Thursday, March 9th, 2006
faith alone?
salvation. the saving grace that allows us to commune and fellowship with God in eternity. the reason why Jesus died for our sins. the gift that we recieved.
but is faith alone enough to obtain salvation? or is it faith with adherence to the laws that allow us to recieve salvation?
can a believer claim to have salvation but continue to break both the laws of men and the laws of God?
can a criminal be saved by faith alone?
of course!
Jesus died on the cross to free us from the laws. the laws that once taught Isreal how to live were broken down to the ground, and because of this – we were set free from the law.
anyone can recieve the salvation by faith alone.
but then why follow the laws? why do we continue to follow the laws in accordance to God’s will? were we not set free, unbound. why, then, should we continue to live by His laws?
why…
it is because, as followers of Christ Jesus. we beleive that what He did was right. and if we truly believe, then we also believe in His actions. so our lives are not reflected on the laws and how well we follow them, but rather how well we reflect Christ in our lives. We were crucified with Him, so that Christ may live through our lives. So when people look at us, they see us and they also see Christ in us.
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