This section deals with the issue of salvation by looking into the message of the new birth. These verses are taken from the first and third chapters of the Gospel of John in the New Testament. There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:  (John 3:1 KJV) The Pharisees were a particularly strict sect of the Jewish community. Many of the Pharisees opposed Jesus vehemently, but we find Nicodemus coming to Jesus and seeking to understand spiritual truths from him. The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.  (John 3:2 KJV) No one knows for sure why Nicodemus came to see Jesus at night. We do know that if he had come during the daytime in the presence of his fellow Pharisees, he would have been ridiculed. Would your church friends scorn you if they knew you were serious about Jesus, or about being "born again"? Nicodemus admits here that he believes Jesus is from God, but he doesn't know what to do with that information. Jesus answered and said ...

This section deals with the issue of salvation by using verses taken from the New Testament book of Romans. As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:  (Romans 3:10 KJV) Can it be true that there is not even one righteous person in the entire world? So many of us see ourselves as good people, and yet God sees us for what we really are. Oddly enough, most believe that only the worst of sinners go to hell, but if salvation was based on a person's relative righteousness, where would the cut-off point be? If we were truly righteous, we would be free from all sin, not just the worst of sins. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;  (Romans 3:23 KJV) Yes, all have sinned. That includes me, and if you are honest, you will admit that it includes you as well. What then is sin? Any thought or deed that is contrary to the will of God. Some have done a better job in this than others, but the fact remains; we have all come short of God's perfect standard of holiness. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by ...