Where in the New Testament is the plan of salvation stated most plainly?
The plan of salvation is stated most plainly in 1 Corinthians 15. There Paul sets it forth in the clearest and simplest language in the New Testament, centering on believing that Jesus died and rose again. It is the only way to be assured of glory, whether through death and resurrection or through the rapture.
Les explains that 1 Corinthians 15 contains the clearest and simplest statement of the plan of salvation in the New Testament. It is what will take a person to glory, either by way of death in the resurrection or by way of the rapture. Les contrasts this with any idea that repentance, baptism, and church membership are the requirement; Paul does not make those the requirement. The requirement is believing God, not merely believing in God—being a man or woman of faith, resting on what God has said. Paul puts it plainly: if we believe that Jesus died and rose again. Les emphasizes this is not his idea or interpretation but what the Book says in plain English. This is the only way, regardless of Methodist, Catholic, Baptist, or other affiliation. He directs listeners back to 1 Corinthians 15, verse 1.