Accepting The Free Gift

Those who think they must do something to earn salvation, are sadly mistaken. There is nothing they can do or purchase. Not even meticulous observance of God's commandments, nor pilgrimage, can buy God's wonderful salvation! It must be accepted as a free gift.

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Our Salvation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What God Has Done: The plan of salvation originated with God. Salvation was purchased through the death of Jesus. Forgiveness is secured through the blood of...

: BFF - Best Friend Forever

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: BFF - Best Friend Forever: Jesus is eager to be your BFF. He has not changed with the years. His love is as strong, His understanding as perfect, His sympathy as dee...

Story of the Good Samaritan according to me

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Story of the Good Samaritan according to me: There once was a young woman who was walking in a rough neighborhood (sin). Suddenly she was mugged by a gang (Satan and his demons). The...

Free Salvation

Salvation full and free! It cannot be bought or sold. Jesus paid the price! God gives salvation to all who freely accept it.

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Once Saved, Always Saved

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Once Saved, Always Saved: There is an idea that once you are saved, you are always saved... And there is nothing the devil can do to stop it. Is this what Holy Scr...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Pre-Requisite for Eternal Life

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Pre-Requisite for Eternal Life: Faith in Jesus Christ is the pre-requisite for receiving the gift of eternal life.  It is a GIFT ! God gives salvation to those who seek i...

Faith and Feelings

Faith and feelings should not be confused.  Faith is ours to exercise in the Word of God, regardless of our feelings, and often in opposition to our feelings.

Many fail to accept the pardon and assurance of the acceptance of Heaven, because they do not take God at His word, but instead turn their attention to changing moods and feelings.

Faith always precedes the joyful feelings which naturally result from the assurance of forgiveness and acceptance. The order is never reversed.


From Bible Readings for the Home, p 86, 1958
Note - column 2,
 Pacific Press Publishing Association, Mountain View, California and Omaha, Nebraska

Pre-Requisite for Eternal Life

Faith in Jesus Christ is the pre-requisite for receiving the gift of eternal life.  It is a GIFT !
God gives salvation to those who seek it.  Eternal life cannot be bought or sold.  It is given by
God as a gift.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. Ephesians 2:8.

Salvation is received by faith - the decision to believe that God can be trusted, based on the
Promises of Holy Scripture.

excerpts from: Hope for a Planet in Crisis, It Is Written Bible Study Guide, # 4.
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Every person..

Every person is created by the same God,
Purchased by the blood of the same Saviour,
And has an individual life as dear to God as any other.

Once Saved, Always Saved

There is an idea that once you are saved, you are always saved... And there is nothing the devil can do to stop it.

Is this what Holy Scriptures teach?

If you are in a saving relationship with Jesus, you might still sin, but you will ask forgiveness.
And you will be forgiven.  Read 1 John 2:1 at the end of this entry.

I've known people who claim, once saved always saved, and yet they willfully sin thinking there is nothing they can do to lose Heaven and salvation.

Think of Judas Iscariot, one of the 12 Apostles. Judas sinned big time in betraying Jesus.  Judas did not ask God's forgiveness for this sin, and he is not saved.

1 John 2:1. -  my little children, these things I write to you that you sin not.
And if any one sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous..

It Is Not Enough

God has given us His word that we may become acquainted with its teachings and know for ourselves what He requires of us....

...It is not enough to have good intentions; it is not enough to do what a person thinks is right or what the minister tells him is right. His/Her soul salvation is at stake, and he/she should search the Scriptures for himself.

The Great Controversy, 598, e g white

Salvation - The Father Suffered Too

The Father Himself suffered with the Son; for “God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself.” 

Man, with his human, finite judgment, cannot safely question the wisdom of God.  Hence it is unbecoming for him to criticize the plan of salvation. 

 Before the theme of redemption, let man lay his wisdom in the dust, and accept the plans of Him whose wisdom is infinite.

The death of Christ upon the cross made sure the destruction of him [the devil] who has the power of death, who was the originator of sin. 

Signs of the Times, December 30, 1889, e g white

Joy to the World !

The Prince of Heaven was among His people. The greatest gift of God had been given to the world.

Joy to the poor - for Christ had come to make them heirs of His kingdom!
Joy to the rich - for Christ would teach them how to secure eternal riches!
Joy to the ignorant - for Christ would make them wise unto salvation!
Joy to the educated - for Christ would open to them deeper mysteries than they had ever fathomed!

Truths that had been hidden from the foundation of the world would be opened to humanity by the Savior's mission.

based on Desire of Ages, p 277, E G White
 

We have an Advocate!

If anyone be in Christ, they are a new creature: old things are passed away, all things have become new.  2 Corinthians 5:17 

And you will be made alive, who were dead in sin. Ephesians 2:1

For the Father has made Jesus to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.  2 Corinthians 5:21

For this is good and acceptable to God our Savior: Who wants all people to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of truth. 1 Timothy 2:3-4

Not by our works of righteousness, but according to His mercy He saved us….  Titus 3:5

 My little children, these things I write to you, that you sin not. And if any one sins, we have an Advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ the righteous.   And He is the sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world!  1 John 2:1-2 

Find True Rest - Justification

This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe…. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement [margin: taking away sin], through faith in His blood. (sacrifice). Romans 3:22-25

The key points in these verses are: We all have sinned but because of Gods grace all are justified who have faith in the cleansing power of Christ’s blood.

God’s way of giving us complete security is to justify us by faith in Christ. “Come to Me, all you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

All of us worn out by the struggle to be good enough, to measure up on our own, can find true rest in Christ’s generous acceptance. All of us who are burdened by scars from the past and by an aching sense of inadequacy and shame, can find peace and wholeness in the Christ who at the cross opened His arms to us.

From: Discover Bible Lessons (Online) Lesson #13, part 3

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What God Has Done

The plan of salvation originated with God.
Salvation was purchased through the death of Jesus.
Forgiveness is secured through the blood of Jesus.
Power for holy living is granted through the Holy Spirit.

In other words, everything concerning the plan of salvation is provided for us.
Those who accept what God has done and follow His leading will be led to freedom.

by John Bradshaw - It Is Written

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Beware! of Self-pity

We need to beware of self-pity. Never indulge the feeling that you are not esteemed as you should be, that your efforts are not appreciated, that your work is too difficult.

Let the memory of what Christ has endured for us silence every murmuring thought.

The Lord has no place in His work for those who have a greater desire to win the crown than to bear the cross.

Ministry of Healing 476, E G White

WATCH !!

Before the Flood .

... for seven days the people, knowing not that their doom was fixed, continued their careless, pleasure-loving life and mocked the warnings of impending judgment. "So," says the Savior, "shall also the coming of the Son of Man be." Matthew 24:39.

"Watch...lest coming suddenly He find you sleeping." Mark 13:35, 36.

Perilous is the condition of those who, growing weary of their watch, turn to the attractions of the world.

While the man of business is absorbed in the pursuit of [money];
while the pleasure lover is seeking indulgence;
while the daughter of fashion is arranging her adornments
- it may be in that hour the Judge of all the earth will pronounce the sentence:
 "You are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting." Daniel 5:27

Selections from The Great Controversy, p 491, E G White