The Christian faith is really really simple. We actually have to do nothing to be saved except to accept Jesus Christ is our Saviour. We need to believe this and know that GOD raised Him from the dead.
We cannot be saved by good works or deeds. We cannot be saved by anything except the enormous grace of our GOD who sent HIS Son Jesus Christ to die on a cross for us.
So why did GOD do this? It is really quite simple. GOD created the entire universe and everything in it. Then HE created man.
Adam and Eve sinned and were cast out of the garden of Eden and there was no way back into the grace of GOD except through sacrifice. And even then, man and woman continued to sin. Sacrifices of lambs and other animals were offered, but sin continued unabated.
Then GOD in HIS divine plan sent HIS Son Jesus Christ to be the lamb who would sacrifice Himself to save us from our sins.
Jesus was without sin and even whilst being tortured and beaten and hanged, He did not sin.
So the only way to Heaven is through the unshakeable belief that Jesus is our Lord and Saviour, and that He died to save us from our sins. When we accept this, believe it and confess it with our mouths, we are saved. Simple. And yet maybe we continue to sin. So perhaps it is a good idea that we confess this truth often and then ask GOD to forgive us for our sins as we forgive all those who sin against us.
Prayer: Heavenly FATHER, I thank YOU that YOU sent Jesus Christ to die for me. I believe that He is my Lord and my Saviour and that He is the way, the truth and the life. FATHER forgive my sins as I forgive all those who sin against me. I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Stay GOD graciously blessed today!
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