The Gospel of Salvation: How to Be Saved Today

The Gospel of Salvation – How to be Saved Now is a chapter from my E-Book Buddhist Monk Saved by Jesus. You can download it for free on my Home page ⟶ Buddhist Monk Saved by Jesus

1. Are You Saved / Saved From What?

All Have Sinned — The Fall of Humanity

Every person is a sinner, guilty before God, unable to save themselves.

There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; there is none who seeks God. All have turned aside; they have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, no, not one. (Romans 3:10–12:20)
Explanation: No one can claim moral superiority. All humans have rebelled against God. All our good works cannot make us sinless or righteous before God.

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned… (Romans 5:12)
Explanation: The fall of Adam brought sin and death into the human race. We are all sinners, and the consequence of sin is death. No one is exempt; no one can hide from this reality.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9–10)
Explanation: Sin is specific and all-encompassing. God’s justice is absolute; no one practicing unrighteousness will enter His kingdom. Excuses like “others are worse” or “I’m basically good” are meaningless.

The Consequences of Sin — Death and Judgment for the Unsaved

Sin brings death and final judgment. No human effort can prevent it. Those who reject salvation face destruction.

The wages of sin is death. (Romans 6:23)
Explanation: All sin earns death. It is the inevitable consequence of rebellion against God.

The lake of fire is the second death. (Revelation 20:14)
Explanation: This is not eternal torment, but final destruction. There is no escape or second chance.

The soul that sins — it shall die. (Ezekiel 18:4)
Explanation: Sin separates from life itself. The penalty is total, complete cessation.

They shall be punished with everlasting destruction. (2 Thessalonians 1:9)
Explanation: All who reject God’s salvation face irreversible destruction.

They shall be as though they had not been. (Obadiah 1:16)
Explanation: Everything a person has — life, relationships, hopes, identity — will cease forever.

Eternal destruction is the end for those who reject God. Families, possessions, and lives vanish completely. The wrath of God and judgment are real. The Gospel of Salvation is the only escape from this fate.

2. How to Be Saved — The Gospel of Salvation

Salvation is not achieved by our works, efforts or religion. It is based entirely on what Christ has already done. We are saved by believing the Gospel of Salvation— the message of Christ’s death and resurrection for our sins.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes… (Romans 1:16)

Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, and in which you stand; By which also you are saved, if you hold fast what I preached to you, unless you have believed in vain. For I delivered to you that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:1–4)

Explanation: This is the foundation of salvation. Christ took our sins upon himself and died, and was buried, and rose again the third day. This is proof that we will rise from the dead to eternal life. That is why Paul says in (1 Corinthians 15:14-19) if Christ has not been raised from the dead, then our faith is in vain, we are still in our sins, and those who have died in Christ are perishing. His work for our salvation is finished. We must add nothing to it.

He was delivered for our offences and was raised again for our justification. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 4:25–5:1)
Explanation: Jesus was delivered to death because of our sins. Christ rose from the dead means we are justified. The result of believing in our gospel of salvation is peace with God — not fear, uncertainty, or condemnation.

Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood… that He might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. (Romans 3:24–26)
Explanation: God did not overlook sin — He judged it fully in the death of Christ. Therefore God remains perfectly just. Yet He also justifies the one who believes. It is by grace — undeserved — and it is received only by faith.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:14)
Explanation: God redeemed us at a high price, the blood of Jesus was the payment for our sins.

Salvation comes by believing the Gospel — the finished work of Christ in His death for our sins and resurrection. This is where justification is found. Not in our works. Not in religious rituals. Not in promises or efforts. Christ did it all. We receive it by faith, trusting in Him alone.

3. The Process – from Sinner to Heaven

That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom you also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you believed, you were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:12–14) Explanation: First we hear the gospel, then we believe, God seals us with the Holy Spirit forever.

First, a person hears the Gospel of Salvation— the message of Christ’s finished work:
Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. (1 Cororinthians 15:1–4)

Then, the person believes it — not just agreeing with it intellectually, but trusting it.
Belief means resting completely on what Christ has done, without adding anything of our own.

The very moment a person believes, God seals them with the Holy Spirit. This happens once, instantly, permanently. The Holy Spirit is not a feeling, experience, or ritual. He is God’s seal of ownership. A seal means secured, claimed, and protected by God.

The Holy Spirit is called the earnest — the down payment — the guaranteed proof that God will finish what He began.

Until the redemption of the purchased possession means:
We already belong to God now, but our bodies will be redeemed and made new in the future. The seal of the Spirit guarantees this will happen.

The order is simple and complete:

You heard the Gospel of Salvation
You believed the Gospel of Salvation
God sealed you forever.

This was not caused by any ritual. Not by a special prayer. Not by a church or a preacher. It is the direct work of God the moment a person trusts Christ.

And it is “to the praise of his glory” — because all salvation is God’s work, not ours.

4. What People Think Saves Them — The False Gospel of Salvation

Many people believe in Jesus — yet are still lost. Why?
Some believe in God and Jesus, but they think they have done nothing for them and must earn their salvation. Or they believe that Christ died for their sins—but they think that is not enough and they must also contribute to their own salvation through their own works, obedience, behavior, or religious duties. This is not the gospel of salvation, but a counterfeit.

Common False Beliefs Today:

Being a “good person”
Saying a “sinner’s prayer”
Water baptism / Baptisms in the Bible and our Baptism
Church attendance or membership
Giving money or charity
Trying to “live better” or “stop sinning”
Keeping commandments by personal effort

These are all human attempts to earn righteousness, not true salvation.

But our gospel of salvation is perfectly clear:

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8–9)

If salvation have any thing to do with our works, then it is no more grace:

But if by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if of works, then grace is no more of works: otherwise work is no more work. (Romans 11:6)

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us… (Titus 3:5)

5. False Christian Traditions That Add Works

Some religious traditions mix faith and works:

Evangelical error: Sinner’s prayer + baptism + proving faith through behavior.
Catholic error: Sacraments, confession, mass, infant baptism, Pope’s authority.
Orthodox / Traditional error: Church membership, fasting, rituals.

But Paul, who received the Gospel of Salvation from Christ, warns for our church, the body of Christ;

I marvel that you are so soon removed… to another gospel…some people would pervert the gospel of Christ. If anyone preaches another gospel that you have received — let him be accursed. (Galatians 1:6–8)

If we could be saved by our own works or our own efforts, then Christ died in vain: If righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain. (Galatians 2:21)

6. Summary of the Whole Teaching

The Gospel of Salvation calls every person to:

Hear the message of Christ’s death and resurrection
Believe that this finished work saves completely
Trust Christ alone — not works, not religion, not ourselves

Eternal Consequences:

Reject the Gospel of Salvation → judgment, destruction, lake of fire (second death)
Believe in the Gospel → justified, reconciled to God, sealed with the Holy Spirit, guaranteed eternal life in heaven

If we want to come to the knowledge of the truth and be established in it, we need to learn how to rightly divide the Word of God — The Master Key. (2 Timoty 2:15)