Confusion in Christendom

Last night, we spent a couple of hours explaining the real meaning of the Gospel after our Bible study to an inquirer. It just made me realize the confusion that exists within so-called Christendom regarding the very central message of the Bible. Salvation is not through a church or man-made system! What an insult to our magnified Lord, who paid the ultimate price of our salvation when He took our sins on His body on the cross of Calvary (Isaiah 53:5-6, 2 Cor. 5:21, 1 Peter 1:18-19). NO ONE is worthy or deserving of salvation, but the Lord Jesus Christ offers this gift to us in mercy and love because He so much desires fellowship with His creatures. He died to redeem us. How dare anyone suggest that we atone for our sins by praying for this or that person or afflict self-torment to become worthy of God!! Why spit in the face of the One who has done it all? Why trample on His cross with our filthy rags of 'righteousness'! My God will not be mocked. It is very simple. Nothing else can save us but FAITH in the finished work of the Saviour who is PRE-EMINENT in all creation. If you worship any other 'being', you automatically rob Him of His supremacy. Let us never diminish the GLORY of Yeshua, for only He is exalted through His Father, God.

" And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:8-11

"If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10: 9-10

If you are not reading the Bible, but only carrying out the rituals of some institution, you have more than likely misunderstood the Gospel of grace which is the most important message to mankind. The Word of God has been preserved through the centuries so that God can communicate His heart to His creatures. Therefore it is so important to read and study this book for ourselves because of the confusion and error in Christendom today. If you have never studied the doctrine of salvation, I suggest reading John's Gospel and noting what Jesus Himself said about eternal life and salvation.

God bless you and give you assurance of eternal life!

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