You Don't Have To “Ask” Jesus To Save you

1st Corinthians 1:21, “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”

Did you know that you don't have to “ask” Jesus to save you to go to Heaven? “'What?,' you say. Yes, you heard right, you don't have to “ask” for the Lord to save you to get to Heaven. The reason why is because God already told us what to do to be saved, and that is to simply BELIEVE on the Lord Jesus Christ. If you believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins, and that He was buried, and you believe Christ bodily resurrected from the dead, you are saved. Jesus said in John 6:28-29, “Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” Acts 16:30-31, “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Jesus is the Son of God, the Christ, Who paid the price for our sins on the cross. Jesus was buried and then raised-up from the dead three days later. 

Prayer Is Not necessary To Be Saved

Certainly, you may pray a sinner's prayer to accompany your faith, but it is your heart's trust in the Lord that saves you. It is one's faith that causes God to work the supernatural miracle of regeneration, and not our prayer or human will in any way. John 1:12-13, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” Salvation is completely of God. Our part is simply to believe the Gospel. Mark 1:15, “And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” Salvation is a supernatural miracle of God in response to a person's faith in the Good News of Jesus Christ crucified, buried and risen (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). 

“Call'” In Romans 10:13 Does Not Mean To Pray

The word “call” in Romans 10:13 does NOT mean “to pray” as most people think. Rather, it is the Greek word epikaleomai and means “to entitle,” that is, “give the right to” (by implication, to invoke”). My friend, God wants to save you more than you could ever comprehend. 2nd Peter 3:9 says God is not willing for any to perish, but for all men to come to repentance. Your salvation has already been paid for by Jesus' precious blood. 1st Peter 1:18-19, “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” Eternal life is a free gift (Romans 5:15, 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9).

All you have to do is give God the right to save you. That's what the word “call” means in Romans 10:13. God's holiness cannot permit any sinner to enter into Heaven. So God in His wondrous love made provision for our redemption through the sacrifice of His only begotten Son on the cross. There are no exceptions to the rule. God is bound by His Word. God cannot save you unless you let Him. As strange as that may seem, it is 100% Biblical. God has given to you a freewill to choose for yourself.

Although God can do anything (omnipotent), there are certain things that God simply WILL NOT do, because they would violate His holy character. So many people are foolish idiots, who believe that a loving God will let them slide and enter into Heaven without being born-again. Jesus exclaimed in John 3:5 that unless a person becomes born-again (regenerated) by the Holy Spirit of God, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. Jesus warned that “the Scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35b). Religion is man trying to reach God through human effort; whereas, Christianity is God trying to reach man by the sacrifice of His dear only begotten Son on the cross.

Heresy Has Crept Into Most Of The Churches

I have sadly watched over the decades, heresy has crept into our fundamental Baptist churches by the hour. There are all sorts of unbiblical, dangerous and infectious false doctrines, which have crept into most churches today. Salvation is easy, and anyone who comes along saying it is hard is a liar. Billy Graham makes salvation hard, requiring lost sinners to COUNT THE COST and PAY THE PRICE to be saved. My friend, Jesus paid the price and there is no “cost” for us to count. Would you tell your child that a birthday gift will “COST” them? Kindly said, Billy Graham was a fool in his theology! Salvation is absolutely, freely and completely by faith alone in the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Here is our text Bible passage again from 1st Corinthians 1:21, “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” Notice that there is no requirement to pray; but rather, simply to just believe. In the magnificent Gospel of John, we find the word “BELIEVE” mentioned 85 times, without any requirement to pray, or give up sinful behavior, or be water baptized, join a religion, or anything else. The Bible tells us to simply believe to be born-again! It is that simple dear friend. Do you believe? I sure do! My complete hope for eternal life is solely in Jesus Christ, because of what He did on the cross to pay for my sins. I believe He died for my sins, and was buried, and then miraculously resurrected three days later, and is alive in Heaven today, able “TO SAVE THEM THAT BELIEVE” (1st Corinthians 1:21b). 

You don't need to ASK Jesus to save you, because He is already freely offering it to you. All you have to do is receive His free gift by faith. The Lord can read your mind. The moment God sees that you have placed your reliance (trust) in His only begotten Son—understanding that He paid for your sins on the cross, was buried, and raised up three days later—God gives you eternal life! Even a small child can be saved. John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”