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[ Created: 2022-03-14 08:14:02  Updated: 2022-11-27 16:40:26 Owner: rl ]
Title: Salvation by Grace Through Faith in Christ Jesus     
     
     
     
     
 
    
     
     
     
     
 

 

For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: -
We are saved because God willed it (Heb 8:12) and made it possible and legal through the shed blood of Jesus Christ (Heb 10:10).   Salvation is totally an act of God's unmerited favor - Grace.   Our part is to have Faith in His Word - the WrittenWord and the IncarnateWord (Act 16:31).

We have all been given TheMeasureOfFaith (Rom 12:3).   It is that gift of Faith than enables us to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ through whom we receive Grace (2Pe 1:3).

Once we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, the FaithOfChrist provides all the benefits of Grace (Rom 5:2).

The FaithOfChrist is the foundation of Grace (Rom 5:19).   We are not supposed to trust in our Faith but, rather, trust in the FaithOfChrist (Phi 2:8-11).

That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. -
This is the encapsulation of Grace, clearly pointing out our part which is Faith in Jesus and confession of Him as risen Lord and Saviour.

The implication of our part being to believe on Jesus Christ and confess Him as risen Lord, is that He has done everything else!
It is why we call it amazing Grace!
It is why the Gospel is nearly too good to be true!

For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. -
It is HeartFaith that enables the miracle of the NewBirth.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. -
The Sin that Condemns to the LakeOfFire is rejection of Jesus Christ.
The Gift of God is EternalLife: Remission of Sins, Regeneration and SpiritBaptism.

We all know that there is Physical Death and Spiritual Death.   Adam and Eve did not Physically Die when they sinned.   However, they Spiritually died immediately.

When a person Sins, whether Believer or Unbeliever, the result is an aspect of Death.   Somethings shrinks or shrivels instead of growing when Sin occurs.

God gives us EternalLife when we Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.   That Gift is irrevokable.   However, if we let Sin Reign in our mortal bodies we will suffer the Consequences of that Sin which will destroy our Physical lives, our testimonies and our Walk with God.

Instead of us living a Victorious, Productive Life with Treasure laid up in Heaven, we will be Saved as by Fire.

And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. -
Christ Jesus has forgiven and remitted all sin for all mankind for all time.

But each person must come to grips with the fact that need to be forgiven and so call upon the name of Jesus to escape death and enter into eternal abundant life.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. -
God is love and His love is manifest in Christ who made it possible for us to be born of His HolySpirit and so be InChrist.

But, He gives us the choice between life and death.   When a person receives Christ Jesus they receive EternalLife.   When a person rejects Christ Jesus they enter into EternalDeath against God's will.

This verse totally undermines the false doctrine of ExtremeSovereignty.