Salvation is a free Gift.

There is nothing we can do to earn our salvation, God offers it freely to all men and all women freely for all time. The nature of this gift never changes, we either accept it or reject it. Salvation is based not on what we do, but on what Jesus has already done for us alone by dying on the cross over 2000 years ago. Our part is to simply believe this message. We accept this gift by repentance and faith, and the moment we trust Jesus Christ for salvation all our sins are forgiven. There is nothing we can do to deserve it, it is God’s unmerited favour or grace that saves us.

Our names are written down in the Lambs Book of Life the moment we accept Jesus as personal Lord and Saviour and we are on our way to Heaven. We cannot loose our salvation, and our sins are taken care of by the blood of the Lamb. No one will have anything to boast about in Heaven because Jesus paid the full price for our sins, and we didn’t contribute anything to it.

Yes but you will say “I believed, doesn’t that mean anything?” Yes, but if it wasn’t for God’s Spirit you couldn’t believe, that’s what regeneration is. The Holy Spirit enabled you to hear the gospel and to respond with saving faith. The moment that you trusted Christ alone for Salvation you were sealed with the Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption, Ephesians 1:12-14 “12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory. 13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.…”

True salvation is a gift from God, not of works or of righteousness (Titus 3:5 ) He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, this is the new birth. It is not by any outwards means, we are born again through the word of God “For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.” 1 Peter 1:23 NIV. This is Mike.

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