Devotional
Kind Favour
Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done,
so none of us can boast about it.
For we are God's masterpiece.
He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,
so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
Ephesians 2:9-10
so none of us can boast about it.
For we are God's masterpiece.
He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,
so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
Ephesians 2:9-10
As we prepare for the Easter celebration we are reminded of what enabled our salvation.
The sin that separates us from God was paid for on the cross. Jesus uses analogies like a shepherd laying down his life, his life as a ransom. He is the lamb of God, the sacrifice of atonement. He has redeemed us. We are justified by His death. None of this comes as a result of our morality or hard work. It is entirely by the grace of God. God has shown His love and favour toward us. None of us can boast that we earned our salvation. Unlike all the other religions, the Christian does not find themselves in good standing with God because they obeyed a set of laws and rituals, but by believing the truth about what God has already done.
People look at Christians and see goodness but they sometimes confuse the reason. We are not morally good because we have superior willpower or some higher virtue. It is because the Holy Spirit comes in and the fruit of the Spirit flows out. Just as salvation is by grace, becoming holy is also an act of grace. From beginning to end, God’s grace is what defines us.
Since Jesus laid down His life for us, we are called to offer our lives to Him.
Brett
The sin that separates us from God was paid for on the cross. Jesus uses analogies like a shepherd laying down his life, his life as a ransom. He is the lamb of God, the sacrifice of atonement. He has redeemed us. We are justified by His death. None of this comes as a result of our morality or hard work. It is entirely by the grace of God. God has shown His love and favour toward us. None of us can boast that we earned our salvation. Unlike all the other religions, the Christian does not find themselves in good standing with God because they obeyed a set of laws and rituals, but by believing the truth about what God has already done.
People look at Christians and see goodness but they sometimes confuse the reason. We are not morally good because we have superior willpower or some higher virtue. It is because the Holy Spirit comes in and the fruit of the Spirit flows out. Just as salvation is by grace, becoming holy is also an act of grace. From beginning to end, God’s grace is what defines us.
Since Jesus laid down His life for us, we are called to offer our lives to Him.
Brett
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