Salvation really is by grace!

When the Lord Jesus revealed to Paul for the first time ever the "administration of God's grace" for us today (Ephesians 3:2), He also revealed to him "the gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:24).

 And remember how grace works:

"If it is by grace, then it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace." (Romans 11:6).

We are saved today entirely by the Lord's work on the cross for us. He did all that is needed to get us into heaven for all eternity when He took the blame, accepted the responsibility for all our sins, and paid the penalty in full for all that's wrong with us. "Christ died for our sins... Christ died for the ungodly... While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (1 Corinthians 15:3, Romans 5:5 & 8).

 Our part?

Simply believe what God says. Stop trusting in our own efforts to save ourselves, our own efforts to get into heaven. Don't depend on our church, or our religion, or our own efforts, but let the Lord save us. And He can because He paid for our sins in full.

Is that all? Saved by faith alone? Can we really be sure?

Paul told about a Christian man who died, and his works are tested by the Lord, to see what reward the Lord will give him. And when his works are tested, they are all found to be worthless. He was saved but he never witnessed to anyone, he never prayed, he never gave his offering to the Lord's work. Then it says that even though his works were all found to be worthless by the Lord, "He himself will be saved." (1 Corinthians 3:15). There's no reward for him, but he gets into heaven! Why? Because we're under grace, "And if it is by grace then it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace" (Romans 11:6).

Christ did everything that needs to be done to get anyone into heaven.

Are you trusting Him alone as your Savior today? Do you believe in God's "Grace For Today"?

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