Monday, May 10, 2021

It's All God

God’s grace (unmerited favor or mercy) and holy living (good works) are a “one - two punch.”  They go together.  We cannot be good enough in our own strength to earn salvation.  In our old sinful nature, everyone sins and falls short of God’s righteous standards. (Romans 3:23)

When we accept the gift of salvation, however, God will cause us to want to live holy lives, and He will give us the strength to do it. (Philippians 2:13, 2Corinthians 5:17-21) Good works are not the cause of salvation, they are the result of it.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, eager for good deeds.

(Titus 2:11-14 NASB) * 

… to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to slander no one, not to be contentiousto be gentle, showing every consideration for all people.  For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.  But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but in accordance with His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

(Titus 3:1-7 NASB) * 

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselvesit is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast.  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

(Ephesians 2:8-10 NASB) *

 Please, ask Jesus to save you today.

  

*  https://biblehub.com/nasb

 

 

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