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righteousness through Jesus Christ.
Before you place your faith in Jesus Christ
alone for salvation, you do not have the
Holy Spirit. When you are born again, from
that moment on the Holy Spirit will direct
and guide you in all truth (John 16:13).
Also, an individual does not display saving
faith if he or she refuses to repent. If a
person truly believes that Jesus is his or her
Savior, he or she will want to turn away
from anything that is contrary to Jesus’
teaching.
In conclusion, let me remind us all that
according to God’s Word, salvation from
our lost and sinful state does not come
gradually over a long period of time, does
not happen because you became such a good
person that God decided to accept you into
His beloved, does not happen because you
got wet on baptism day, and does not
happen because you became a member of a
church, obeyed your parents, or were born
into a certain Christian family or culture.
Salvation, or the new birth, happens the
moment you let go of self, repent of your
sins and self-righteousness, and place all
your faith in Jesus Christ to give you
everlasting life and total forgiveness of sins.
Ephesians 2:8-9:
For by
[God’s]
grace are
ye saved
[from sin and hell]
through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the
[free]
gift
of God: Not of
[my own]
works, lest any
man should boast.
Without faith, God’s grace is wasted, and
without grace, faith is powerless. Faith in
God’s grace has to be released to receive
what God has provided through Christ (1
Corinthians 15:10).
God’s grace is the same toward everyone.
Titus 2:11 says,
For the grace of God that
bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.
Therefore “all men” (mankind) have had
salvation provided for them (1 John 2:2) and
extended toward them by God’s grace, but
not all are saved. Why not? Not all people
have combined faith with what God has
done for them by grace.
Salvation is described as a gift from God
(Ephesians 2:8). Like any other gift, it does
not become yours until you reach out and
accept it.
When someone gives you a present, you
don’t ask, “How much do I owe you?” Your
only response should be, “Thank you very
much.” Many Christians, after receiving the
gift of salvation, still think they must work
to pay for their acceptance. The only
acceptable response to salvation is gratitude
and praise to God for His indescribable gift
(2 Corinthians 9:15).
And if by grace, then is it no more of works:
otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it
be of works, then is it no more grace:
otherwise work is no more
work
(Romans 11:6)
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