The ABCD plan of salvation

 You have probably heard of the ABC plan of salvation, which goes something like this:

Ask forgiveness for sin

Believe that you are forgiven

Confess your sins, and/or confess your belief in Christ’s power to forgive them.

D should be added: be Discipled. Salvation is not a one-and-done matter. It’s a process. I need to read and hear the good news repeated and explained. I need to expose myself to virtuous followers of Christ, and become more like the Christ that they follow. I haven’t taken Christ as savior and Lord unless I progress toward being more like Him, unless I am being discipled.