Receiving salvation is so simple, yet some people misunderstand it. The principle of salvation is that anyone who confesses the Lordship of Jesus, and believes that God raised Him from the dead, shall be saved. It’s that simple. However, what you receive upon making that simple confession is all-encompassing. The word “saved” derives from the Greek word “sozo,” which means to save, deliver, protect, heal, preserve, make whole, etc. It capsulizes all that the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ have consummated for mankind.

 

God gave His Son Jesus, who died in our place and paid the price for our salvation. As a result, prosperity, health and healing, spiritual wholeness, favour and untold blessings become the present-hour possessions of the one who makes Him the Lord of his life. Once you believe in Jesus Christ and confess His Lordship over your life, you immediately receive eternal life. The Bible says, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life…” (John 3:36). So, it wasn’t “a religion” you got when you came into Christ; you received eternal life: the God-life. That’s true Christianity.

 

True Christianity means that an eternal God has taken up His abode in the quarters of a man’s spirit; you become a God-carrying vessel. No wonder the Bible says, “...Ye are God’s temple” (2 Corinthians 6:16, TLB). So when we talk about receiving salvation, it means receiving the life of God; becoming His living tabernacle. Share this good news with those you meet today; tell them they don’t have to try to atone for their sins or impress God with their works. All they need, to experience salvation, is to acknowledge and confess the Lordship of Jesus. If you’re not born again, you can receive this life of God into you by praying thus: “O Lord God, I confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of my life, and believe in my heart that you raised Him from the dead for my justification. Therefore, in accordance with your Word, I receive eternal life into my spirit, declaring that I’m a child of God now.