God wants all believers to know that through Christ, and by faith, He has given each and everyone an opportunity for a new life. For by grace we have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves. It is the free gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
God also wants all who might be saved to know that His grace is that which has opened the doors for eternal life through His Only Begotten Son, who died upon the cross for the remission of everyone’s sins. Our salvation does not come about from something you must or can do, nor does it come through the accomplishment of any great task or work such as being good, or building a great building. Nor does it come from good works like giving to charities, helping the elderly or homeless, as some people think. Nor is our salvation based upon anything you have done that would make you great among the people, or that would grant you fame, or a reputation in the community.
It is important for sinners and believers to know that there is NOTHING that anyone can do that would put one in a position to deserve God’s grace and mercy that brought salvation. And there are no physical works anyone can do, because of what has already been done before the foundation of the world, lest any man should boast.
Grace is God’s own way of salvation that showed and expressed His love, goodness, and unmerited favor toward mankind at the expense of sacrificing His Only Son, to die a suffering death on the cross for the remission man’s sins which brought salvation. Even though man deserved eternity in hell, God provided a plan for all who believed on His Son, to have life eternal in heaven with Him through His Son Jesus Christ.
The sacrifice of Grace is God’s salvation plan. Salvation was established with Christ’s birth, and His death on the cross was the seal. And once a sinner knows the benefits and what salvation offers, and is willing to receive and activate this blessing God has so graciously provided through Christ’s atoning death on the cross. The sinner will understand the benefits of this free gift, and know that salvation does not only bring deliverance from sins now in the present, and gives the believer power over sin. But salvation brings new life in the future world to come and deliverance from the punishment of sin when Christ returns.
Salvation also has provides the believer with a heavenly joyfulness of hope found only in Christ through the Holy Spirit of God, which brings the believer into direct contact with God. Every sinner, who believes and confesses Jesus Christ as Lord over his or her life by faith, is a saved sinner by grace. The free gift of Grace unlocks the doors of salvation, and faith engages the soul into an up close and personal relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit in unity as ONE.
It is Christ who paid the price and the sin debt for salvation, and it is the sinner’s responsibility to believe, accept, and receive this debt as being paid in full by faith. The sinner must believe that what Jesus Christ did on the cross for the remission of sin and the offer of eternal life is God’s free gift of love and mercy toward mankind.
THE PROCESS OF HOW WE ARE SAVED
(1) Repentance of sins unto righteousness, with a broke heart and a broken and contrite spirit before God.
(2) Believe in the heart the work that God has done for man through Christ’s death on the cross to blot out sins and bring man into a personal relationship with God.
(3) Confession of faith that Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten Son of God, and believe that God raised Him from the dead.
(4) Call upon the name of the Lord, for His grace and mercy for the forgiveness of your sins. And you shall be saved. The redemptive blessings of Christ are by conversion, regeneration, justification, adoption, sanctification, and glorification, which man himself cannot provide for himself, these are God’s solutions to sin by grace and mercy. Therefore, Paul makes it very clear that we are saved by God’s grace, and there is nothing that we can do to save ourselves. Therefore, it is man’s responsibility to respond to God’s favor and the free gift of grace from God, and by faith and belief of an individual, in order to receive the experience of salvation.
This grace, mercy, goodness, favor, and free gift that God offers sinners, is an invitation and should be an encouragement and proof to everyone, the degree to which God’s loves us in spite of our corruption. Because it is His desire for all of His creations to return back to Him in the perfect condition in which He first created us, in a spiritual inner condition of the mind, soul and spirit worthy of the death of His Son. And all who were once called sinners separated from Him, to return back to Him as saints, conformed into the image of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
Here is a bible example of how as one man full of the Holy Spirit, one of the main problems today is there are some trying to proclaim the word without the Gift of The Holy Ghost.
4 � But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 � Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
42 � And they continued stedfastly in the apostles� doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
This is not of Grace,this is WORKS BASED,NOT FAITHING INTO YESHUA.
THE PROCESS OF HOW WE ARE SAVED
(1) Repentance of sins unto righteousness, with a broke heart and a broken and contrite spirit before God.
(2) Believe in the heart the work that God has done for man through Christ’s death on the cross to blot out sins and bring man into a personal relationship with God.
(3) Confession of faith that Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten Son of God, and believe that God raised Him from the dead.
(4) Call upon the name of the Lord, for His grace and mercy for the forgiveness of your sins. And you shall be saved. The redemptive blessings of Christ are by conversion, regeneration, justification, adoption, sanctification, and glorification, which man himself cannot provide for himself, these are God’s solutions to sin by grace and mercy. Therefore, Paul makes it very clear that we are saved by God’s grace, and there is nothing that we can do to save ourselves. Therefore, it is man’s responsibility to respond to God’s favor and the free gift of grace from God, and by faith and belief of an individual, in order to receive the experience of salvation.
This grace, mercy, goodness, favor, and free gift that God offers sinners, is an invitation and should be an encouragement and proof to everyone, the degree to which God’s loves us in spite of our corruption. Because it is His desire for all of His creations to return back to Him in the perfect condition in which He first created us, in a spiritual inner condition of the mind, soul and spirit worthy of the death of His Son. And all who were once called sinners separated from Him, to return back to Him as saints, conformed into the image of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
REPENTANCE will ALWAYS be the RESULTS of a person having been saved.
Never is repentance the means of being saved.
Most people do not understand this simple Scripture,you can when the author of the Word teaches this to you.
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Confession of trusting Yeshua to save one from the wrath of GOD against sin(s)NEVER,NEVER proceeds Faithing into Yeshua.
Confession ALWAYS is the RESULT of TRUSTING Yeshua to save you.
:waving: Hey Trucker George...was your Sinful nature Revealed to you by the Spirit of the LORD and have you Never told GOD you are Sorry (Repented) for what you have done ???...ima just courious...xo
How Are We Saved?...
*** By the Blood of Christ Jesus..."Grace" through "Faith" in His (Jesus) ACT (Finale Attonement) upon the Cross of Calvery...:yay:...xo
A person is not and cannot be saved by REPENTING OF SIN.
A person is SAVED ONLY BY TRUSTING YESHUA to save them from the wrath of GOD against sin(s).
Anything else is WORKS!
Most of those posting the following Scriptures,yet TRUSTING in THEIR REPENTANCE of sin to Save them;
Have NO IDEA what these Scripture are saying.
KJV:
Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Eph 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
The Literal Translation:
Eph 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
Eph 2:5 even we being dead in deviations, He made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are being saved),
Eph 2:6 and raised us up together and seated us together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus,
Eph 2:7 that He might demonstrate in the ages coming on, the exceeding great riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Eph 2:8 For by grace you are saved, through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God;
Eph 2:9 not of works, that not anyone should boast;
Youngs Literal Translation:
Eph 2:4 and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,
Eph 2:5 even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved,)
Eph 2:6 and did raise us up together, and did seat us together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Eph 2:7 that He might show, in the ages that are coming, the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus,
Eph 2:8 for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,
Eph 2:9 not of works, that no one may boast;
Where within these Scriptures is the Word REPENTANCE EVER MENTIONED.
I do see the Greek word for Grace at least two (2)times in verses 5 & 8
Repentance 0-0-0-0-0-0
Confession of sin 0-0-0-0-0-0-0
All you Greek Scholars please show me,for I cannot and have NEVER read the word REPENTANCE HERE.
I trust the Holy Spirit of GOD would open the eyes of your understanding to see that if you are trusting in your REPENTNCE OF SIN for salvation,that HE WOULD Grant to YOU SAVING FAITH IN YESHUA.For you are not believing the Gospel of Yeshua the Messiah of GOD.
Yeshua did not go to Calvary and bear the wrath of GOD ALMIGHTY so that you could REPENT of sin.
Yeshua went to Calvary to save your SOUL from the wrath of GOD ALMIGHTY aginst your sin(S).
Shalom
Greek word for Grace:Charis,from where the English word Charism is derived.
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χάρις
charis
Thayer Definition:
1) grace
1a) that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech
2) good will, loving-kindness, favour
2a) of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
3) what is due to grace
3a) the spiritual condition of one governed by the power of divine grace
I wrote in another post once how I got �saved� a Torah observant girl. The post was �works or faith�. I keep reading the same kind of post and realize most people talk out of their�. I said that I observe Torah yet I did not realize I have to keep up with the �Christian� rules that will send me to hell� if I keep Torah it�s works but what �Christians� put on other �Christians I guess is scripture..(LOL). I simply got saved because Messiah Y�shua reviled Himself to me. I sail �L�rd save me��. I was saved. Y�shua is the Messiah period. I am rejected by most of my people for believing in Him and rejected by most �Christians� for believing in my Messiah because I follow Torah� I think He loves me and is pleased� really don�t care about your opinion if I�m getting to heaven or not that is between my Messiah and I just find you people funny!!!!!
