One Lord, one faith, one hope, one way to God, one salvation.
"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12
"confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead." Romans 10:9-10
Nothing more, nothing less.
Believe, confess, you're in.
Sealed for eternity by the BLOOD of the LAMB!
When you believe, you must with all your heart cause you cannot be sidelined by the confusion of the world but be led by the believe in your heart which is true and not faulting. This results to Righteousness and a Godly way of understanding the things you might hve misunderstand from the human point of view.
Then will come the next level of awareness which sprouts forth as you begin to confess that He is the Lord. When you confess that Jesus is Lord, then can the nature of salvation begin its implant inside you and like a seed, it must grow cause you are at this time like a tree planted by the riverside, which never lacks all that it needs cause you have all in the name of Jesus our Lord and saviour.
That's it. It is this simple. Surprised?
Well if you were expecting a ritual, a blood sacrifice or something extraordinarily, you would have to access your innerman, cause Christ who has offered himself as a living sacrifice for your sins, past, presence and future is no longer just on the throne but his nature resides inseide of you and you have been sent into the world to tell about his good news cause there would be no one who would be found wanting not to have heard this good news before ever the world would come to that end which we have read about in the book of reveletion.
Galatians 5:5 says that we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
Ephesians 1:13 says: ...after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise.
Ephesians 2:8-9 - It's by grace through Faith, NOT of ourselves... it's a GIFT!!! No actions or works... For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
Romans 5:8-9 - while we were yet sinners... we are justified by His blood, SAVED from wrath... But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
So, let me make one more thing perfectly clear. You don't need to be baptized to be saved. You don't need to do good works to be saved. You don't need to go to church or the mission field to be saved.
But if you love Him who first Loved us, you'll do those things! Those things are expected of those that love the Lord. But those things do not save us, redeem us or make us righteous. Our works should be there, the book of James points out that faith without works is dead.
But please don't spread a false gospel and tell me or others that if they aren't baptized or if they don't speak in tongues, or don't do works that they won't be saved... because that is minimizing the amazing grace of our Lord and the blood of His precious Son!
And if you think you can lose your salvation, please see Ephesians 1:13 and Ephesians 4:30 again, and then ask, "what part of sealed unto the day of redemption" don't you understand?
Examine Romans 8 and see what can separate us from the love of God... nothing... Once saved, always saved. Now live like it... don't bring shame upon the name of Jesus Christ. We're sinners and we're going to sin, see I John 1:9...
Remember to Walk in the Spirit (see Galatians 5:13-26, Ephesians 5:15-32 and I Thessalonians 5:14-24).
It's a spiritual battle... prepare yourself, see Ephesians 6:10-18...
It's not about hate. Hate is not a part of the Gospel of Christ, nor His ministry. We are to reach out in love to the blind and lost of this world... to share with them the Gospel of Jesus Christ... He came, He lived, He died in our place for our sins... and rose from the dead.
Christianity is different... there is an empty tomb. Christ rose from the dead. He is God.
We are to love people; but hate sin and the powers of darkness. Telling someone that what they are doing is wrong according to the Word of God is not hate. No more than telling someone not to stick their hand in boiling water. We share because we care. We warn because it's serious... it's forever, eternal. God's Word is reliable and to be trusted. It's stood the test of time and critics. Examine it yourself.
Our responsibility is to warn and share; it's not our job to convert or force anyone.
Of course this is all by faith. Show me your faith, and I'll show you mine.
And I'll ask, "What can your faith do for me?" And I can tell you what faith in Christ will do for you.
Peace, now and forever.
Forgiveness of sins.
Fellowship with God and His saints.
Freedom from sin and guilt.
Freedom to love others.
Freedom to live my life and know that I'll be with Christ forever.
Freedom to warn others and do my best to explain what I've found in the Word of God.
But also freedom to understand that it's their choice... and knowing that in the end that:
Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more
pain: for the former things are passed away.
The just shall live by Faith!
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The just shall live by Faith...
Der Gerechte wird aus Glauben leben...
Mas El Justo vivira Por Fe...
Le Juste vivra par la foi...
Habakkuk 2:4b, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38
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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, for, the evidence of things not seen."> Hebrews 11:1
Luke 24:44-47(THE MESSAGE)
"Then he said, “Everything I told you while I was with you comes to this: All the things written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets, and in the Psalms have to be fulfilled.”
He went on to open their understanding of the Word of God, showing them how to read their Bibles this way. He said, “You can see now how it is written that the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead on the third day, and then a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations—starting from here, from Jerusalem! You’re the first to hear and see it. You’re the witnesses. What comes next is very important: I am sending what my Father promised to you, so stay here in the city until he arrives, until you’re equipped with power from on high.”