Believe in Him and Be Saved!
Believe in Jesus Christ with a personal, voluntary, and intentional act of faith to be saved.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that salvation comes not from passive waiting but from an active, personal belief in Jesus Christ. He urges individuals to take the initiative to approach Christ with a resolute faith, rather than relying on external signs or waiting for divine intervention. Spurgeon highlights that while the Holy Spirit aids in belief, it is ultimately the individual's responsibility to exercise their faith. The gospel calls for a personal and intentional act of faith, assuring that those who believe and are baptized will be saved.
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It is not every contact with Christ that saves men; it is the arousing of yourself to come near to him, the determinate, the personal, resolute, believing touch of Jesus Christ which saves. We must believe for ourselves. The Spirit helps us, but we ourselves believe. Some of you sit still and hope that the Lord will visit you, and you wait by the pool till an angel comes and stirs the water, and all that kind of thing; but that is not according to the tenor of the gospel command.
The gospel does not come to you and say, "Whosoever waits for impressions shall be saved;" but it says, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ; for he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." Exercise the personal, voluntary, intentional act of faith and you shall be saved.
From a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled "The Touch," delivered November 4, 1877.
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Personal Faith
- The Dangers of Passive Waiting
- The Power of Personal Faith
- Exercise the personal act of faith and be saved
- Believe in Jesus Christ and be baptized
Key Quotes
“It is not every contact with Christ that saves men; it is the arousing of yourself to come near to him, the determinate, the personal, resolute, believing touch of Jesus Christ which saves.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- Exercise the personal act of faith and be saved by believing in Jesus Christ.
- Do not wait for impressions from God, but take intentional action to follow the gospel command.
- Remember that the Spirit helps, but we must believe for ourselves to be saved.