What does it mean to have Jesus as your Lord and Saviour?

The Church teaches that through original sin that all of humanity are born sinners. Through baptism we are freed from Original sin, but when we sin gravely after baptism we need to go to confession to restore us to the grace of Justification. We are justified through faith by God by the merit of Jesus Christ dying on the cross, freely by God’s grace. To believe in Jesus and to trust him for salvation means that he is your Lord and Saviour. Consequently, to not trust Jesus for your salvation means that you are living without faith and are not justified. To be reconciled to God, you must be willing to trust Jesus, and what he did for you on the cross, and you must be willing to receive the grace of Justification back into your life.

When we repent, we are asking God to restore us to Himself and ultimately to the church as well. We receive this forgiveness through faith, and our trust in the Church that Jesus established. It is through what Jesus has done for us on the cross that we can say “I am forgiven” and it is by God’s justice and grace that we can be made right with God.

God is a merciful God, and it is his desire to forgive any sinner. God will never turn away any person who is genuinely repentant and it is his or her desire to be forgiven by God. This is Mike.

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