

Christ. Responding to the question raised,

"forgiveness" means the "covering up" of our sin by

the atonement of Christ.

If we meditate on forgiveness in the Bible, it will

become obvious that Christ is our plea for the

forgiveness of our sins, because he atoned for them by

his death on the cross. The apostle John illustrates this

fact with his testimony when he wrote, "My dear

children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But

if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the

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Father in our defenee — Jesus Christ, the Righteous

One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not

only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world"

(IJohn 2:1,2). Forgiveness also means "taking away"

as used by John the Baptist when he said of Christ,

"Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of

the world!" (John 1:29).

There may be some who would ask, "Who does God

not forgive without atonement?" The answer is (a) that

God has a moral code for all humanity. His justice and

righteousness demand that he respect the law, and the

law states that the soul that sins must die. (b) It is in the

interest of all humanity that the law be respected,

because the upholding of law guarantees peace and

order. And lastly, (c) mankind may have had a right to

ask such a question with its implied protest if men

themselves had been asked to offer the atonement.

"Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to

those who are under the law, so that every mouth may

be silenced and the whole world held accountable to

God" (Romans 3:19). We must realize that God is

abundant in mercy, and that for his good pleasure, "we

are justified freely by his grace through the redemption

that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a

sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He

did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his for-

bearance he had left the sins committed beforehand

unpunished" (Romans 3:24,25).

Man and Forgiveness

No one disputes the fact that people who feel the

burden of their sins, try to win God's favor by various

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ways in order to have him forgive them. Some of these

means are discussed below.

1. Good Works

Good works as such are fine. But they cannot win

God's forgiveness for past sins. The Prophet Isaiah

declares this frankly when he says, "All of us have

become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous

acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and

like the wind our sins sweep us away" (Isaiah 64:6).

This fact became clear to the apostle Paul who left us

his testimony, inspired by the Holy Spirit: "Not by

works, so no-one can boast. For we are God's

workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good

works, which God prepared in advance for us to do"

(Ephesians 2:9,10).

As Paul illustrates above, good works give no man

forgiveness because they are a duty man has to perform

and for which he receives no forgiveness of sins. Christ

himself deals with this in his teaching, "So you also,

when you have done everything you were told to do,

should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only

done our duty'" (Luke 17:10).

Christ is reminding us of the first and greatest

commandment, "Love the Lord your God with all your

heart and with all your soul and with all your mind"

(Matthew 22:37). This commandment means that our

love for God must be accompanied by service offered to

him and doing that which is good in his sight.

Perhaps the most splendid example is given to us by

Kind David, when he and his men made an offering of a

large quantity of gold for the building of the Temple. He

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said, "But who am I and who are my people, that we

should be able to give as generously as this? Everything

comes from you, and we have given you only what

comes from your hand. We are aliens and strangers in

your sight, as were all ourforefathers. Our days on earth

are like a shadow, without hope. O Lord our God, as

for all this abundance that we have provided for

building you a temple for your Holy Name, it comes

from your hand, and all of it belongs to you" (I Chron-

icles 29:14-16).

It is true that good works are essential because they

agree with what is in the mind of God. But good works

cannot buy forgiveness; otherwise, the word "grace"

would need to be erased from all dictionaries.

2. Prayer

Prayer is not the means for forgiveness. A sinner has

already offended God and cannot undo the offense by

prayer, nor can he by prayer win God's mercy because

God's mercy is tied to his absolutely perfect justice.

A sinner cannot enjoy the intercession of the Holy

Spirit who brings the soul of man into harmony with

God, intercedes in his prayer and makes such prayer

effective.

The question might be asked, "Since this is the case,

who can pray?" The answer is anyone, who has accept-

ed Christ and obtained forgiveness for his sins by the

blood of the Redeemer's cross, can pray. Prayer,

therefore, is not a means to obtain forgiveness. Rather,

it is a good relationship which man enjoys with God

after his sins have been forgiven.

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3. Fasting

Fasting is a form of self-abasement and contrition of

the soul, but it is not enough to undo the offense done to

God because of sin. It does not, therefore, bestow

forgiveness on the sinner.

Experience has taught that those who fast in order to

win grace with God are not in fact doing any useful

work for God or mankind. Nor do they deserve

recompense for fasting. God said, "When you fasted

and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the

past seventy years, was it really for me that you fast-

ed?" (Zechariah 7:5).

4. Intercession

There is no teaching in the Bible to the effect that

intercession by holy men or saints, who lived before us,

forgave sin. The apostolic teaching simply says, "For

there is one God and one mediator between God and

men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a

ransom for all men-the testimony given in its proper

time" (I Timothy 2:5, 6).

"So you also, when you have done everything you

were told to do, should say, 'We are unworthy

servants; we have only done our duty'" (Luke

17:10).

5. Repentence

Repentence is excellent. It prevents the perpetrating

of many sins. But, as good as it is, it cannot forgive

previous sins. Take for example a murderer who, while

being tried, gives a solemn promise to refrain from

committing further crime. Would the judge find in the

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criminal's promise sufficient ground to pardon him?

Not at all. The judge has been entrusted to uphold

justice. How could the Holy Judge of the heavens and

the earth break his own law which dictates: "The soul

who sins is the one who will die..." (Ezekiel 18:20).

How then can forgiveness be obtained?

This question has been asked by every sinner whose

conscience was awakened from the slumber of death in

every age and generation. The answer is that forgive-

ness is obtained by redemption. We read the following

wonderful passage of praise spoken by Paul to the

believers at Colosse, "Giving thanks to the Father,

who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the

saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us

from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the

kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemp-

tion, the forgiveness of sins" (Colossians 1:12-14).

This fact was revealed to men of God who testified

to what was revealed to them. The prophet Isaiah

writes, "After the suffering of his soul, he will see the

light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my

righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear

their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion

among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the

strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and

was numbered with the trangressors. For he bore the sin

of many, and made intercession for the transgressors"

(Isaiah 53:11, 12).

Forgiveness is obtained freely by grace, and Christ is

the means of such grace. Because in him the Father has

chosen us for everlasting life; in him we have been

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adopted as sons; and in him we are blessed with every

spiritual blessing in the heavens.

Through this grand redemption, Christ has become

mediator for our peace with God. The fruit of redemp-

tion is the forgiveness of sins. There is no limit to such

forgiveness since God is rich in mercy because of his

bounteous love. The results of forgiveness are —

1. God's wrath toward a sinner ceases and is

replaced by divine pleasure in accordance with the

riches of his grace which he has bestowed upon us by his

Beloved,

2. termination of unnecessary pain caused by a guilty

conscience protesting in man's heart, and

3. suspension of the punishment which man deserves

for his sins and the healing of his conscience from "dead

works" to serve the living God.

God did not spare

his own son

But gave him up

for us all

will he not also give us

all things with him?

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WHY

SALVATION

God created man in the best form. It was God's will in

his wisdom to endow man with a mind to comprehend

subjects if he thinks correctly. In the process of his

thinking man tends to ask questions. Perhaps the most

important question occupying man's mind since the fall

is — "What must I do to be saved?"

When the apostle Paul said, "How shall we escape, if

we neglect so great a salvation, which at first was spoken

by the Lord," he was admitting that salvation was the

most important subject relative to man. Paul was

probably lost for words and expressed it as being "such a

great salvation" that it moved the Almighty and

occupied his mind to bring it about. "God sent his Son,

born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those

under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons"

(Galatians 4:4, 5).

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If salvation is of such crucial importance, we must

examine its significance. I am at a loss to illustrate the

advantages of such a salvation or describe it to you. But

I will endeavor to make a passing observation on its

greatness, realizing I do so with the spontaneity of a

believer who surrendered himself to the Lord Jesus our

Savior and discovered these truths:

1. The price paid by Christ to obtain salvation for us

was of such tremendous significance that it inspired

Peter's famous teaching, "Since you call on a Father

who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives

as strangers here in reverent fear. For you know that it

was not with perishable things such as silver and gold

that you were redeemed from the empty way of life

handed down to you from your forefathers, but with

the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish

or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the

world, but was revealed in these last times for your

sake" (1 Peter 1:17-20).

This is the costly price God paid for salvation. It cost

God much more to work out the salvation of man than

to create him. Creation was done by a word from his

mouth, but salvation was different. God spared not his

Son but gave him for us all. Surely a salvation of such

magnanimity, which God himself bore terrible pain to

achieve, must be of unique importance.

2. What has he saved us from? He saved us from very

terrible sin, from its burden, and from its punishment

which is death. Paul's testimony in this respect says,

"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full accep-

tance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners

— of whom I am the worst" ( 1 Timothy. 1:15). The

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Gospel says, "For the Son of Man came to seek and to

save what was lost" (Luke 19:10).

He saved us from the power of the devil, as it is

written, "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the

Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing

good and healing all who were under the power of the

devil, because God was with him" (Acts 10:38).

3. What are the results of salvation? Those who have

been saved experience many spiritual privileges and

blessings including:

1. The horn of salvation for us for strength (Luke

1:69).

2. The rock of salvation for firmness (Psalm 95:1).

3. The helmet of salvation for protection (Ephes-

ians 6:17).

4. The cup of salvation for joy (Psalm 116:13).

5. Water wells of salvation for quenching thirst

(Isaiah 12:3).

6. Garments of salvation for spiritual beauty (Isaiah

61:10).

By salvation we are also justified and are able to

enjoy peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

This peace translates us into the abundant life which

the Lord God wants for us, in preparation for

everlasting happiness in Jerusalem, the heavenly city of

peace.

Such salvation, which guarantees us the enjoyment of

all these spiritual privileges and blessings in heaven,

must be of very great significance.

Dear Reader, I would like to go back to the question

asked by the apostle Paul. How can we be saved if we

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neglect such a tremendous salvation? Are we safe if we

neglect such a great salvation? Are we safe if we neglect

the call of the Gospel to a salvation of such magnitude

that God himself appeared in the flesh to accomplish it?

Salvation is of greater significance than the religion

revealed in the Old Testament with all its rituals and

practices. Here are some reasons why this is so.

God himself began to speak of it. In the very begin-

ning God said that the seed of the woman shall bruise

the head of the serpent in Genesis 3:15. His mediator

the Lord Jesus, who is greater than the angels, who

were the mediators of the Old Testament, declared it

and brought it about by the sacrifice of himself. This

has become the cornerstone of the Christian faith,

which the Lord handed down to the apostles equipping

them with his Spirit to preach it to the nations.

It was confirmed to us, in that it was presented in a

way so certain and worthy of being believed, because it

agreed with the revelations of the prophets who gave us

the message of salvation led by the Holy Spirit.

It was testified to by those who heard it, the apostles

who were disciples of the Lord Jesus in the days of his

flesh, and who received from him directly the word of

truth, the gospel of salvation, and preached it to the

world, beginning from Jerusalem unto the ends of the

earth.

God himself was witness with these disciples, mani-

festing various powers and gifts of the Holy Spirit. The

apostles' preaching of the gospel of salvation was

supported by miracles which God worked out at their

hands, such as the healing of the sick, speaking with

strange tongues and prophesying.

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Now that we are more conversant with the significance

of so great a salvation we might ask, "What must we do to

be saved?" This is the eternal question which every person

in every language under the sun keeps asking. There is no

answer to it other than what the apostle Raul gave to the

jailer of the Philippian prison nearly two thousand years

ago. "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be

saved — you and your household" (Acts 16:31).

Accept the salvation of God with thanks, and Christ

will fill your heart with the joy of the Holy Spirit and give

you victory and, in the end, the crown of life. Keep

yourself unblemished in the love of God, expecting the

mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for life everlasting.

Remember a soul is very dear to God to the extent that

he bought it by the death of his own Son. Do not neglect

your soul; spare no effort to preserve it.

A man once sold all he owned and bought a rare je wel

of great value. He took the jewel with him on a voyage to

a distant land. On the ship's deck he was examining the

beautiful jewel and admiring its brilliance under the

light of the sun. He kept playing with it. He threw it up

into the air despite the warnings of his friends about

throwing it so high. Then the expected happened. A

higher toss than usual sent the jewel away into the

depths of the sea. The man cried in anguish, "I lost it! I

lost it!"

This is a true story. It serves as a warning to any man

who gambles with his life. You might be that precious

jewel! You are playing about with your soul which God

has entrusted to you. Are you neglecting to take due care

of it by casting it into the air of worldly lusts? You risk

landing it in the depths of corruption and eternal loss.

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THE

CROWN

OF LIFE

We read in Revelation 2:10 a command to remain loyal

which Christ requires from every believer. "Be faithful,

even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of

life." This divine command reflects two very important

truths. The first one is that our faithfulness to Christ is a

precious gem which we must very carefully keep even

though that involves sacrificing our very lives. The

second is that our faithfulness to Christ must continue all

through our lives; so that when the end comes, it will be

found wholly stable because we ourselves are a trust in

the hand of Christ.

Such faithfulness has an invaluable reward, the crown

of life. This is the crown which Christ won after crushing

the power of death and overcoming the grave. Christ

who put an end to death, gives the crown of life to him

who overcomes. Here is what the Bible says about it.

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1. The crown of splendor and royal diadem is the

crown which the Lord has prepared for the body of

believers (the Church) whom Christ bought with his

blood (Isaiah 62:3).

2. The crown of glory that will never fade away is given

to the faithful shepherds of the flock of Christ( 1 Peter5:4).

3. The crown of righteousness given to those who

live in righteousness, as a result of faith in Christ and the

hope of his coming. It is the reward for fighting the

good fight and completing the course (2 Timothy 4:7,8).

4. The crown of life is given to a faithful believer for

facing temptation and coming out blameless. This was

the reward of martyrs whom death could not rob of

faithfulness to Christ.

This, in brief, is the crown of faith which the Lord

promised to those who love him. In the Gospel lan-

guage it is a symbol of everlasting life and a crown of

victory which a faithful believer receives directly from

the hand of Christ. Christ commanded us to preserve it

when he said, "I am coming soon. Hold on to what you

have, so that no-one will take your crown" (Revelation

3:11). Inspired by this command the apostle Paul bids

the Colossians, "Do not let anyone who delights in false

humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for

the prize" (Colossians 2:18).

By this command Christ may have intended to warn

his followers not to take liberties as did Esau "... who

for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest

son. Afterwards, as you know, when he wanted to

inherit his blessing, he was rejected. He could bring

about no change of mind, though he sought the blessing

with tears" (Hebrews 12:16-17).

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Who shall separate us

from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation, or distress, or

persecution, or famine, or nakedness,

or peril, or sword? As it is written,

"For your sake we are being killed

all the day long; we are regarded

as sheep to be slaughtered."

No, in all these things

WE ARE MORE THAN

=CONOUERORS

through him that loved us.

Romans 8:35-37

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QUESTION

How can I be completely saved and forsake sin?

Is it enough, for salvation, to be baptized and to believe?

What else has a repentant person to do after his sins are

forgiven?

A.L.G.

Alexandria,

Egypt.

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HOW

CAN WE BE

SAVED?

Before his ascension, Christ commanded his dis-

ciples, "Go into all the world and preach the good news

to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be

saved, but whoever does not believe will be con-

demned" (Mark 16:15, 16). We understand, from the

way the holy apostles explained the Lord's command,

that all mankind is condemned to perish, but he who

believes in Christ obtains in his name forgiveness for his

past sins and is saved from the power of sin.

In fact, when we ponder over the teaching of the

Bible about saving faith, we discover that God has

prepared salvation for us and that saving faith has

important characteristics which include:

1. Alertness to divine revelations in Holy Scripture

and belief in its contents about the salvation which was

prepared for us in Christ; acceptance of the truth of the

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revelations of the Bible about the natural fallen state of

mankind and their need of Christ. This mental state,

however, is not sufficient by itself to win salvation, but

it does guide man in the path of saving faith.

2. Personal conviction based on the need of the

fallen soul. This conviction brings about a sense of

praise and thanksgiving to God for paving the appro-

priate way for salvation in Christ, prepared freely for

our fallen nature.

3. Voluntary dependence on Christ who is our Lord

and Savior. This involves confession of sin and

realization of our lack of merit. This turns on Christ's

saving power over us; also, our accepting him as our

personal Savior and holding on to him as our only

means of forgiveness, atonement and spiritual life.

This is based on many verses in the Bible which

explain ho w we come to Christ to obtain salvation from

him.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,

and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and

learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and

you will find rest for your souls" (Matthew 11:28, 29).

"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in

his name, he gave the right to become children of God"

(John 1:12).

"But whoever drinks the water I give him will never

thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a

spring of water welling up to eternal life" (John 4:14).

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life.

He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and

whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you

believe this?" (John 11:25, 26).

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"Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the

presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this

book. But these are written that you may believe that

Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by be-

lieving you may have life in his name" (John 20:30,31).

"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved-

you and your household" (Acts 16:31).

We might now add that saving faith has both a

general and a personal feature. The general is con-

tained in divine revelations, and the personal is none

other than Christ and what he did as a Redeemer.

Saving faith, in other words, depends on the divine

promise of salvation in Christ. The following are some

illustrations that Christ is the cornerstone of sal-

vation.

1. Christ's Testimony

Christ often called on people to believe in him. He

said that if they did not believe, they would be

condemned "that everyone who believes may have

eternal life. Whoever believes in him is not condemned,

but whoever does not believe stands condemned already

because he has not believed in the name of God's one

and only Son. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal

life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for

God's wrath remains on him" (John 3:15, 18, 36).

2. The need to accept Christ

The texts that declare we are saved by accepting

Christ are many.

"We accept man's testimony, but God's testimony is

greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has

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given about his Son. Anyone who believes in the Son of

God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does

not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because

he has not believed the testimony God has given about

his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us

eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son

has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not

have life" (1 John 5:9-12).

"Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is

born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves

his child as well" (1 John 5:1).

It is evident from the above quotations that all that is

required of us for salvation is to accept Christ and the

testimony which God records concerning his Son —

faith that Christ is the Son of the living God. Christ

himself is the object of faith which ensures salvation.

Faith, therefore, means looking to Christ, having faith

in him and surrendering ourselves to him.

3. The apostolic teaching

Likewise Paul taught that we are justified by faith in

Christ. Faith, here, is not only mental or mere general

faith in God, in divine revelation or in eternal facts, but it

is faith in which Christ is the object. Paul says, "This

righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus

Christ to all who believe" (Romans 3:22).

To the Galatians he says: "Know that a man is not

justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus

Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that

we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by

observing the law, because by oberving the law no-one

will be justified" (Galatians 2:16); "Before this faith

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came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up

until faith should be revealed" (Galatians 3:23); "I have

been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but

Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by

faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself

for me" (Galatians 2:20).

4. Christ's offering himself a ransom for us

We read in the Bible that Christ gave himself to

redeem many and that he made himself an atonement

for sins and offered himself a sacrifice to God. We also

read that people are saved only by the merit of his

righteousness and death.

As he is our Redeemer, the atonement for our sins,

and since by faith in him, we are reconciled to God, we

must accept him as such and place our trust in him. The

Gospel is geared in its entirety to provide for the fact

that Christ, in himself and by what he has done, is the

object of faith and the basis of trust.

5. Our life is in Christ, by faith

This is proved by the many texts which relate the

believers to Christ. The Bible says that "we are in him

by faith," "he abides in us," "he is the head and we are

the parts in him," "our life is from him," "he is the vine

and we are the branches," and that "he is the author of

our faith and its perfecter." All these and similar verses

exclude any suggestion that mere general faith in God

or the Bible assures our salvation. They also confirm

that "saving faith" ends up in Christ who becomes our

God and Savior personally.

We also read in the Bible that God sent forth his Son

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into the world to save the world. Further, Christ died

for our sins and was raised to justify us, and that he was

meant by God to be wisdom, righteousness, holiness

and redemption for us. Those who accept such a

Savior, as he reveals himself to be, those who surrender

their souls into his hand, and those who devote them-

selves to his service are the true believers as the Bible

intends them to be. They are consequently saved by

grace.

There is no doubt that every believer accepts Christ

and regards him as his Savior from the evils of sin. The

Bible says that to his followers. Christ is Prophet, Priest

and King. It also says he is the source of life, light and

happiness and the object of worship and love.

If salvation is of such crucial importance for the

deeper life and for eternity, we are bound to raise a

question about its nature and meaning in every sense.

What then is salvation?

Indeed, Christianity's total theme from beginning to

end is the only way of salvation. Its founder and

builder is the Incarnate Word of God, who came to the

world with the name of Jesus which means "God the

Savior." Salvation is illustrated by the message of

Christ, and Christianity involves saving man from sin.

The angel said to the Virgin Mary, "She will give birth

to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,

because he will save his people from their sins"

(Matthew 1:21). Christ said of himself, "For the Son of

Man came to seek and to save what was lost" (Luke

19:10).

By now, you will have perceived that a repentant

person does not obtain salvation by the mere interven-

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tion of a priest to absolve him of his sins. There is no

priest, saint, prophet or angel who has power to ab-

solve anyone from sin. Only one Person has this power.

He is Jesus Christ. It is written of him, "Salvation is

found in no-one else, for there is no other name under

heaven given to men by which we must be saved"

(Acts 4:12).

We Await a Savior

who will transfigure

our lowly body

to be like

Philippians 3:20-21

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TEST QUESTIONS

If you read this book attentively, you can readily answer

these questions:

1. What is Salvation?

2. Which of the New Testament characters raises this

question: "What must I do to be saved?"

3. How would you illustrate from the Bible that sin is a

debt?

4. What is the way of salvation?

5. Write down seven verses about salvation.

6. What are the means which give a believer victory

against sin?

7. What is meant by the word "forgiveness" in the

Bible?

8. Do we obtain forgiveness through good works?

9. Is the ritual of prayer a means of forgiveness?

10. Can the intercession of saints forgive our sins?

11. Does repentance wash away past sins?

12. What is the price Christ paid for our salvation?

13. What did Christ save us from?

14. What is the crown of life?

15. Does the Bible mention other crowns?

16. What did Christ command his disciples to preach?

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17. What are the merits of "saving faith?"

18. Quote a verse which stresses the fact that faith in

Jesus merits eternal life.

19. Give some verses which invite people to accept

Christ.

20. What reply did Paul and Silas give to the

Philippian jailer?

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32

I.—

SAVED FROM DEATH

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56

2.—

THE LAST LETTER

I. Jadeed

48

1.50

THE THIEF WHO STOLE GOD /. Jadeed

THE MARVELOUS LOVE /. Jadeed

THE KISS OF DEATH /. Jadeed

THE WONDERFUL VICTORY /. Jadeed

THE BIGGEST ADVENTURE /. Jadeed

STORIES FROM DAILY LIFE Rizq-AUah Halabi

56

2.—

40

1.50

40

1.50

48

1.50

40

1.50

32 1.-

CASSETTES

GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

Price

Lan-

Minutes

DM

guage

1: 1- 9:38

60

9.—

A

10: 1-17:27

60

9.—

A

18: 1-25:30

60

9.—

A

25:31-28:20

40

6.—

A

1: 1-12:22

90

12.—

A

12:28-16:20

40

6 —

A

GOSPEL OF MARK

PRAISE THE LORD

(Hymns with verses from the Bible)

THE BETTER LIFE

(Evangelistic words with hymns)'

PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD

(Matt. 1—4 with selected hymns)

HAVE MERCY ON ME, O GOD

(Hymns with Verses)

THE GREATEST BIRTH

(The Christmas story according to Luke

with modern hymns)

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE

KINGDOM OF GOD

(Matt. 5—7 with corresponding hymns)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CHRIST?

(The life of Christ)

THE GREAT SACRIFICE AND

THE CONQUEROR OF DEATH

(Crucifixion and resurrection of Christ according

to Matt. 26-28)

SALVATION IS READY FOR YOU

(A call to faith and life, with hymns)

TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION

(Hymns with Verses)

GOD IS THE RESURRECTION AND THE

(Chosen verses from the Bible to comfort)

JESUS, MY JOY

(Hymns with Verses)

MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU

(Hymns with Verses)

COME, O LORD JESUS

(Hymns with Verses)

DICTATION (very slow reading)

(Matt. 1-7)

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What must I do to be saved?