1. Just Accept Jesus As Your Personal Savio Just Accept Jesus As Your Personal Savior

2. Just Accept Jesus As Your Savior Just accept Jesus as your personal savior is one of the most popular religious slogans today Accepting Jesus as our personal savior is a scriptural idea, but how do we do it? Do we do it by praying the sinners prayer (Acts 2:21; Rom. 10:13)? No! Do we do it by faith only (Jas. 2:20-26)? No!

3. We Must Hear HEARING Jesus is a part of salvation (Acts 2:22; 10:22,44) When we hear we accept Jesus teaching (Mt. 7:24; Lk. 6:46-47; 10:16; Jn. 14:24) We accept Jesus words and reject the words of men (Mt. 17:5; 1 Thess. 2:13; Heb. 1:1-2)

4. We Must Believe BELIEVING Jesus is a part of salvation (Acts 10:43; 13:39,48; 16:30; Rom. 1:16; 10:9-10) When we believe we accept Jesus claims of deity; he was more than just a man (Jn. 3:18; 8:24; 14:1,10-11; 16:27; 17:8,20-21; 20:29-31) We accept Jesus claims and reject mans false claims about him (1 Jn. 4:1-3)

5. We Must Repent REPENTING toward Jesus is a part of salvation (Lk. 24:47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 5:31; 17:30) When we repent we accept Jesus judgment of sinful mankind (Lk. 5:32; 13:1-5; 15:7-10) We accept Jesus judgment against sin and reject mans approval of sin (Jn. 3:19-21; Rev. 2:21)

6. We Must Confess CONFESSING Jesus is a part of salvation (Acts 8:37; Rom. 10:9-10) When we confess we accept Jesus position as Lord and Master and pledge our allegiance to him (Mt. 10:32) We accept Jesus position and reject mans denial of him (Jn. 9:22; 12:42; Acts 24:14; 1 Tim. 6:12-13; 1 Jn. 2:23; 4:2-3, 15; 2 Jn. 7)

7. We Must Be Baptized BAPTIZING one into Jesus is a part of salvation (Acts 2:38; 22:16; etc.) When we are baptized we accept Jesus death, burial, and resurrection (Jn. 3:3,5; Mk. 16:15-16) We accept Jesus death and reject mans life of sin (Rom. 6:3-11)

8. We Must Be Living Faithfully LIVING faithfully in the body (church) of Jesus is a part of salvation (Ac. 2:47; Eph. 5:23) When we are baptized into the body of Christ we accept Jesus headship over the body and submit to him (Mt. 16:18; Acts 20:28) We accept Jesus headship and reject mans autonomy and lack of submission (Eph. 1:22-23; 4:15-16; Col. 1:18; 2:10,18-19)

9. Just Accept Jesus As Your Savior Hearing – accepting his teaching Believing – accepting his claims Repenting – accepting his judgment Confessing – accepting his position Baptizing – accepting his death Living faithfully – accepting his headship