Thursday, February 18, 2010

Money Won't Make It Easy To Be Saved!

Mark; 10:23
(Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God")
If you are one who has much wealth here on earth, don't put your faith in your money. When Jesus was talking to His disciples about the rich man, He told them it is more difficult for that rich man to enter the kingdom because he puts his faith in his money. The Jews believed that with alms a man purchased salvation (as recorded in the Talmud), so the more wealth one had, the more alms he could give, the more sacrifices and offerings he could offer, thus purchasing redemption. That is not what the Scriptures teach us. The Scriptures tells us that we are saved by grace through faith. Even a rich man can't be saved by his own merits, he has to come to Jesus to be saved.

Ephesians; 2:8-9
(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.)
God knew that man would try to save himself and He knew we couldn't because of our sins. There had to be a blood sacrifice for the remission of sins and that sacrifice had to be perfect and without any sin. That left everyone of us out so we were all doomed to destruction. God then gave His only Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and we could be saved through Him.
Acts; 4:12
(Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given
among men by which we must be saved.)

Mark; 10:25
(It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God")
God is telling us that we all can enter heaven through the blood of Jesus. Whether you are rich or poor doesn't matter. What matters is if you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Have you come to Him for forgiveness and put your faith in Him. Salvation is not about what we can do but rather what God has already done for us. Salvation is a free gift from God and all we have to do is repent of our sins and accept His gift of salvation. I pray that if you haven't, you'll put your faith in Jesus and inherit eternal life.

God Bless You!

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