Salvation Is Permanent Part 10
Greetings My Friends, Grace and peace to you in the name of
God our Father The Son and The Holy Spirit. The opportunity God has given me to share His Word with you, I consider it as a honor and a privilege. The good news is Salvation is permanent because it is not something God gives us as a reward for some work we have done on His behalf. Lord God lead and guide me as I share with your people concerning the salvation you have given us, thank you Lord in Jesus name Amen.
“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” (Ephesians 2:8-9).
In every other religion in the world salvation is based on some type of work that must be performed. Hinduism, Budism, Islam, and some so called Christian religions, Catholicism, Church of Christ, Morman, Jehova Witnesses, Once you earn your salvation you must continue to work in order to keep your salvation, if not you will lose it. Salvation of this nature places a noose around the believers nake. You will forever be worried about losing your salvation, now that is a heavy burden to bare. When you have to earn your salvation you will lose it the moment you sin, so in order to regain their salvation they must do more good works.
The Bible makes it clear that salvation is a gift from God. If you have to earn it, it’s not a gift. We are not saved according to our perfomance so that means our salvation does not depend on our faithfulness. Our living faithfully has nothing to do with whether or not we are going to heaven. Should we live faithful lives? Of course we should. However our Salvation has nothing to do with our faithfulness. If you are struggling trying to be faithful for your salvation, then you are depending on your faithfulness for your salvation. If you are doing all you can to hang on then you don’t Understand salvation is a gift from God and it depends on God’s faithfulness. Salvation is permanent because it is a gift from God and it does not depend upon any works you or I do, it is a gift, depended on God’s faithfulness, Amen. Glory be to God.
“He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18). This is what God requires of us that we believe on His Son Jesus Christ. Do you believe? God Bless you.
Rev. Reginald Stevens
