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Do You Believe in Jesus?

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Modern English Version

{Paraphrased}

The Resurrection of Christ

1 Now, brothers, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which you have received, and in which you stand.

² Through it you are saved, if you keep in memory what I preached to you, unless you have believed in vain.

³ For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: how Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

⁴ was buried, rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

⁵ and was seen by Cephas {the apostle Peter}, and then by the twelve {all 12 apostles}.

⁶ Then He was seen by over five hundred {Christian} brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain to this present time, though some have passed away.

⁷ Then He was seen by James and then by all the apostles.

⁸ Last of all, He was seen by me also {the 13th apostle of Christ, the apostle Paul}, as by one born at the wrong time.

⁹ For I am the least of the apostles and am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am. And His grace toward me was not in vain. I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

¹¹ Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

Do you believe in Jesus? According to 1 Cor. 15:1-11, do you believe that Jesus died for our sins according to the scriptures – v. 3? … do you believe that Jesus was buried and rose from the dead the third day according to the scriptures – v. 4? … do you believe that Jesus was seen alive by the first church and all of its apostles – vv. 5-8? … that’s the gospel …

Now that you’ve heard the gospel, I’m taking you to a page from my website for prayers for salvation and baptism into the Holy Spirit … read and may the Holy Spirit come upon you today and give you Christ’s victory over the flesh to obey God and go to heaven for it …

John 11:25-26

Authorized (King James) Version

{Pegram Evangelistic Paraphrase}

25 Jesus {says to you},

“I Am

the resurrection,

and the life:

he that {believes} in Me,

though he were dead,

yet shall he live:

26 and whosoever {is alive} and {believes} in Me shall never die.

{Do you believe} this“?

…

“Lord, I believe …

You Do the Loving

I Do the Dying …

(Romans 6)

The Sinner’s Prayer

The Confession of the Word of Faith in Christ

Romans 10:6-17

Authorized (King James) Version

{Paraphrased}

God’s Saving & Healing Power in the Bible

The Word of Faith & Salvation

6 But the {right standing with God} which {comes from biblically created faith}

speaks {in this way in the Bible about how to get saved through faith in Jesus from sin & death},

“Say not in {your} heart, ‘Who shall ascend into heaven'”? {Dt. 30:12}

(that is, to bring Jesus down from above).

7 or, “Who shall descend into the deep?” {Dt. 30:13} (that is, to bring up Jesus again from the dead).

8 But what {does} it {say}?

“The word is {near you}. {It is in your} mouth, and in {your} heart

{from hearing the scriptures – Pr. 4:20-27}.

That is, the word of faith {in Jesus}, which we preach.

9 That if you shall confess with {your} mouth the Lord Jesus

{to confess the Lord Jesus means to say that you believe that Jesus died for your sins}

and shall believe in {your} heart that God has raised Him from the dead,

you shall be saved {from sin & death}.

10 For with the heart man believes {the scriptures about Jesus giving him right standing before God}

and with the mouth confession {of these scriptures about Jesus}

is made giving him God’s salvation from sin & death through faith in Jesus}.

11 For the scripture {says},

“Whoever believes on {Jesus the Son of God} shall not be ashamed” {Isa. 28:16}.

12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek {or any other Gentile nation}.

For the same Lord {Jesus} over all is rich {in faith & salvation} to all that call upon Him

{for salvation through the scriptures}.

13 “For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord {Jesus}

shall be saved {from sin & death – Joel 2:32}.

14 How then shall they call on {Jesus for salvation from sin & death} if {they do not believe in Him}?

And how shall they believe in {Jesus if} they have not {first} heard about Him?

And how shall they hear without a preacher {telling them what the scriptures say about Jesus}?

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent {by God to do this}?

As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace

{with God through faith in His Son Jesus}

and bring glad tidings of good things”! {Isa. 52:7}

16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel.

For {Isaiah says in Isaiah 53:1}, “Lord, who has believed our report

{in the Old Testament prophecies that Your Son Jesus is the Messiah

and the long-awaited Savior from sin & death”?

17 So then faith {in Christ as the Lord & Savior from sin & death}

comes by hearing, and hearing by {what} the word of God {the Bible prophecies say about Him

{To get faith to call upon the Lord Jesus for salvation from sin & death,

listen to what God’s preachers tell you about Jesus & read what the Bible says about Him}.

Got it? What the Holy Spirit is saying in this passage is that to get saved, you need to do verses 9 and 10 highlighted in bold case above. That is, confess with your mouth the scriptures about Jesus being the Lord of sin and death because you believe them, and you will be saved from sin and death by that faith in Jesus that came from your mouth from what the Bible says about Him dying and rising from the dead for our sins.

The Holy Spirit is telling us in this passage that if you want to believe in Jesus and be saved from sin and death, then read what the Bible says about Him, because faith in Jesus comes, or is created in your heart and mouth, when you read the Bible. Read what the Bible says about the Lord Jesus in the New Testament, and you will be saved when you tell God and this world that you believe what the Bible says about Jesus.

To do this is called the Confession of the Word of Faith in Christ, and the Sinner’s Prayer. Let me lead you in the Sinner’s Prayer.

The Sinner’s Prayer

The Confession of the Word of Faith in Christ the Lord

“Lord Jesus. I believe in You. I believe that you died for my sins and rose from the dead

and that you are alive today right here with me now as I tell you that I believe in You.

Please forgive me of my sins through my faith in your shed Blood on the Cross,

and please raise me from the dead by my faith in Your resurrection.

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for saving me from sin and death.

In Your Name, Jesus, I pray.

Amen”.