what must i do to be saved acts 16:30

He believes in that ladder. In his heart, one of the first results of believing is peace or joy. It means —1. "Saved!"1. It is a judicial act, the act of God as a judge, freeing the sinner from the penalty of the law which he has incurred, and placing him in the position, in regard to the condemning sentence, of one who has never incurred the penalty. Online Parallel Study Bible. When he has done that, he will have exercised saving faith in his fire escape, Not before. There are many of God's blessed ones who, through fear of death, have been much of their lifetime subject to bondage. De Witt Talmage, D. D.)The king's highway opened and clearedC. "The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin." (f)The soul saved (Romans 8:1).V. Faith is a simple receptive faculty. Body, soul, and spirit, all saved! Thy faith will make thee joyful by and by, but it is as powerful to save thee even when it does not make thee rejoice. De Witt Talmage, D. D.There are some documents of so little importance that you do not care to put any more than your last name under them, or even your initials; but there are some documents of so great importance that you write out your full name. WHAT IS IT TO BELIEVE IN THIS CHRIST?1. Is He not as worthy of trust now as He ever wilt be?3. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.3. Though salvation is promised to them that believe, it is not promised as a reward for their believing, but for His sake in whom they believe. Christ was a very attractive person. A happy life. But you are testing yourself by a condition in which you are not placed. Oh, that I had ability to describe the madness a thousand times multiplied of that man who professes to believe that he is immortal, and who can find anything on earth more important to him as a subject of attention than the salvation of his soul! You fold the paper and, perhaps, do not think of that incident again. If we listen to the creeds and litanies of the best of its teachers we hear everywhere the cry of fugitives from a justice they have provoked, but which they know not how to appease. Believe in Christ; for consider —(1) How miserable thou wilt be without Him. Wythe. That is historical faith. Intellectual assent to the fact that Christ is the Saviour of men. There can be no enjoyment where there is no congeniality. It is His gift, and the effect of His good pleasure.2. THE EXISTENCE OF MANY DOUBTS AND FEARS. But on some dark night let the cry of "fire" ring through that edifice, and let him put the grappling irons fast to the window casement, and swing himself out into the air, and he will believe on that rope ladder. Those calm, grand laws, know nothing of mercy. You go home and expect there will be food on the table. He believes in that ladder. I will illustrate the difference. And the act on which salvation hinges is as straightforward as its object is definite. If thou canst not feel thy need of a Saviour as thou wouldst, remember that when thou hast a Saviour thou wilt soon find out how great was thy need of Him, Many persons find out their needs by receiving the supply. You jump and are saved. You say, "How do I know that bridge will hold me:" instead of marching on with firm step, feeling that the strength of the eternal God is under you.III. "Suffer little children to come unto Me" was not spoken to the children, but to the disciples. First, then, let us say that there is a beginning of the religious life in man which puts the soul and God into a fellowship of peace. "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ." "Down with the lifeboats!" (2)Regeneration (2 Corinthians 5:17). THE EXISTENCE OF MANY DOUBTS AND FEARS. You remember that story of our Saviour in the storm, and the poor disciples were full of fear — "Lord, save us or we perish." It fills his heart with ardent love. And again, it is natural that you should scarce like to leave behind those that are so dear. Finally, the results of faith are most urgent motives to its immediate exercise. The more of our faith we share, the more we will discover that we have. No man would think of venturing his life on a vessel going out to sea that had never been inspected. How the old hypocrites trembled before Him! You know when Jesus was upon earth, how happy He made every house He went into.(T. "Oh," says someone, "I believe that Christ was born in Bethlehem, and that He died on the Cross." Beddome, M. In Dallas, this is the Senior Pastor bringing the message entitled What Must I Do to be Saved? And you cannot expect me to risk the cargo of my immortal interests on board any craft. The apostles were well versed in such matters.2. You go home and expect there will be food on the table. There are many of God's blessed ones who, through fear of death, have been much of their lifetime subject to bondage. Sin is disharmony. "Because ye are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts." What then? Oh, such a Christ as that — so loving, so self-sacrificing — can you not trust Him?II. On the side of God is also His bestowment of His Spirit on the believing sinner. It is a judicial act, the act of God as a judge, freeing the sinner from the penalty of the law which he has incurred, and placing him in the position, in regard to the condemning sentence, of one who has never incurred the penalty. Who shall it be? There is —I. They could not keep away from Him.2. Is He not as worthy of trust now as He ever wilt be?3. The Scriptures speak of various kinds and degrees of faith, but of one only that accompanies salvation.1. Exhortation. They never have even attempted to escape out of their guilt and danger, by resting their whole weight on what Jesus has done for the sinner, or on His omnipotent grace. The mind grown weary of abstract speculations hungers for rest. Deliverance from the power and principle of sin.(J. Salvation comprehends a final and complete deliverance from all evil, natural and moral, and the enjoyment of perfect bliss. The everlasting gates close him in.III. Thousands keep gospel truth coiled up in their memories as my friend kept that rope ladder coiled up in one corner of his room. As I approach you know and believe that I have the power and the will to save you. WHAT IS IT TO BE SAVED? Man is "a yonder-minded being, an embodied hereafter." The captain says, "You." He is only waiting to get from you what you give to scores of people every day. The reason may be because the act itself is so simple, so easily understood.IV. There is some dishonesty in their looks. )Saving faithJ. He changes character by imparting His own character sympathetically to all who enter into real sympathy with Him.4. In the first place, the object is adapted, and able to save. But lest they should think that they believe when they do not, it will be necessary to show —1. It is a certain severance from the shame and guilt of transgression. Intellectual assent to the fact that Christ is the Saviour of men. A peaceful death. You jump and are saved. From sin, as a fatal moral disease, Jesus proves Himself our Saviour. You fold the paper and, perhaps, do not think of that incident again. )Believing on JesusI know of a man who, being obliged to sleep in the upper story of a lofty building, keeps a fire escape in his room in the shape of a stout rope ladder. If thou canst not feel thy need of a Saviour as thou wouldst, remember that when thou hast a Saviour thou wilt soon find out how great was thy need of Him, Many persons find out their needs by receiving the supply. You say, "What a grand fellow he must have been!" "Suffer little children to come unto Me" was not spoken to the children, but to the disciples. cries the captain. "Today if ye will hear His voice," etc. He was a loving Christ, but it was not effeminacy. Thy faith will make thee joyful by and by, but it is as powerful to save thee even when it does not make thee rejoice. H. It is worthy of notice that the Bible, while saying much of the necessity, the object, and the effects of faith, says very little of its nature. (b)What is it that thou now delightest thyself with in trouble? Woodworth. (c)Corruptions mortified. It includes, especially, the pardon of sin, the sanctification of our nature, a victory over all our enemies, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Who can show us the everlasting difference between a soul lost and a soul saved? And here is an arched bridge blasted from the "Rock of Ages," and built by the Architect of the universe, spanning the dark gulf between sin and righteousness, and all God asks you is to walk across it; and you start, and you come to it, and you stop, and you go a little way on and you stop, and you fall back and you experiment. It is a grand thing to go to sleep at night, and to get up in the morning, and to do business all day feeling that all is right between my heart and God.2. There is some dishonesty in their looks. The wrong doing, on which the necessity of salvation is founded, must be got rid of. W. The Scriptures speak of various kinds and degrees of faith, but of one only that accompanies salvation.1. Some people trust in a creed or a ritual; because trust in them flatters rather than interferes with self-love. cries the captain. Do you wish for God's Spirit as a comforter, a guide, a strengthener, a sanctifier? De Witt Talmage, D. D.)The king's highway opened and clearedC. There are many of God's blessed ones who, through fear of death, have been much of their lifetime subject to bondage. "Because ye are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts." WHO IS THIS BEING THAT YOU WANT ME TO BELIEVE IN? This which you are ready to rely on is nothing within you — no change wrought there, either by your own efforts or by any other agency, human or Divine. The apostles were well versed in such matters.2. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE QUESTION. (2) How happy thou wilt be with Him. They have heard and read of Jesus, the Atoner for sin; they admire Him, they believe in His Divine qualities, love, etc., and vaguely expect, at some future day, to get to heaven by Him. But they have never for one moment trusted their souls to Jesus. You are just like that proud Syrian Naaman. The Christian revelation quickens and deepens the consciousness of sin. What are the ANTECEDENTS of saving faith, that is, what precedes the act of faith in the experience of the sinner? And if thy faith should never come to noonday, if it do but come to twilight, nay, if thy faith is but starlight, nay, candlelight, nay, a spark — if it be but a glow worm spark, thou art saved. But now you are on the sea, and asleep, and are awakened by the shriek of "Fire!" It points out —I.A FACT — "salvation. WHO IS THIS BEING THAT YOU WANT ME TO BELIEVE IN? H. Unless there be some supernatural illumination, I shudder back from it. Understand what you have to do.2. The history of human thought is to a great extent a history of the manifold forms in which this question has betrayed itself, and of the costly expedients to which man has had recourse in his attempts to answer it. Two things are noteworthy in Paul's answer — first its simplicity, and secondly its immediateness. "II.A CERTAIN FACT — "shalt. The final result of faith is eternal life. But true salvation isn’t about works; it isn’t about doing anything. In addition to this softness of character, there was a fiery momentum. MANY SAY, "I WILL TRUST HIM IF YOU WILL ONLY TELL ME NOW." It is on the ground of these facts that the gospel comes to men with offers of pardon and grace; and he who does not realise them as facts in his personal history cannot receive the gospel, for he does not feel his need of the gospel.II. Deliverance from the power and principle of sin.(J. So in proportion to his faith will be his faithfulness. "Down with the lifeboats!" A happy life. It fills his heart with ardent love. You don't want dying grace in life, but you will have it when you want it.VI. If I were to say to you that in order to be saved, you must visit the Holy Sepulchre, there are some of you who would sell everything to get to the Holy Sepulchre; and you would start immediately. Let us consider the ACT of faith. (b)What is it that thou now delightest thyself with in trouble? It points out —I.A FACT — "salvation. Woodworth. If men were quite left to themselves the generality would never concern themselves with this subject. You know when Jesus was upon earth, how happy He made every house He went into.(T. He will trust himself to it. What is more, it is not even the reality of thy faith that saves thee, it is the object of thy faith. "II.A CERTAIN FACT — "shalt. (2)The sufficiency of Christ. If Paul himself keeps under his body lest he should be a castaway, how canst thou expect to live without clouds?V. CONSCIOUSNESS OF HARDNESS OF HEART AND THE LACK OF WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE TRUE PENITENCE. You trust your partner in business. II. People rush into them. There was no time required, as in the case of Nebuchadnezzar's wise men, when they had to interpret the king's dream. You don't want dying grace in life, but you will have it when you want it.VI. Christ was a very attractive person. CONSCIOUSNESS OF HARDNESS OF HEART AND THE LACK OF WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE TRUE PENITENCE. In conclusion, I remark —1. The final result of faith is eternal life. Hearing (Romans 10:17).4. (c)Think frequently of Him. Have you never looked in at a shop window and seen an article, and said, "Why, that is just what I want"?III. Beddome, M. We hear, moreover, that all along the road there were hand posts with the word "Refuge" written legibly upon them. "The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin." They were covered in blood and dust. You trust your partner in business. (d)Make it your business to interest yourselves in Him. The children came without any invitation. Well —1. Christ did not ask John to put his head down on His bosom; John could not help but put his head there. If Paul himself keeps under his body lest he should be a castaway, how canst thou expect to live without clouds?V. 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