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Salvation
“Repent ye and believe in the Gospel.” (Mark 1:15)
These words may be regarded as a summary of the method of salvation; repentance and faith!
Do you have saving faith? Are you reconciled to God, declared righteous with the Father through the righteousness of His Son, a Christian and follower of Jesus Christ, a born again believer, a new creation in Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, delivered from the darkness of sin, an adopted child of the one true and only living, Creator God, and a joint-heir with Jesus to eternal life?
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, in Your name did we not prophesy, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name do many miracles?’
And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’ (Matthew 7:21-23)
They were trying to enter the kingdom of heaven without being “truly” saved.
It is imperative for you to understand that because of the curse and consequences of sin we are all born “not saved,” lost, without faith in Christ— spiritually “dead” in our sin through Adam, and condemned without hope. (from Ephesians 2:1)
There are people who are not saved and know they are not saved and do not care. They will not see the kingdom of heaven.
And then there are those who are not saved and either don’t know they aren’t saved or think they are and they remain condemned.
The only ones who will see the kingdom are those who are saved and know that they know that they know they are saved— and are no longer condemned.
“There is therefore now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him, put their faith and trust in Him as Lord and Savior].” (Romans 8:1 AMP)
Which one are you?
Do you know that you know that you know that if you died today you would spend eternity in heaven in the presence of God?
Salvation means your sins are forgiven— past, present and future— and you are set free from the penalty of sin and its eternal punishment— God’s rightful judgment, and given eternal life, only because of your faith in who Jesus is and what He did for you on the cross and by His resurrection.
This is the Very Heart of the Gospel:
“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Jesus became the sinless human substitute that God’s justice required.
He (God) made Jesus sin— not that He made Jesus commit sin; He never sinned, but God made Him sin in this sense— He treated Jesus as if He had personally committed every sin ever committed by every person who would ever believe— though, in fact, He committed none of them.
Hanging on the cross, He was still holy, harmless, and undefiled. Hanging on the cross, He was the spotless Lamb of God. He was not—even for a split second—a sinner, but the Holy God bearing your sin— not in part, but the whole, nailed to the cross.
But God is treating Jesus as if He had lived your life. God punished Him for your sin and then—even two thousand years later— turns around and treats you as if you had lived Christ’s perfect, sinless life.
And what you get is complete forgiveness covered by the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
When God looks at the cross, He sees you and when He looks at you, He sees Christ.
Thank you Lord Jesus!
Scripture tells us that salvation is a free gift— offered by God’s grace and received through faith. You are saved by grace only through faith in Christ and there is absolutely nothing you can do to earn it.
“Salvation is found in no one else but Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 14:6)
There must be a great sense of urgency for you to come to salvation because you really don’t have much time. Your earthly life is short, like a mist or vapor, and time passes quickly with no time-outs or do-overs. You are not guaranteed another day of life, not another breath, not one more heartbeat and you will eventually die… we all will, and you don’t know the day and the hour when Christ will return to bring history to its proper conclusion. Lifes brevity must awaken us to our need for God, prompt an urgency in seeking Him and highlight the hope of eternal life through His blood.
Link: The Grace Period
Jesus came to purchase salvation and will, when He comes again, bring salvation with Him, full and final deliverance from the wrath which is yet to come.
Let all, without delay, flee from that wrath, and seek refuge in Christ and His salvation. (commentary on 1 Thessalonians 1:9)
“The greatest of all God’s miracles is the salvation of a soul.” C.H. Spurgeon
Indeed!
The Absolute, Unchanging and Indisputable Truth of Christianity
There is One True, Sovereign, Living, Creator God — the Father
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me.” – Isaiah 45:5
There is One Lord and Savior — Jesus Christ
“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” – Acts 4:12
There is One Holy Spirit
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling.” – Ephesians 4:4
There is One Truth
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'” – John 14:6
There is One Holy Book
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” – 2 Timothy 3:16
There is One Gospel
“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.” – Galatians 1:8
There is One Faith
“One Lord, one faith, one baptism.” – Ephesians 4:5
There is One Mediator
“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” – 1 Timothy 2:5
There is One Way to Be Saved
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” – Ephesians 2:8
There is One Body (the Church)
“For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.” – 1 Corinthians 12:13
There is One Living Hope
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” – 1 Peter 1:3
There is One Way to Eternal Life
“And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” – John 17:3
Jesus—the Christ, the Son of the Living God—is that WAY. He is the ONE way— the ONLY way to salvation. Without Him, you will not see the kingdom of heaven.
The gospel is the most offensive claim to the many who are lost. It just happens to be the TRUTH— the absolute, unchanging, indisputable and exclusive truth of Christianity, and the Bible is the source of that Truth.
Yes and Amen!
“For all the promises of God in Him (Jesus) are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” – 2 Corinthians 1:20
The Bible is the Source of the Gospel Truth
You are saved by God’s grace applied by the Holy Spirit, through genuine repentance and saving faith in Jesus Christ.
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