‘All Have Sinned.’
a)
Ecclesiastes 7:20. There
is not a righteous man on the Earth who does only good and never sins.
b)
Isaiah 53:6. We are all
like sheep who have gone astray and Jesus was punished for our iniquities.
c)
Romans 3:23. All people
have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.
(Through this QT I am convinced that All Have Sinned and need
Salvation by Grace through Faith)
‘Salvation
Explained.’
Ephesians 2:8-9.
a)
It is by free Grace, God’s unmerited favour, that we are Saved.
b)
To be Saved means that we
are delivered from Judgment and we become partakers of Christ’s Gift of Salvation.
c)
This is all possible
through Faith.
d)
This Salvation is not:-
1-
Of ourselves.
2-
Of our own doing.
3-
Of our own striving.
4-
Because of works.
5-
The fulfilment of the Law’s demands.
6-
The result of what anyone can possibly do.
e)
This Salvation is the
Gift of God.
f)
No person can:-
1-
Boast of earning their Salvation.
2-
Pride him or herself in Salvation.
3-
Take Glory to him or herself for their Salvation.
(Through
this Second one I understand more about God’s Greatest Gift:
Salvation explained)
Chris.
Salvation
is not because of works. Many “christian” cults believe that their “salvation” comes through doing good works. This means that their good
works are very much a pressure to them. For the True Believer our works are a
joy and they flow from our Salvation experience of God.