Jesus vs. Religion

Day 19 - Victory in Jesus

"The song I sing most often."

(My favorite hymn).

"Victory in Jesus"

by Eugene Monroe Bartlett, Sr., 1939

I heard an old, old story
How a Saviour came from glory
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me

I heard about His groaning,
Of His precious blood's atoning
Then I repented of my sin
And won the victory.

Oh, victory in Jesus,
My Saviour forever
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood
He loved me 'ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.

I heard about His healing,
Of His cleansing power revealing
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see

And then I cried, "Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit!"
And somehow Jesus came and brought
To me the victory.

Oh, victory in Jesus,
My Saviour forever
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood
He loved me 'ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.

I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in Glory
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea
About the angels singing
And the old redemption story
And some sweet day I'll sing up there
This song of victory!

Oh, victory in Jesus,
My Saviour forever
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood
He loved me 'ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.

Plan of Salvation

The Bible says there is only one way to Heaven. 
Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6)

 

Good works cannot save you. 

"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

Trust Jesus Christ today! Here's what you must do:
 

Admit you are a sinner.  
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23) 

"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Romans 5:12) 

"If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." (1 John 1:10)

Be willing to turn from sin (repent).
Jesus said: "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Luke 13:5)  

"And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:" (Acts 17:30)

Believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead.  
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)  

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners. Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)  

"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." (Romans 10:9)

Through prayer, invite Jesus into your life to become your personal Saviour. 
"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10)  

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)
 

What to pray: Dear God, I am a sinner and need forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ shed His precious blood and died for my sin. I am willing to turn from sin. I now invite Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal Saviour.

"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" (John 1:12)
 

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)

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