For it Is By Grace You Have Been Saved Through Faith-And This Is Not From Yourself, It Is A Gift Of God. Not By Works, So That No One Can Boast
Believe & Receive, For Salvation Is A Free Gift
EPHESIANS 2:8-10
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
”Ephesians 2:8-10 NKJV
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God saves His people, not by any ability, intelligent choice, or act of service on our part; one cannot earn or purchase salvation.
it is impossible because every single one of us humans has already committed the sin that brings bondage and condemns us to death.
But however, it doesn’t matter the colour of one’s skin, place of birth, former beliefs, sexual orientation, or past sin or future mistakes, “it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the LORD has said, Among the remnant whom the LORD calls.”
Joel 2:32 NKJV
Salvation is a wonderful gift, and the correct response is to say “Thank You.”
You cannot earn or buy your way to salvation; not with gold, silver, nor good deeds; nor can any amount of riches or status in this world save anyone from the coming justice.
It is by grace alone that one is saved.
But grace does not override justice, if it did, Jesus would of had no reason to die on a cross to pay our debt of sin.
Having come to Christ with a repentant heart in submission, applying His spilled blood to our lives through faith by letting go of all un-forgiveness and making the decision to turning away from sin toward God, all one needs do is simply believe, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 10:9 NKJV
Furthermore, as one submits to God in repentance, he shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
He will be with you, and then in you, and He will never leave you. Jesus said, “I will never leave you orphans (JOHN14:15-18).”
Furthermore, Paul said, “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.”
II Corinthians 1:19-22 NKJV
For, “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.”
Ephesians 1:13-14 NKJV
But while no action or work can help us receive salvation, we must cooperate with God, and then as we become to know Christ more, submit to His will and direction.
His work in us will bring transformation; we shall come to understand what is that good and acceptable, and perfect will of God (ROMANS 22:2-2); we will become more Christ like in our responses, decisions, and desires, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”
Philippians 2:13 NLT
Our attitude toward others will change as the fruits of the Spirit manifest in us; our love for Christ will result in acts of service within the body of Christ (the church).
Furthermore, as the Holy Spirit leads us, the body will grow in unity, numbers and in strength, and our churches will become active Apostolic Centres of Christ, operating in the supernatural powers of God fully equipped to fulfill the purposes of God.
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”
Ephesians 4:11-16 NKJV
We all have free will to choose our eternal future; to live for the temporary or the eternal; to submit to the temporary, the passions of the flesh, or to the eternal of the Holy Spirit.
The temporary is what it is, “temporary gratification”. For those who choose it, they should enjoy it while they can, for it is temporary and the best they will ever have.
Yet for those who choose the eternal, the best is yet to come and shall never, ever, come to an end.
“And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.””
Revelation 21:3-4 NKJV
My beloved, that is a promise well worth waiting for, therefore, “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.”
Galatians 5:16-26 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
