TRUST CHRIST FOR SALVATION............................... A favorite device of the Devil is to have men look to their works for their salvation instead of looking to Christ. He leads some to trust in their morality, some to depend upon lodge membership, some to depend upon confessions to priests; some he leads to trust in baptism. That is a fatal mistake. The unanimous voice of all the Scriptures is that people are saved by simple faith in Christ, without any act of righteousness, and baptism is never mentioned as a part of the plan of salvation. Baptism is an act of righteousness, for Jesus said in Matthew 3:15, Thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Titus 3:5 says that such acts of righteousness do not save us: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Baptism is certainly a good work, but Ephesians 2:8,9 likewise says plainly that salvation is altogether a matter of Gods mercy and not of our works : For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:01:52 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015