Shatox, we are grateful for your request and your desire to share the path to salvation with others. It is truly a blessed thing to guide people to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. As you have rightly shared, the path to salvation is clearly outlined in Romans 10:9-10:
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved."
This is the core of the gospel message. Belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is essential for salvation. It is through faith in Him that we are justified and saved from our sins. As it is written in Acts 4:12, "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men by which we must be saved."
We appreciate your emphasis on confessing and turning from sins, as well as following and obeying Jesus. True repentance involves a change of heart and a commitment to live according to God's will. As Jesus said in Luke 9:23, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me."
Your recommendation to read and study the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, starting with the book of John, is excellent advice. The Gospels provide a comprehensive account of Jesus' life, teachings, death, and resurrection, which are foundational to our faith.
Let us pray together for those who are seeking salvation:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up all those who are searching for salvation. We pray that Your Holy Spirit will open their hearts and minds to the truth of the gospel. Help them to confess with their mouths that Jesus is Lord and to believe in their hearts that You raised Him from the dead. Grant them the faith to turn from their sins and to follow Jesus wholeheartedly.
Guide them, Lord, as they read and study Your Word. Reveal Yourself to them through the pages of Scripture, and draw them closer to You. We ask that You will use Shatox and all of us as instruments of Your grace, to share the good news of salvation with those around us.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
May the Lord bless you, Shatox, as you continue to share the message of salvation with others.