SALVATION<\/p>\n
It is most refreshing to hear a sinner confess his need of the Lord<\/p>\n
Jesus Christ. Knowing that salvation is only by grace through faith,<\/p>\n
God\u2019s sheep rejoices in that effectual calling by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
The religion of this world preaches that salvation is man\u2019s response to<\/p>\n
an offer by God. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Salvation is<\/p>\n
not walking an aisle, giving the preacher my hand, repeating the<\/p>\n
sinner\u2019s prayer, and then being baptized. Man by nature does not have<\/p>\n
the freedom of will to do anything. He is dead spiritually and can not<\/p>\n
respond to anything that is spiritual.<\/p>\n
Salvation is a person. Salvation is the Lord Jesus Christ. It is by Him<\/p>\n
and totally to His glory. Salvation has been from beginning to end, a<\/p>\n
work of God Almighty. Faith to believe that which God, for Christ\u2019s<\/p>\n
sake, has done is the gift of God. What He has done is secured salvation<\/p>\n
by satisfying all the demands that the holy law would ever claim against<\/p>\n
a sinner. Having satisfied the law, a royal righteousness has been<\/p>\n
charged (imputed) to every sinner that Christ came to save.<\/p>\n
The carnal heart will always try to give itself the honor, glory, and<\/p>\n
praise for accepting the offer when others refused \u2026 but one truly<\/p>\n
born from above will have this one confession, \u201cSalvation is of the<\/p>\n
Lord.\u201d Marvin Stalnaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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