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SAVING FAITH
After her first flight, someone asked an elderly lady what she thought of being on a plane. She said, "It was okay, but I never did put my whole weight on it." And we do the same when we
refuse to place our trust on the finished work of Christ. Most major religions answer the question, 'What must I do to be saved?' by handing you a book of rules you must keep to get to heaven. A lot of us try and give up in discouragement. Instead of leading you away from God's grace, the enemy satan tries to make you earn it. He was a liar from the start God says in His word. When asked, 'What must I do to be saved?' Paul didn't
say, 'Work harder, pray longer, give more, and be more moral,'
No, he said, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved..'
{v31 NIV} Believing is the root of the tree we call salvation;
behaving is the fruit that grows on it. We don't do good works to be saved - our good works are just an expression of love and gratitude to the One who already saved us. The Bible says,
' We should be holy and without blame...' {Ephesians 1:4 NKJV}. Without blame? That's an impossible standard!
The only way that will happen is if God takes the righteousness
of Christ and credits it to our account. And He does! 'God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we
might become the righteousness of God' {2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV}. The moment you place your trust in Christ, God sees you as 'righteous', and on that basis He accepts you 24/7.
Aren't you glad?
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God." {Ephesians ch2 v 8}
"For God so loved the world, that He gave us His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life." {John ch 3 v 16}.
Do you know where you are going? All who want to go to heaven "YOU Must be Born Again." Jesus talked about heaven, and He said, "In my Father's House are many mansions." Also He said "I am the way the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father but by me." {John ch 14 v 2,6}.
God did not create the religions of the world; man did, to satisfy his conscience! Man is "forever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." {2Timothy 3v7} This is not religion, it is life!
Do you know the one who died on the cross for you?
When Jesus came He told us something that no religion has ever thought of, and which contradicts the basic principle of all religions. He said, "Except a man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God." {John 3v3}. Jesus said that He is the only way to heaven. What did He mean? He meant a spiritual birth whereby a person is able to confess his sins to Jesus Christ, accept Him as Saviour, and Lord and receive a new life.
This is the Gospel.
Look and Live . Out of Religion, and into Christ!
May we offer this prayer as your first step?
To Become a Born-Again Christian
"Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that you died for me. I acknowledge that I am a sinner. Please
forgive my sins and come into my heart and life. And save me. AMEN."
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