"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9
So many people think that just because they do religious deeds that they are saved and right with God. They believe that if they join a church, sing in the choir, donate to charities, or be kind to their fellow man, this will make them accepted by God. Then there are those who think that just because they don't do "bad" things they are saved and right with God. They think that if they don't drink or smoke, or if they don't do immoral acts, these are enough to make them accepted by God.
It is not about the good you do or the evil you abstain from that makes you right with God. It is about having faith in what the Lord Jesus Christ did at the cross that makes you right. It is about receiving the gift of salvation that comes through Jesus. It is not about earning it.
God so loved that world that He gave His only begotten Son to save mankind from his sins. He was a gift that would die on the cross one day to give us the gift of salvation. A gift is something that is paid for by one person and received by another. The gift of eternal life was paid for in full by Jesus at the cross. If you are still trying to "buy it" for yourself by doing good or abstaining from evil, it will never become yours.
Have a great day. Salvation is a gift from God, paid for by Jesus... not worked for by us.
For further reading:
John 3:16
Titus 3:5
It is not about the good you do or the evil you abstain from that makes you right with God. It is about having faith in what the Lord Jesus Christ did at the cross that makes you right. It is about receiving the gift of salvation that comes through Jesus. It is not about earning it.
God so loved that world that He gave His only begotten Son to save mankind from his sins. He was a gift that would die on the cross one day to give us the gift of salvation. A gift is something that is paid for by one person and received by another. The gift of eternal life was paid for in full by Jesus at the cross. If you are still trying to "buy it" for yourself by doing good or abstaining from evil, it will never become yours.
Have a great day. Salvation is a gift from God, paid for by Jesus... not worked for by us.
For further reading:
John 3:16
Titus 3:5
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