5 Steps 1st Step Hearing

In the next 5 or 6 days I would like to talk to you about 5 easy steps into becoming a Christian.(Or called the plan of salvation) They are hear,believe,repent, confess,and being Baptized. I hope you may receive a blessing from it.

Let us first establish that hearing God's word is a condition of salvation. In John 6:44, Jesus stated: 44"No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day." Note first that this is a condition of salvation: 44" N o one can come to Me, unless ... and I will raise him up on the last day." Now, what does it mean that the "Father ... draws him?" This is explained by the quotation (in verse 45) of Isaiah 54:13:"And they shall all be taught of God." Many think that this implies some miraculous impartation of knowledge. However, the verse goes on to explain this in very natural terms: " Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me." This is not necessarily miraculous, since we all can hear and learn of God from His written word.
The importance of hearing is further impressed on us by Romans 10:17, which is the only verse that we know which tells us specifically how to acquire faith: 17"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." Most religious people know that faith is an important aspect of our relationship with God. However, do they understand what we must hear in order that we may receive "a faith of the same kind as ours" (2 Pet. 1:1) that was held by the apostles?
Jesus associated our salvation with knowing the truth, which is only possible by continuing in His word (John 8:31-32).
Jesus answered in John 8:32: 31"If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." We control what we hear, and what we hear is of the greatest importance.
Jesus said that we must do 21 "... the will of My Father who is in heaven."How do we know what the will of God is? This is given in the next verse: 24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock..." It is essential that we hear (actually listen) to what God has revealed. This first step, learning the truth, is essential to doing God's will.