"Exploring the Meaning of Faith: A Deeper Understanding"

God now offers Salvation to us not through any religion or any good works, but through our personal Faith in Christ.

In Order to be saved:

We must acknowledge our sins and repent and turn far away from our sin.

We must believe that Christ died for us and rose again.

By faith we must personally receive the Risen Christ by Faith as our personal Savior.

We must publicly confess Him as LORD. Usually Baptism in Water.

If this is How you received Christ in this way, He dwells within you contiguously in our hearts by Faith.

God gives us eternal life and the power to lead a life of righteousness and VICTORY OVER SIN.

IN GOD’S HOLY WORD

(2 COR 6:2)

I LISTEN TO YOU AT THE TIME OF MY FAVOR.

AND THE DAY WHEN YOU NEEDED SALVATION I CAME TO YOUR AID.

CAN WE SAVE OURSELVES BY OUR OWN GOOD WORKS?

“FOR BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED BY FAITH. NOTHING YOU DID COULD EVER EARN THIS SALVATION, FOR IT WAS THE LOVE GIFT FROM GOD THAT BROUGHT US CHRIST! SO NO ONE CAN BOAST, FOR SALVATION IS NEVER A REWARD FOR GOOD WORKS OR HUMAN STRIVING.”

THAT WAS A LONG VERSE, BUT IT SHOWS GOD’S LOVE FOR US WHICH HAD TO BE FREE FROM HUMAN WORKING.

EPHESIANS IS A GREAT BOOK. PAUL PAINTS A VERY BLEAK PICTURE OF WHO WE WERE BEFORE GOD STEPPED IN TO RESUCE US.

“YOU WERE ONCE LIKE CORPES, DEAD IN YOUR SINS AND OFFENSES” EPH 2:1 YET HE GOES ON: “EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD AND DOOMED IN OUR MANY SINS, HE UNITED US INTO THE VERY LIFE OF CHRIST AND SAVED US BY HIS WONDERFUL GRACE.

2:5 PAUL MAKES IT CLEAR WE DON’T EARN OR WORK FOR THIS RESCUE; RATHER, ITS GOD UNDERSERVED FAVOR FROM BEGINNING TO END!

GOD’S POWER TRUMPS THAT OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES, POWERS AND AUTHORITIES IN THIS WORLD.

WHAT IS GOD’S REMEDY TO CLEANSE OUR HEARTS FROM ALL SIN?

(1JOHN1:7)

“IF WE BOAST THAT WE HAVE NO SIN, WER’E FOOLING OURSELVES AND ARE STARNGERS TO TRUTH. BUY IF WE FREELY ADMIT OUR SINS WHEN HIS LIGHT UNCOVERS THEM, HE WILL BE FAITHFUL TO FORGIVE US EVERY TIME. GOD IS JUST TO FORGIVE, US OUR SINS BECAUSE OF CHRIST, AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.

CONFESSION OF SIN IS THE WAY TO FIND RESTORATION AND UNBROKEN FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD. IT CLEANSES THE CONSCIENCE AND REMOVES EVERY OBSTACLE FROM COMMUNION WITH CHRIST.

CONFESSION DOES NOT GAIN GOD’S ACCEPTANCE, FOR THAT WAS WON FOR US FOREVER BY THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST.

PRAY THIS A SIMPLE PRAYER LETS GET RIGHT WITH GOD.

“ LORD JESUS, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME HOW MUCH I NEED YOU. THANK YOU FOR DYING ON THE CROSS FOR US. I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE THE SON OF GOD AND THAT YOU ROSE FROM THE DEAD TO CONQUER SIN AND DEATH. PLEASE FORGIVE ALL MY FAILURES AND SINS. MAKE ME CLEAN AND HELP ME START FRESH WITH YOU. I NOW RECEIVE YOU INTO MY LIFE AS MY LORD AND SAVIOR HELP ME TO LOVE AND SERVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART. AMEN.”

JESU SAID: ‘WHOEVER COMES TO ME I WILL NEVER CAST OUT.” JOHN 6:37

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WHAT’S NEXT?

IF YOU PRAYED THE PRAYER,CONGRATULATIONS!

BECOMING A FOLLOWER OF JESUS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF AN EXCITING JOURNEY.

IF YOU HAVE NOT PRAYRED THIS PRAYER PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE GOSPEL OF JOHN. YOU WILL MEET JESUS -IN HIS OWN WORDS, AND BEFORE YOU WALK AWAY, PLEASE CONSIDER COMING TO GOD.

IT IS TRULY AMAZING HOW GOD CARES FOR YOU.

WHEN WE RECEIVE CHRIST, WHAT DOES GOD GIVE US THROUGH HIM.

ROMANS 6:23

FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT GOD’S LAVISH GIFT IS LIFE ETERNAL, FOUND IN YOUR UNION WITH OUR LORD JESUS , THE ANOINTED ONE. AMEN