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The Amish Voice 4
Does it scare you when someone says to
you: I got saved?
The answer oftentimes is yes, and there
are various reasons why. Here are some
of them:
1. Those who get saved leave the
Amish. For that reason, many
Amish people have associated
those getting saved with excommu-
nication and leaving the Amish
church.
2. To say I got saved, means that I
can live any way I want to and still
go to heaven.
3. Getting saved and having assur-
ance of my salvation means that I
am filled with pride.
I understand why these reasons might
cause you to put up a wall and draw back
from the truth as presented in God’s
word. However, I’d like to help you un-
derstand a few things that might benefit
you, not only today, but for all eternity.
First of all, the word SAVED is used 57
times in the New Testament.
Secondly, the word SAVED means the
same as BORN AGAIN.
Here are some examples:
John 3:3 & 7:
Jesus answered and
said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, Except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God.
(V-7)
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye
must be born again.
Acts 2:21:
And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the name
of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 4:12:
Neither is there salvation
in any other: for there is none other
name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
Acts 16:30-31:
And brought them out,
and said, Sirs, what must I do to be
saved? And they said, Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
saved…
Romans 10:13:
For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall
be saved.
1 Corinthians 1:18:
For the preach-
ing of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are
saved it is the power of God.
2 Timothy 1:9:
Who hath saved us,
and called us with an holy calling, not
according to our works, but according
to his own purpose and grace, which
was given us in Christ Jesus before the
world began.
Titus 3:5:
Not by works of right-
eousness which we have done, but
according to his mercy He saved us…
You may be asking, what are we saved
from? The answer is found in Romans
5:9! The Apostle Paul wrote:
Much more
then, being now justified by His blood, we
shall be saved from wrath through Him.
There’s something we must all under-
stand, and that is this: When you and
I draw our last breath, all decision
making is placed in God’s
hands. If you want to be
saved from the wrath or
eternal damnation to
come, you must be
saved before you die.
And when you get
saved, you will
know it without a
shadow of a
doubt.
The Bible
says
to
those who
have been
saved:
1 John 3:2:
Beloved, now are we the
sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that,
when he shall appear, we shall be like
him; for we shall see him as he is.
No one gets out of this world alive. No
one! Not one soul will ever slip past Al-
mighty God. Not one! All of us will
come face to face with God.
2 Corinthians 5:10 states:
For we
must all appear before the judgment
seat of Christ…
John wrote:
And I saw the dead,
small and great, stand before God...
Revelation 20:12
With those important facts in mind, let
me remind you that the most important
thing you can do (before you are thrust
into eternity and stand before a perfect,
holy, and righteous God) is to ask Jesus
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What Must I Do to Be Saved?
—Joe Keim