The Seven Steps Of Salvation

By Simeon Young, Sr. & Simeon Young, Jr.

FOREWORD
The Means of Grace

Suppose a man who cannot swim falls overboard. Suppose someone in the
boat throws him a lifeline and pulls him to safety.

Who or what saved the drowning man? His friend? The lifeline? The life
preserver? The boat? Or did the man save himself? The answer, of course, is
that his friend saved him, the lifeline, and the life preserver, and the boat
saved him. And he also saved himself.

This simple parable helps us understand that it is as foolish to say that we are
saved by grace alone, as it would be for the drowning man to claim that any
one of the above means saved him without other intervention.

The Bible certainly does teach that we are saved by grace. But it also teaches
that God uses means. These means are called by theologians, the “means of
grace.”

This booklet lists several of God’s chosen means of grace,” and it is intended
to be a quick reference and teaching tool. On these pages we have compiled
pertinent portions of the pure Word of God to show how God saves us by His
grace.

When the truth of salvation by grace is better understood, the doctrine of

Simeon Young, Sr.

INTRODUCTI0N
The Significance of Seven

The number seven was sacred for the ancient Jews and played a prominent
role in their religious life. (Read Numbers 23:29, I Chronicles 15:26.)

The children of Israel obeyed God’s command to march around the city of
Jericho seven times (one time each day for six days). On the seventh day they
walked around Jericho seven times. At the sound of the trumpet, when they
shouted a great shout, the city walls crumbled. (Joshua 6:4.)

Elisha sent his messenger/servant to Naaman the leper, captain of the Syrian
army, to tell him to wash seven times in the Jordan river and that he would
be cleansed and healed of his leprosy. (II Kings 5:10.)

The Word of God declares, “And on the seventh day God ended His work
which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work
which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:
because that in it He had rested from all His work” (Genesis 2:2-3).

The number seven indicates perfection and symbolizes completeness or

Step 1 - Saved by Grace

Definition of Grace:
1. The unmerited love and favor of God;
2. A state of reconciliation with God.

Someone said that “grace” stands for Great Redemption At Christ’s Expense
(G.R.A.C.E.).

Romans 3:23,24
“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely
by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

Titus 2:11
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation, hath appeared unto all men.

Ephesians 2:5
“Even when we were dead in sins, hath (He) quickened us together with
Christ; for by grace ye are saved.”

We cannot be saved without the grace of God. The unmerited favor of God
gives us the privilege of being saved, but we are not saved by grace alone and
apart from God’s chosen means.

Ephesians 2:8
“For by grace are ye saved through and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God.”
Step 2 - Saved by Faith

Definition of Faith:
1. Confidence or trust
2. Spiritual acceptance of truth
3. Belief in God.

Definition of Believe:
1. To be fully persuaded
2. To put all confidence in.

Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith.

I Peter 1:9
“Receiving the outcome of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.”

To be saved we must have faith in God.

Hebrews 1 1:6
“But without faith it is impossible to please God: for he that cometh to God
must believe that He is: and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek
Him.”

Mark 16:16
“He that believeth not shall be damned.”

James 2:19-20
“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well the devils also believe,
and tremble. But wilt thou know, 0 vain man, that faith without works is
dead?”

When someone says, “I believe”, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are
saved, because demons also believe. Demons are definitely not saved. There
is more to salvation than saying, “I believe in God”.

Romans 10:10
“For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth is
made unto salvation.”
Step 3 - Saved by Confession

Definition of Confession:
1. To disclose sins or faults to God
2. To unburden the conscience
3. To acknowledge guilt, wrong-doing or sinfulness
4. To admit to unbecoming deeds.

Remember Romans 10:10

Someone said, “Confession is good for the soul.”

Make a list of some things in your life that may displease God.
1.
2.
3.
4.

I John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

James 5:16
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be
healed.”

Confession involves becoming transparent and honest. Confession will lead

We should not only confess our sins …

Proverbs 28:13
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and them
shall have mercy.”

Step 4 - Saved by Repentance

It is not enough to merely confess our sins. We must turn from sin to be
saved.

II Corinthians 7:10
“Godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation.”

Luke 13:3
‘Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

II Peter 3:9
“. . . the Lord is not willing that any should perish, but that all come to
repentance.”

Repentance is more than being sorry for one’s sins. Repentance involves a
lifestyle-mindset-attitude adjustment. It is exciting to turn away from the old
life of sin and condemnation!

We must not stop here.

Acts 2:38
“Then Peter said unto them, repent and be everyone of you . . . ”

Step 5 - Saved by Baptism

Definition of Baptism:
1. To dip, plunge, or submerge
2. A religious ceremony signifying spiritual purification by immersion in
water.

I Peter 3:21
“Whereunto even baptism doth also now save us.”

Mark 16:16
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.”

What is the scriptural formula for water baptism?

Acts 8:16
“. . . they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.”
In Acts 10:48, Peter commanded that the Gentiles be baptized in the name of
the Lord.

Acts 22:16
“And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins,
calling on the name of the Lord.”

Acts 10:43
“Through His name we receive remission of sins.”

Luke 24:47
“Remission of sins should be preached in His name ”

Why is the name of Jesus so important in water baptism? (Read Acts 4:12
and Colossians 3:17.)

Acts 2:38
“The Peter said unto them, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the
name of _______________ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive
_____________________________________________________

Step 6 - Saved by the Holy Spirit

John 3:3-5
“Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus
saith unto Him, how can a man he born when be is old? Can he enter the
second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of the water and of the Spirit, he
cannot enter the kingdom of God”

Without God’s Holy Spirit, we cannot be saved. (Read Romans 8:1-14.)

Notice verse 9 – ” . . . Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of
His.”

Notice verse 14 – “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons
of God.”

How do I know if I have received the Spirit of God? What is the initial physical
evidence?

Read about the new birth experience on the day of Pentecost. (Acts 2:1-4.)
Acts 10:44,46
“While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on them which beard
the Word. And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as
many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out
the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and
magnify God.

Read Acts 19:1-6

Step 7 - Saved by Endurance

Definition of Endurance:
1. The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship.
2. The state or fact of persevering
3. Continuing existence; duration

The writer of Hebrews referred to the Christian life as a race.

Hebrews 12:1
“Let us run with patience, the race that is set before us . . . ”

To finish the Christian race, we must keep running and enduring. It is not
enough to begin this race by having faith, confessing sins, forsaking sins,
being baptized in Jesus’ name and receiving the Holy Spirit. We must
continue on with the Lord.

Matthew 10:22
“He that endureth to the end shall be saved.”

Matthew 24:13
“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”

II Timothy 2:3
“Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”

Hebrews 12:7
“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as sons.”

James 1:12
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall
receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love
Him.”
I want to endure and receive the crown of life.

Hebrews 2:1-3
“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we
have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by
angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just
recompence of reward; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?’