Why aren’t more people getting baptized? It is because many pastors are teaching that baptism is not important for salvation.
Ephesians 2
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Ephesians 2:8-10 (KJV) 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained […]
Only Jesus can transform your lives and raise you up unto salvation. By grace are ye saved through faith. His mercy is for you!
You are either saved and there are fruits to show for it, or else you are unsaved and no fruits from God can be seen in your life.
Our faith in Jesus Christ leads us to repent and be baptized. This is when we die to ourselves and rise up into newness of life.
We worship Jesus because of our faith. But it doesn’t stop here. Since we’ve repented and are born again, His good works are in us.
Make sure that your faith is alive in Christ. Otherwise, sin may be abounding in You. Repent if you have strayed from following Jesus.
How can people see Christians and glorify God, if there are no good works in our lives? Therefore, faith without works is dead.
Did the disciples of Christ, in the Bible, believe what Jesus said? Yes, they did. Paul said, “for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
It is because Jesus died for our sins on the cross that we are saved by grace. Which is a free gift from God to those that believe in Jesus Christ.
The Bible is clear that salvation does not go through a man-made church or through any person, but through Christ alone.
If you say you love Jesus, then obey Him also. Then will your faith be on full display and you will become a light unto the Lord in this darken world.
When we continue to put our trust in God and lean on Him in all situations of our lives, everything tends to work out for the greater good.
Our own works, no matter how good they seem, do more harm than not. This is why a desire to be led by the Spirit of God, and not ourselves, is so important.
Now that we have defined what a true Christian is, I would like you to think to yourself if you are living a life of a Christian.
When we love the Lord Jesus, all of these things become a part of our lives. As we give our lives to Christ, He is able to transform is.
Jesus explained what it takes to follow Him. He said, “he that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”
It is God that would move us to love one another as He loves us. Without such love in our lives, there Is no true faith.
As we are called by Jesus to “abide in me, and I in you”, the more we do so, the more we will walk in His good works.
To receive salvation in Christ is to believe, while showing fruits. This can also be through repentance and good works that God does through us.
Ephesians 2:1-5 (KJV) 1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: […]
The more we seek the Lord in prayer and the Bible, our faith will grow stronger. We will not be like some, where “cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts.
What we do for salvation, on our own terms, without God’s help, is only filthy rags in the sight of God.
What will save us in this life is our faith in Jesus Christ. It is this faith that compels us to forsake what is evil and come unto Him for a change of heart.
After our hearts are cleansed and washed clean, it is not a time to back down. This prayer that you made was a great experience and is the first steps to being led by Christ.
We are saved by grace, through faith, and not of our own good works, “lest any man should boast.” It is so important that we humble ourselves before God.
The Lord can surely breathe new life into our lost souls. Our belief in Him, can move mountains in our lives.
God can see the goodness in our lives. Especially if we are being led by Him. If anything good has come, it is from His matchless love.
If your heart has drawn cold to the things of God, then wake up from your slumber. No longer be on the fence of doing God’s will over what the world offers.
Today, I saw this homeless man standing on this street corner with a sign. Every car was just passing him by, even those that were stopped didn’t care for his needs.
Jesus loves you. He paid the price for our sins on the cross that we might be forgiven. He gave us a chance to live again if we believe and follow Him.