What must a person do to be saved? Well, I've been thinking about it, and I think that a person must do jumping-jacks for salvation. Yeah, that sounds good. Twenty jumping-jacks ought to do it. When you complete your twentieth jumping-jack, you become a child of God!
I know what you're thinking.
You're probably thinking, "Casey, you're crazy. The Bible doesn't say anything about doing jumping-jacks for salvation."
If that's what you're thinking...well, you're right. But neither does the Bible say anything about being saved by faith-only. "Even the demons believe--and tremble" (James 2:19). Neither does the Bible say anything about the sinner's prayer. God doesn't hear sinners (John 9:31). Not once was anyone ever told to pray for salvation.
So yes, I would be wrong in saying that one must do 20 jumping-jacks to be saved, but it is equally wrong to teach salvation by faith-only or the sinner's prayer. The fact is, one must believe, repent, confess and be baptized in order to be saved (Mk. 16:16; Ac. 2:38; Rom. 10:9-10). Any plan of salvation OTHER THAN the plan of salvation taught in the New Testament is unacceptable and will not save anybody!
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