1 — Admit you are a sinner
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
Romans 3:23 · King James Version
No one is good enough for heaven on their own. “All” means you, me, and everyone. Sin is anything we think, say, or do that breaks God’s law — and every one of us is guilty.
2 — Understand the penalty
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6:23 · King James Version
Sin earns death — eternal separation from God. But notice the second half: eternal life is a gift. You cannot earn a gift, and you cannot lose what was freely given. It comes “through Jesus Christ our Lord” — through no one else.
3 — Believe Christ paid for you
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8 · King James Version
Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, died on the cross in your place and rose again. God did not wait for you to clean yourself up — He loved you “while we were yet sinners.” Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone:
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Ephesians 2:8–9 · King James Version
4 — Confess and believe
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
Romans 10:9–10 · King James Version
Salvation is received by faith — trusting Christ alone to save you, not your works, your church attendance, or your baptism. Tell God you know you are a sinner, believe Jesus died for you and rose again, and ask Him to save you.
5 — Call upon Him
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:13 · King James Version
“Whosoever” includes you. Right now, wherever you are, you can pray something like this — not as magic words, but as the honest cry of a believing heart:
“Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe You died on the cross for my sins and rose again. I am trusting You alone to save me. Please forgive me and give me eternal life. In Your name, amen.”
The prayer itself does not save you — faith in Christ does. But if you meant it, God’s promise stands:
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”
Acts 16:31 · King James Version
Know that you are saved
“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life.”
1 John 5:13 · King James Version
Salvation is not a feeling — it is a fact based on God’s promise. You can know you have eternal life.
What now?
Tell someone. Let a Christian friend, pastor, or family member know you trusted Christ today — or tell us and we will rejoice with you and pray for you.
Be baptized. Baptism by immersion is the Bible’s first step of obedience for a new believer — a public picture of your faith, not a part of salvation.
Join a Bible-believing church. You need the preaching of God’s Word and the fellowship of God’s people.
Read your Bible and pray daily. Start in the Gospel of John. Our daily devotional was made for exactly this.