There are some religions that teach salvation as obedience to the law. Trying to achieve justification through obedience to the law is impossible for us. We have all sinned and broken the law, and when we try to keep the law, we keep breaking it because we have a sinful human nature. Our human efforts to keep the law to gain God’s favour are futile. Forgiveness and the power to overcome sin are not within human capacity. Only God can forgive and can give us the power to live in obedience to his will. We can be saved only by trusting in the person and work of Jesus Christ as Saviour, not by works or attempts to be good. The good news is that forgiveness and salvation are free!
Often our worldly view of reality tricks us into thinking that something free is cheap and of poor quality. We are wary of free things. We like the feeling of ownership and control that we get when we buy things. But salvation is one thing we can’t buy. The message of the gospel goes against our thirst for control. The Saviour who sets us free also claims free reign over our lives.
Today are you suffering under the yoke of legalism through denominationalism? Have you been trying to please God by your own efforts by obeying the law? Quit trying to help God. Receive by faith the forgiveness of your sins through the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. Confess your sins, repent, and receive God’s forgiveness by faith. It’s a love thing.
Through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed . … [and] everyone who believes is justified. Acts 13:38-39
Let’s Pray
Yahweh, forgive me for trying to be my own saviour and for emphasizing works above grace, faith, and love. Father, help me to accept freely the grace and salvation that you offer me through Jesus Christ alone. God thank you for the realization that I’m not saved by keeping the law but by your love and my response to your love. Yahweh, I love you in your name I pray Amen.
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