Sunday, November 12, 2006

Salvation In No Other Name!

God is just and righteous in judgment on sin. We are all sinners and are destined to stand before the God. Some may say that God is a loving God, and that is a true statement. He is also a righteous God and will judge the world at the end times. You are not going to be able to bargin with God or try to convince Him that you should be let into heaven. We are told all through the Scriptures that Jesus is the way to heaven, and if you don't believe in Him, you won't be saved from eternal damnation.

I know that some religions try to say that there is hope after you die, but the scriptures don't back that doctrine up. Others think that you can pray someone into heaven, that doesn't work. You can pray for someone that they will accept Jesus as their savior before they die, and we should be praying for everyone. But what does the Bible say?

[All Have Sinned]
There is not one of us who hasn't sinned. Jesus is the only person who was sinless, and that is why he could sacrifice his life for ours. He had to be a lamb without blemish, perfect, sinless. We on the other hand are rotten, evil, sinful, unrighteous. We are told this by God.
Romans;3:23(for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.)
That means you and I are sinners, and we are not able to make it to heaven on our own. Someone might say, but I keep the Law. Do you really?
Romans;3:10-18(as it is written, 'THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE, THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE, WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,""THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS"; "WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS"; "THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD, DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS, THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN." "THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES."
That cover all of us, you and I.

[Are We Justified By The Law?]
We are not justified by keeping the Law.
Galatians;2:16(nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.)
Galatians;3:10-12(For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THE THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM." Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for "THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH".)

We are set free from the curse of the Law by Jesus Christ. You might not think you were cursed, but none of us keeps the Law.
Galatians;3:13-14(Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us-for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE"-in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.)
What does the Law do for us?
Galatians;3:23-24(But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the Law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.)
So now you see that we are not going to live by the Law, but by faith in Jesus.

[Save By Grace Through Faith]
We could try to keep the Law and think that we were saved, but the Scriptures say different. First Jesus tells us that he is the way to heaven and the only way.
John;14:6(Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.)
Matthew;7:13-14("Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.)
Ephesians;2:8-9(For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.)
Ephesians;2:13(But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.)

We all have a chance to accept Jesus. We need to put our faith in Him and nothing else. It is so easy to be saved, yet so many won't accept Jesus because they love this present life more than God. We are told that we are just a vapor here on earth, here for a little while then gone. That is so true of our life. I have put my faith in Jesus and given Him my life. I pray that you won't wait until it's to late to do the same. He is standing at the door waiting for you not wanting anyone to perish.

You parents need to make sure that you are teaching your children about Jesus. You don't want your children to end up in hell because your weren't willing to talk to them. Make sure that you have them in church where they will be taught the Word of God. Read to them from the Bible. All children want someone read to them. Go to church with them, make it a family thing. We are all part of God's family if we have been born again.
1John;5:11-12(And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.)

You can't explain salvation in Jesus any better than the previous Scripture. There is salvation in no other. God's wrath is not for believers, but for those who reject His Son.
1Thessalonians;5:9-10(For God has not destined us to wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.)

!!!DON"T WAIT ANOTHER SECOND, IT MIGHT BE YOUR LAST BREATH ON EARTH!!!!

God Bless You!

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