The Plan of Salvation

Thank you for visiting the United In Christ Jesus website! This page is what we believe to be the most important page on the entire site – the plan of salvation.

The Lord Jesus says in Matthew 16:24-27:

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every person according to his deeds.

What is of the upmost importance in your life is whether you have peace with God or still under His wrath. God has made a way for your sins to be forgiven and to receive eternal life. That way is through Jesus Christ.

Jesus asked the question of His disciples, “Who do the people say that I am?” (Luke 9:18-20) – which is the same question He is asking you today. Who do you say Jesus is? Your answer has eternal consequences.

What follows is a simple gospel message that briefly explains who God is, who we are, who Jesus is, and how to be reconciled and have peace with God.

That is where you live, the Milky Way. Awesome, isn’t it? Take a minute to meditate on the God who created this vast universe. What follows are some of the attributes of GOD. God is ALL POWERFUL, ALL KNOWING, INVISIBLE, IMMORTAL, and ETERNAL. He is a RIGHTEOUS GOD, who is PERFECT and PURE; He lives in unapproachable light. This God created us to represent Him on earth. We were made to put His character on display; to live the way God would if He were walking on the earth. But we haven’t…any of us. God always tells the truth, but we don’t; God is the owner of all He’s made, but we’ve stolen; God perfectly values marriage and family, but we don’t. Even what seems like the smallest lies or lustful thoughts betray us as sinful. So here’s the dilemma we face: God by His very nature is JUST and cannot overlook sin; so we have to give an account (Hebrews 9:27).
The punishment that God has prepared for sinners is an ETERNITY in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:11-15). What a fearful thought!
But here is the Good news (the Gospel)! This Creator entered into His very creation and became the God-man, Jesus Christ. Though Jesus was innocent (1 Peter 2:22), He shed His blood on the cross to reconcile infinitely sinful man to infinitely Holy God (2 Corinthians 5:19). By His death He satisfied the wrath of God, and made full payment for the sins of all who repent and place their trust in Him alone. Jesus was buried and on the third day He came walking out of the tomb; the risen, living, victorious Savior (1 Corinthians 15:3-5). God the FATHER sent His Son, Jesus to save you because He is COMPASSIONATE, MERCIFUL, and full of ABOUNDING LOVE (Exodus 34:6-7; John 3:16).
To be saved you must repent (have a change of mind, turn from your sin – Acts 3:19) and believe the GOSPEL (trusting in CHRIST alone to be saved – Acts 4:12; Romans 10:9-10). Turn to Him right now, while He has given you time: there is no guarantee of tomorrow.

⁶ For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷ For one will hardly die for a righteous person; though perhaps for the good person someone would even dare to die. ⁸ But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ⁹ Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. – Romans 5:6-9

Let him who has ears to hear, HEAR.