Plan of Salavtion

I googled that title that you see written above. “Plans of Salvation” Guess how many results there were? "Results 1 - 10 of about 6,490,000 for plans of salvation. (0.23 seconds)" . There where 6,490,000 results. How many of those were right? How many of those were a crock of bull? So with so many answers, how do you know how to explained it when asked on the spot?

This first web site gives a very good and detailed explanation to what the plan is. The url is hear. http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=276 . But it was to deep, and most 'Non-church' people will not understand it. So...

But what dose it truly boil down too? What dose it mean at the chore of the decision that you are making? What is it? It is many things, 1) it is allowing Christ Jesus to be your personal Lord and Savior. 2)It is the remission and forgiveness of sin. 3) It is a relationship with the most high God. That you are conversed in the fingerprints of. 4)it’s a ticket out of Hell 5)true LIFE 6)Joy 7)Something to live for. 8) Peace

All of this is well and good. But how if I asked you would you describe it? If a simple (this will not be politically correct!!! For give me if you take offence…But that is a gift reserved for the righteous. The vast majority of the population that will read it is not righteous!) What would you say to a simple ‘Back Woods Red Neck’? I mean a R-E-D-N-E-C-K?

I my self am guilty of writing out an eight step plan of “Salvation” in the back of my bible to have it when I need it. The majority of the time it is in my back pack that is either on me at school, or in my car. But in the line at Wal-Mart what do I do? “Could you hold that thought for one seconded?” While you hope that they weight right there as your jog to the book isle? Of course not. And this is the long drawn out version of my plan that I copied to the back of my bible.
1)Confess
Romans 3:23
2)Repent of Sin
Luke 13:3
3)Believe
John 5:24
4)Confess Publicly
Romans 10:9&10
5)Baptism
Mark 16:16
6)Associate with other Christians
Hebrews 10:25
7)Read the Bible Daily
Romans 10:17
8)Assurance of Salvation
Acts 2:21

How and when is that a practical thing to tell someone? And even if you do manage to hold there attention long enough to tell them that. They (that is the redneck) will think (or thank) “Look at this person suren off that high fulton education. They don’t know didly if the canet speack my laungeage!” Once again I know that isn’t nice but how true is it? Am I not correct?

I am not a modernist that says ‘Lets Stream Line’ the Christian life! But I am one that says the culture has changed. It is fast moving with little dead time to just have fun with during the work day. Lets have a way to tell them fast, and ‘dumb-it-down’.

So then what are the basics? The must haves?
1)Realization that you’re a sinner.
2)Believing on Christ
3)Confessing your Sin.

So to in an essence ‘stream line’ this it could be what? Think. Think. Think. Admit. Believe. Confess? Would that work? ABC’s of Christ? Admit you’re a sinner. Believe on Christ Jesus and be saved. Confess Jesus as your Lord? YES!!! that’s it! The ABC’s of Christ.

A) Admit you’re a sinner. Romans 3:23 For ALL have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God
B) Believe John 3:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
C)Confess Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

So is that easier than the eight step plan that you are never going to remember? The ABC’s. I think so.

Neal Dulley