The Trinity is the makeup of God as three distinct persons in rank, yet all are God:
This is the only thing that’s required of the christian: how to become eternally saved.
God made the way of salvation the easiest way possible.
Because He truly loves us so much and desires all to be saved.
Man is separated from God the Father because of our sins.
God is 100% pure and holy (which brings true joy and peace, which feels amazing), and cannot be associated with sin, because sin brings: depression, anxiety, stress, fear, panic, worry, nervousness, sadness, anger, envy, bitterness – all things making life not worth living.
We all have an account with God that records all of our sins.
We need those sins forgiven and removed from our account in order to be reconciled back to God.
If we don’t get our sins forgiven, we have to pay that sin debt with our life for eternity in hell.
Doing a good deed doesn’t get a past sin forgiven and removed from your account.
So, how do we get our sins forgiven and removed from our account? The cross:
What do we have to do for that payment to be credited to our account?
All God asks is that we simply acknowledge what He’s done for us: believe the gospel (the good news): that Christ (1) died to pay for all our sins (2) was buried and (3) rose again the third day according to the scriptures — 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Do we have to turn from our sins in order to be saved?
No. Remember, salvation and reconciliation back to the Father happened when Jesus died to pay for all of our sins in order to have them forgiven and removed from our account upon belief. Turning from a sin does not get an old sin forgiven and removed from your account. You need Jesus’ payment to have a sin forgiven and removed from your account. Doing a good deed and turning from a sin (following the law) are what the bible calls “works”. And salvation is not by works, it’s by faith: Ephesians 2:8-9 — For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
What happens to me after I believe the gospel?
The nanosecond you believe the gospel found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, you are indwelt with and sealed by the Holy Spirit, which is the guarantee of your eternal life (your inheritance) — Ephesians 1:13-14
What happened to Jesus after He died?
This is more advanced, but the only thing you need to accept right now is that the Father rose Him from the dead on the third day, which proved that He was a legitimate sacrifice (a legitimate payment for our sins) and sealed our justification through His death and resurrection. If He wasn’t a legitimate sacrifice, He would be in hell paying for His own sins, and therefore wouldn’t be resurrected and alive today in heaven.
Can you lose your salvation?
No! You have passed from death to life eternal. Eternal by definition is never ending. See this note on Eternal Security.
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