Posts with the category “salvation”

Perhaps the most mind-blowing truth in Scripture is this: God chose us before the foundation of the world. Before anything was created, He was thinking about you specifically. He chose you to be His own—not because you deserved it (none of us do), but by grace.  Read More

This is the heart of Christian living. Not grudging obedience to avoid punishment, but joyful response to overwhelming love. We want to please God in what we do, in what we say, in how we work, in how we fulfill every role in our lives—not because we're earning our adoption, but because we're already adopted.  Read More

Christmas is Christ's birthday. While we often make it about our receiving, perhaps we should focus more on what He has given. While we count our blessings, perhaps we should marvel more at the Blessing Himself.   Read More

At the cross, Jesus destroys everything that isn't love. All our filth, all our failures, all our falling short—He takes it all upon Himself and annihilates it with His perfect sacrifice. In exchange, He offers us absolute perfect love, complete forgiveness, and radiant light that pierces every shadow.   Read More

As we reflect on the two eternal destinations, let's remember that our choices in this life have eternal consequences. But more than that, let's be encouraged that God has given us everything we need for salvation through His word and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.  Read More

Here's the incredible part: in both cases, it's not the lost who find their way back. The shepherd searches for the sheep. The woman scours her house for the coin. In the same way, it is God who finds us. We can't clean ourselves up or find our own way back. Jesus, in His infinite love and grace, comes after us. He doesn't just point the way home – He lifts us onto His shoulders and carries us there Himself.  Read More

However, we must always remember that we can't overcome sin or enter the narrow door through our own strength or abilities. Jesus is the only way. Our salvation comes through Him alone, not through what we do or don't do, what we have or don't have.  Read More