When the Apostle Paul was in Philippi preaching the gospel he was accused of sedition, beaten and thrown into prison. During the middle of the night God caused an earthquake and miraculously all the prison doors were opened and the chains binding the prisoners were loosed.
“And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, ‘Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.’ Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'” (Acts 16:27-33).
What must I do, what must we, each one of us, do to be saved? Is there any more urgent question? Many deceivers in the world today claim you don’t really have to do anything to be saved. Just believe in Jesus. But believing in Jesus is doing something. And what does it really mean to believe in Jesus, anyway?
I invite you to explore with me what the Bible’s answer is to the question, “What must I do to be saved?”
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