Thank you for joining today as we seek God’s wisdom together. Let us begin with prayer.
“Lord Jesus, I ask that you search our hearts and see if there be anything wicked in them. We ask that your Holy Spirit show us what you are saying to us today. I ask that the words on this page would jump out to us as you speak to our hearts and minds truth and life. In Jesus name, Amen.”
The Free Gift of Grace
If the Gospel is salvation through faith alone by the grace of God, there can be no asterisk. It is grace alone. Any requirement after that is not grace. It is you can have this but only if you do this. That is not what Jesus taught. That is not what the word says:
"But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been revealed, being witnessed by the law and the Prophets, but it is the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in God’s merciful restraint He let the sins previously committed go unpunished; for the demonstration, that is, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one. Do we then nullify the Law through faith? Far from it! On the contrary, we establish the Law (Romans 3:21-31)."
What the Word Is Saying
When Paul talks about the Law being established here, he is pointing to Jesus. The Law was created not for the purpose of making god's people righteous by following the rules. Rather, it showed us how we are incapable of fulfilling it. That is why the day of atonement was needed. Because God's presence could not be in the presence of man after the fall. He is Holy and therefore our unrighteousness sets a barrier between Him and us. That is why there was a veil in the tabernacle separating the Holy of Holy's from the priests. But when Jesus humbled Himself and shed His eternal body to empty Himself into the body of a man, He changed all that.
Because He is divine, He was able to fulfill every aspect of the Law without sin. Therefore, when He was crucified and died on a cross, buried in a tomb, and rose again from the dead He made the way for us to fulfill the Law. That is why our faith in what He did is so important. If he did not live a sinless life, die on a cross, and rise from the dead our position with God is forfeit. We are made God's chosen people by faith in Jesus and joint Heirs to eternity with Him. Its GRACE AND NOTHING ELSE, no asterisk, no observe the sabbath, no work out your own salvation, it is just faith in Jesus and what He did.
It is possible that you have never had a relationship with Jesus Christ or that you have been reading this and are feeling the Holy Spirit tell you that you have accepted “another gospel.” Meaning false doctrine that steers you away from the free gift you have been given in salvation. Be assured that you can never fulfill the requirements of God’s Holy Law. It is impossible that is why Jesus had to come. All He asks for you to accept the free gift is to humble yourself and acknowledge that Jesus is Lord of all. He alone is all powerful and you submit to His authority. Next you must believe He did what He did. That is die on a cross and rise again from the dead. These are both actions of faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for with evidence not seen. Meaning you believe even though you don’t have physical evidence to prove it. I know you made it to this page for a reason and the Holy Spirit is working on your heart. The Father has drawn you and He alone can reveal to you the truth of what I am saying. I know that He is now, and you need to take a step of faith and pray these words with me.
Right where you are; say these words out loud: “Jesus I confess that you are Lord of all, I yield my will to your will for you are greater than me. I believe you came to this world and lived a sinless life; I believe you suffered and died on cross for my sins, I believe they put your lifeless body in a tomb, and three days later you rose from the dead. I confess to you that I am a sinner and ask you to forgive me. I also ask that you send me your Holy Spirit to give me power to live a sanctified life and to lead me into all truth. In Jesus name, Amen.”
If you prayed that prayer, I urge you to contact us here so that we might come beside you and hold you up in prayer as you begin your journey with Jesus. I assure you that we have all been where you are. We may have committed different sins, but we are just as guilty, nonetheless. We all needed forgiveness and someone else supported us as we began our Journey with Him.
Thank you for joining me today as we searched the scriptures for What the Word is Saying. I pray that God will send His Holy Spirit into our lives anew and fill us again with His love and His purpose for us. So that we can fulfill the mission He left us in bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world.
“Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyright 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved.” lockman.org
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