Bible Lesson 18
How can we be saved?
By repenting of our sins and trusting in Jesus
Jesus died to save us from our sins… but is this automatic, or do we need to do something to be a part of it? The Bible says we need to do two things: repent of our sins and believe (or trust) in Jesus.
To repent of our sins means to hate our sin, to be sorrowful for what we have done, and to earnestly desire to stop doing those things.
Believing means more than just intellectual assent, saying “Yes, I believe those things are true.” Believing in Jesus in a saving way means trusting yourself to him, being confident that his death paid for your sins and trusting in his righteousness to make you right with God.
To use a borrowed image, it’s the difference between saying, “Yes, I believe that bridge is strong” or actually stepping onto the bridge and trusting your life to it.
Peter preaching at Pentecost, when the people responded, “What must we do to be saved?” By Fra Angelico, 1433.
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Arrepiéntate y confía
Hechos 2 (NTV)
(37) Las palabras de Pedro traspasaron el corazón de ellos, quienes le dijeron a él y a los demás apóstoles:
—Hermanos, ¿qué debemos hacer?
(38) Pedro contestó:
—Cada uno de ustedes debe arrepentirse de sus pecados y volver a Dios, y ser bautizado en el nombre de Jesucristo para el perdón de sus pecados. Entonces recibirán el regalo del Espíritu Santo. (39) Esta promesa es para ustedes, para sus hijos e incluso para los gentiles, es decir, para todos los que han sido llamados por el Señor nuestro Dios.
Juan 3 (RVR)
(16) Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.
(17) Porque no envió Dios a su Hijo al mundo para condenar al mundo, sino para que el mundo sea salvo por él.
Repent and trust
Acts 2
The words of Peter cut them to the heart, and they said to him and the other apostles,
“Brothers, what must we do?”
Peter answered,
“Each one of you must repent of your sins and return to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is for you, for your children, and even for the gentiles, that is to say, for all who have been called by the Lord our God.
John 3
Because in such a way God loved the world, that he has given his only begotten Son, so that all those who in him believe will not be lost, but have eternal life.
Because God didn’t send his Son to the world to condemn the world, but rather that the world would be saved through him.
1. Listen to the audio as you read along with the Spanish on the left.
2. Open the English translation, and read the two side-by-side, making sure you understand the Spanish.
3. Close the English, and listen to the audio again, reading along in Spanish.
4. Close the Spanish, and listen once more. Maybe shut your eyes, and just try to understand as much as you can.