The Plan of Salvation - Answers to Difficult Questions

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5. THE PLAN OF SALVATION – ANSWERS TO DIFFICULT QUESTIONS IAM TOO DIRTY TO BE FORGIVEN .

Some people do not accept Jesus because they feel overwhelmed by their guilt. They do not believe that God will accept them.

 Isaiah 1:18 This text shows that there is no sin that is too great that cannot be forgiven by God. He invites us to come to Him and to confess our sins. He promises us to forgive us; He is always willing to forgive for He delights to extend mercy to the sinner (see Psalm 86:5, Micah 7:18-19).

 1 John 1:9 This text is a promise that teaches that God forgives us as we confess our sins. It will always work no matter how often we fall into sin. The promise though talks not only of forgiveness but also of cleansing. As we confess our sins and ask for strength, God will forgive us and empower us to overcome in our struggles with sin.

 1 Timothy 1:12-16 Paul considered himself the chief of sinners but he also believed that Christ had saved him. He presented himself as a living example of God’s great mercy and power to change. If God forgave him, a persecutor of the church and changed his heart, then He is willing and able to forgive you and change you as well.

INEED TO SHOW GOD THAT IDESERVE FORGIVENESS .

Some people are trapped in this deception. They think that God will not accept them and forgive them unless they show God that they have changed first. The problem is that we cannot change of ourselves (see Jeremiah 13:23).

 Ezekiel 36:25-27 God promises to cleanse us from sin and to give us a new heart. In this passage, God is always the subject: He is cleansing, He is giving the new heart, He is pouring His Spirit and He is empowering us to obey Him.

 Mark 2:17 6 5. The Plan of Salvation – Menorah Mission School – 2018/2019 Jesus is the Physician of the soul. He came to save not those who deserve salvation for there is not one righteous before Him (see Eccelsiastes 7:20). Jesus came to save undeserving sinners just as a physician would go to those who are in need of him, sick people.

 John 6:37 If we wait on the day we overcome by ourselves, we will never go to Jesus; we are to go to Him just as we are, confessing our guilt and believing in His willingness to forgive and power to overcome sin. We have this precious promise, that Jesus will never cast out a repentant sinner that will come to Him (see Luke 15:18-24).

IDO NOT THINK IAM READY TO ACCEPT JESUS .

Some people postpone their decision to accept Jesus as their Savior. This could happen for a various number of reasons, but no reason is good to reject Jesus.

 2 Corinthians 6:2 It is always the right time to accept Jesus as Savior and Lord. If we reject the invitation of the Holy Spirit once our hearts have been convicted, the second time it will be even harder to accept Him.

Our hearts are hardened by every rejection of the Spirit’s appeals; this is why the Bible invites us to choose God today (see Hebrews 3:7-8, 4:7).