Salvation

I’ve been thinking a lot about Salvation lately and how to put it into “words”. How does one become saved anyway? Is it something we do or something God does? It is something God does! “God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God” Eph 2:8

It comes down to two words FAITH and GRACE. Salvation comes by FAITH ALONE (which is believing) and by GRACE alone (God gives the grace for us to have the Faith). I came to Christ by FAITH but because of God’s Grace.
"No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day”. John 6:44 A true believer is made right in God’s sight because he is reconciled with Christ (no more sin blocking the relationship with God and the person). That peace with God is only possible because of what Jesus did, He paid the price for the believers sin through the death on the cross. Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. ² Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.

God created us with a will. We have to make a choice. We have to have faith. However, God makes that faith possible. He is sovereign and one who causes the Christian to follow Jesus.

So, when it comes down to it … By Faith alone, By Grace alone. Its two concepts that is believed but in reality the end result is that God’s Grace came first. Because of God’s mercy he gave us the Grace to have the Faith.

Salvation picture

A neat quote:

"Many rescue mission have a delousing room, where derelicts who have not had a bath in months discard all their old clothes and are thoroughly bathed and disinfected. The unsalvageable old clothes are burned and new clothes are issued. The clean man is provided clean clothes.

That is a picture of salvation, except that in salvation the new believer is not simply given a bath but a completely new nature. The continuing need of the Christian live is to keep discarding and burning the remnants of the old sinful clothing. , "Do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, Paul pleads, "but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members are instruments of righteousness to God" (Rom. 6:13)"

I am a sinner

Therefore I have to DIE. The punishment for sin is DEATH! However, Jesus came to take the place. My sin is so bad, I need Jesus' blood to be able to forgive me!When I came to Jesus, I died and the law has no control. When Jesus came back to life, so did I! Christ lives in me now! Praise Him!

The Law in the Old Testement

Is a mirror: It makes us see our flaws because we don't measure up!

Salvation is by Jesus Christ! NO ADD ONS!