Things We ALL NEED...No Exceptions!
By Keith Greer

God: Without God life has no meaning, and mankind lives in doubt. "For in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'" (Acts 17:28)

Christ: Salvation comes only through the name of Christ. "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)

Christ's Blood: Christ's blood is the one and only remedy that is sufficient to cover our sins. "Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him." (Romans 5:9)

Obedient Faith: Obedient Bible faith is the only faith that saves. "Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, 'You have faith, and I have works.' Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works." (James 2:17,18)

Knowledge of God's Word: At the root of destruction is the lack of proper knowledge of God's word. "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children." (Hosea 4:6)

Godly Sorrow: Repentance requires more then worldly sorrow (being sorry we got caught). We must be genuinely sorry and understand that our sins are against God. "For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death." (2 Corinthians 7:9)

Public Confession: One must not feel ashamed to have others know that he believes Jesus is God's Son. "That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:9,10)

Baptism for Remission of Sins: Baptism is more than just immersion. We must be immersed for the right reason. "...Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38)

Faithful Life: We follow in His footsteps. "...Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life." (Revelation 2:10)