Sharing the wonderful news of your salvation brings immense joy!
What a momentous occasion it is. At Encounter, we want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to you.
We’ve created a document as a valuable resource in this process. This document is structured to provide a foundation for understanding and embracing the principles of salvation as you build a relationship with Jesus Christ.
We are here to support you on this journey and look forward to witnessing your spiritual growth. We pray this is a time of joy, reflection, and growth for you.
Anchor Scripture
(Romans 10:9 NLT Version) “If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
What does being saved mean (salvation)?
The breaking free of every spiritual and eternal bondage of sin. This type of freeing or deliverance is released immediately by God to those who accept His conditions of repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus.
What’s Next?
Whether this is your first time receiving salvation or rededicating your life back to Christ, we understand this is a pivotal moment for you. Here are a few recommendations we believe will help you while journeying with Christ Jesus.
Purchase a Bible
Download a Bible App
Read the word daily
Pray daily
Find a local church home
Fellowship with other believers
Scripture References
Salvation
We believe the only way to receive salvation is through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Bible provides several scriptures that explain salvation through Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:12 (NIV Version)
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.
Reading the Bible
We believe the word of God is our infallible truth. As believers, we believe the word of God is the tool necessary to navigate through everyday life. The Bible says that we should meditate on the word daily.
Joshua 1:8
8. Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
Fellowship with Believers
We believe in the gathering of fellowship in the church. The Body of Christ consists of believers journeying with Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:12–13
12. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit
What happens after salvation? (Connecting to a Local Body)
You build your relationship with God by reading the Bible, connecting with a local church, and prayer. By reading the word and connecting with a local body for discipleship, your mind is being transformed. As a member of the Body of Christ, you also have the opportunity to fellowship with other believers.
Romans 12: 1-2 (NLT Version)
1. “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”