How would you explain to an unbelieving friend how to be saved? What Scriptures would you use?
Salvation is the simplest and the hardest thing at once: simply believe. Like Zaccheus, we do not clean ourselves up first — we let ourselves be found and receive by faith the life only Christ can give. Faith is the only thing God has ever required; our part is to trust what He has done, not to earn it. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost — receive Him, and salvation comes to your house today.
Also asked: How do I become saved through faith in Jesus Christ?
Also asked, more loosely
What is the simplest way to receive eternal salvation from God? · How can I, like Zaccheus, trust in Jesus to receive the life of salvation?
Source: The Basics The Basics, Unit 1, Lesson 1-5 — The Potential–Faith
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