Nov 15
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SALVATION
It is most refreshing to hear a sinner confess his need of the Lord
Jesus Christ. Knowing that salvation is only by grace through faith,
God’s sheep rejoices in that effectual calling by the Holy Spirit.
The religion of this world preaches that salvation is man’s response to
an offer by God. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Salvation is
not walking an aisle, giving the preacher my hand, repeating the
sinner’s prayer, and then being baptized. Man by nature does not have
the freedom of will to do anything. He is dead spiritually and can not
respond to anything that is spiritual.
Salvation is a person. Salvation is the Lord Jesus Christ. It is by Him
and totally to His glory. Salvation has been from beginning to end, a
work of God Almighty. Faith to believe that which God, for Christ’s
sake, has done is the gift of God. What He has done is secured salvation
by satisfying all the demands that the holy law would ever claim against
a sinner. Having satisfied the law, a royal righteousness has been
charged (imputed) to every sinner that Christ came to save.
The carnal heart will always try to give itself the honor, glory, and
praise for accepting the offer when others refused … but one truly
born from above will have this one confession, “Salvation is of the
Lord.” Marvin Stalnaker.