What is your plan of “salvation"? I have become increasingly aware that most, who say they believe in Jesus the Christ, are easily challenged when confronted or bombarded by questions from the “non-believer”. Our “witness” cannot be that of a “watered down” Gospel or one that is based on intellect and is not Biblically-based. I have asked those who say they believe, to explain their “plan of salvation” to me, and it has truly concerned me that most have no concept or rational explanation regarding their belief. In other words, they have no idea what a “plan of salvation” is. When individuals join church (in the Baptist tradition), we ask, “Do you believe in Jesus Christ?” The respondent replies, “Yes, I do.” We shake hands and generally assign them to new members classes and we move on.

Yet, as I look back to my early years of being a Christian, we recited the Apostle’s Creed every Sunday during service. The Apostle’s Creed states:

“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again; He ascended into heaven, He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.”

The relevance of knowing what and why we believe is crucial to entering the Kingdom of God Almighty. Any confusion around this issue should be sorted out in Bible studies across this nation and around the world because souls are at stake. You will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven if you do not know who Jesus is and why you believe in Him. Understand this: if we have no foundation on which to base our belief, we have no tools to use to fight the enemy and our foundation is not solid. We will find ourselves falling for the schemes of the enemy and seeking approval from everyone other than He who created us. I trust when you are asked, “What is your plan of salvation?”, you will be able to answer.

Jesus saith unto him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6)

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and stll others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven." (Matthew 16:13-17)

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed, then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.  He is the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:8-12 )