Real Salvation

The supreme end of life is to be saved. But why do we need to be saved? Because we are all sinners. And sinners don't go to Heaven when they die.

There are three witnesses that condemn you and me as being sinners.

FIRST: The witness of observation. Look around and you will soon be convinced that this world is full of sinners. No one is perfect,

THEN SECONDLY: Conscience is a witness within our hearts. Which of us can say, “I have an absolutely clean conscience about God and life.” The life within us tells us that we aren't perfect before God.

THEN THE THIRD WITNESS: The Bible itself. The Bible says that “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” It doesn't make any difference whether you are a bad sinner or a good sinner.

Then how am I saved? We are saved by God's grace through our faith in Jesus Christ. He died on a cross to pay for our sins and equip us for Heaven — if we will accept Him.

John Parker is the pastor of McDonald Baptist Church.