"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works so that no one may boast."
Grace is the work of God and only He gives it. God loves me and gives me grace. He sent Jesus to this earth to live and to die, taking all my yuk upon Himself. He exchanged His life for mine. I deserved to die, if you knew some of the things I have done and said. If you knew some of the choices I have made, you would agree with me. I do not deserve His love and grace. But He offered it to me and gave me a clean heart and a new life. And by faith I accept it and He has changed my life and continues to change me as I grow more and more in my relationship with God.
Faith is my part. Faith is what I add to the Grace that God has given me. I believe what God has done and accept His grace. I believe what He says in His Word. God loves me and has given me His Holy Spirit to guide me, to lead me into all truth, and to help me to have a relationship with God and to grow in it.
The Holy Spirit is the seal of God, a guarantee of my inheritance according to (Ephesians 1:13-14). I accept Him, the Holy Spirit, by faith, I believe what God's word says. I appropriate His Word in my life, and I am amazed at all God has done for me. God has saved me, cleansed me, recreated me, healed me, forgiven me for past, present and future sins, and He continues to live in me through His spirit.
Ephesians 1:13-14: "In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of His glory"
I have assurance today that I have eternal life. I trust God, by faith, for my physical life here on this earth and the one to come. I am safe in His arms and I know He loves me. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). So if you want to have faith, hear the Word of God. His Word will teach you many things, especially how much He loves you and forgives you and wants to give you His free gift of Grace and eternal life. It will show you the changes you need to make in your life. It will comfort you and become a healing balm for you.
God sent His Son to die for the sins of the whole world. He is not willing that any should perish. (2 Peter 3:9). Anyone who believes in Jesus can become a child of God. But... not all will be saved because there are many who do not believe in Jesus. This is where faith comes in. You must accept what God has done for you. By Faith. And then through His Grace and your Faith you may walk in a victorious relationship with the Almighty Creator of the World.
It takes both, His Grace and your faith.
I have heard people say that you can't be sure that you will "make it to heaven until the time comes" That you have to just wait and see. That is totally against what the Bible says!!!!! If you think that, you need to start reading the New Testament. It is filled with God's love for you and your victory in Christ. Once you have read it a few times, go on to the Old Testament. In the New Covenent, (we are in the new covenant today) we interpret the Old Testament by the New Testament. In other words, if I have a question or get confused, while reading the OT, I go to the NT and let Jesus show me the answer. He was the fulfillment of all the OT. If you have doubts read the book of Galations every day for a month. Pray that God's Spirit opens your eyes. You will be amazed at what God will reveal to you.
I desire to grow in my relationship with God. I trust Him to keep me safe. I have memorized Psalm 91, it is an awesome Psalm. Read it. Ephesians is so full of food, read it.
I pray that you will thirst after Him, He will fill you if you ask Him. He is full of Grace for you. I know for a fact because of what He did for me
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