RELIGION OR SALVATION WHICH HAVE YOU Jesus said; I am the way, the Truth,and the Life; no man cometh unto tHe father but by me.(John 14:6) Neither is there Salvation in any other, for there is none other Name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.(Acts 4:12) How clear and concise; there should be neither confusion nor contradiction. There are many names under heaven in which we can find religion; but Salvation can be Found in one only. All have sinned (Rom. 3:23), So all need a SALVATION; for the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom 6:23). At Calvary he paid sins awful penalty for all who will accept him; but his death there was not to give men a religion; it was to provide Salvation. There is no Salvation in priest; penance or prayers; but only in Christ. Service and Sacraments, churches and charities, tears and treasures, ritual and reformation. All are alike helpless to save. Men are willing to give assent in their heads to the claims of Christianity; while refusing to accept in their hearts the christ of christianity. Men are willing to take the high places at work and ritual of the church; while refusing to take the low place of guilty sinners needing a sinners Saviour. Men are willing to believe in the moral precepts of Gods word, as based on the commandments; while refusing to believe in, rest on, and receive Gods Son as Saviour of their souls; because of his finished work. In their behalf at Calvary. Religion is the improvement of the old nature through respect for lofty principles. Salvation is the imparting of a new nature through receiving a lowly person. As many as received HIM to them gave HE power to become the sons of God. (John 1:12). Religion clothes us with the robes of our own righteousness, which God says are as filthy rags. (Isa.64:6) Salvation clothes us in the perfect righteousness of Christ, which alone can make us acceptable in the sight of God. Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to His Mercy He saved us. (Titus 3:5) Religion is what man does for God. Salvation is what God does for man.(Isa 53:6) Religion says, something in my hand I bring. Salvation says, nothing in my hand I bring (Eph. 2:8,9) Religion is trusting in a work we do. Salvation is trusting in work that has been done. (Matt 26:28) Religion depends on the way we behave. Salvation depends on our believing (Acts 16:31). Religion says we must act our best. Salvation says, we must accept Gods best. (John 3:16,36) Religion depends on the sufficiency of character. Salvation depends on the sacrifice of the Cross (1Cor. 1:18) Religion tries to furnish a sacrifice. Salvation trusts in a finished sacrifice. (John19:30) Religion is striving for a better attainment. Salvation is secured through a perfect atonement. (1Peter 1:18,19) Religion tries to bring us from darkness to light. Salvation does bring us from Death unto life (John5:24) Religion says we must be found in Gods house. Salvation says we must be found in HIM, not having our own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ. (Phil 3:9) Nigeria is the most populous Black nation in th World. We are blessed with all manners of natural and supernatural resources, yet. We are not able to get things right. This is so because, we are avery religious people without the Redemption that God offers our souls through the Saviour; Lord Jesus Christ. No amount of Legislation or Education can change mans nature. The more educated we are, the more clever devils we become. The Salvation of the Lord is the only cure for mans ills. Repent and ask Jesus to give yoU the new life, eternal life today! Jesus is Lord!
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:21:39 +0000