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STANDING JUSTIFIED IN THE WORK OF CHRIST ALONE
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[…] Do you understand the blessing of not working for salvation? by Lisa at Conforming to the Truth. […]
I used to struggle with this growing up but lately in the past four or so years, God has given me so much clarity and eye opening truth about how I don’t have to earn His love or salvation. it’s a life changing truth!!! so thankful!
Katie, I am praising God with you for His setting you free from this bondage of thinking! He has done everything for us! This is Amazing grace:)
It is a huge blessing indeed. Nothing better. Thanks, neighbor. God bless you!
You are so welcome Mary-Anna! It is a blessing indeed:) Thanks for stopping by for a visit!
we are not saved by our works – but by our faith
WooHoo!!! How amazing is that:)
What is so lovely about the law is that it is fulfilled yet still is pertinent in that it is fulfilled not by our works, but we fulfill parts of it with our works.:) And of course only by gace and HIS fulfilling it in fullness. OH how marvelous is grace.:)
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Yes, Brianna, it is fulfilled but still relevant! That is something we need to understand as well.Christ did not abolish the law He fulfilled it in us. Our works are an overflow of His work! Thanks for sharing today! God Bless:)
I am so very thankful for salvation, and that I can’t earn it, because if I could I wouldn’t be able to.
Praising God that He brings us to the truth that nothing we can ever do will earn us salvation. This is the central truth of the Gospel and so many are blind to it! Thankful with you today for our salvation Miragonz! God Bless:)
The beauty of the cross is that Jesus took the burden of our sin and redeemed us. He restored us to a relationship with God and made us alive!
Legalism says God will love us if and when we change. The Gospel says God will change us because of His love for us.
There is nothing we can do to make God love us more. There is nothing we can do to make God love us less. God’s love is constant.
Just this week I was talking to my pastor and said, God is my constant! What rest there is in that fact! I love how you contrasted legalism and the Gospel. Spot on! Oh, yes, we are alive in Christ Jesus!Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I have been encouraged! God Bless:)
It’s so good to rest in God’s love isn’t it? Glad you were encouraged. Shared this post to my walk 🙂
Thank you and God Bless!!
I love this Psalm. David was fully aware of all his sins, fully repentant, and this Psalm is his declaration to the world (those who would read it), that he fully understands he is blessed–that even HIS sins the Lord will not take into account, because the Lord covered them–not because he earned them.
Thank you for your encouraging words today.
Blessings,
I love this Psalm also Deborah! I pray we all, like David, grasp what this passage is teaching us. God’s grace has indeed covered our sins! You are welcome, I am grateful to God that they have been an encouragement! God bless.
I don’t think I’ll ever truly grasp this gift with my human mind. The idea that we do good things because we’re saved and transformed which demonstrate our salvation is real and we are indwelt, but our acts of service can never earn our salvation is so large our minds struggle to grasp the intricate complexity of it all.
I do not think any of us can Jennifer! It is so deep and complex!Praising God for His gift of faith today! Thanks for sharing today:) God Bless!
It’s a blessing to know that Jesus’ work was completed on the cross. We can do works because we love HIm and want to be fruitful, but Jesus is sharing the yoke with us. His yoke is easy and His burden is light!
What a blessing Tara to know and understand that Jesus’s work is complete! Yes, His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Let’s rest in that as we go through this day! God Bless!
It is so amazing when believers truly grasp the gift of Grace, it honestly is life changing and the light that those who know the gift of such a salvation is so bright. Thanks for going through Romans like this – it is such a rich text.
Marissa
You are so right Marissa when God opens a heart to truly understand His gift of grace, it is life changing! Your welcome, I have, and am, still learning so much from this amazing book! I pray you and others are as well. God Bless!
Sometimes it’s so hard to comprehend the gift we have been so freely given, especially when so much of life is bound up in what we earn or deserve. Grateful for the truths here!
It is such a blessing to know we don’t have to work to earn our salvation. It is a free gift we must surrender to and know that only by the Grace of God do we even receive it. He is so gracious to us.
He is so gracious Anna! What a comfort and joy to know we do not have to earn it. We can truly rest in Him! Thanks for sharing today:) God Bless!
Oh my goodness, it’s the biggest blessing ever!!!!! We serve an amazing God!!!
We do indeed serve an amazing God!!! Yes, Sasannah, it is the biggest blessing ever!!!!
hi, – yes I do understand this fabulous truth – and hope to pass it on to anyone God brings my way. Working doesn’t work – except for working out my salvation – so that I look and act like how God’s intended – thanks for sharing the truth of God’s great gift. next to you at holleygerth this week!
Hi!Sue:) You are exactly right working does not work. Yes, we do work out our salvation with fear and trembling. Looking at the word of God and seeking to see if we are walking in a manner worthy of His calling! Thank you for visiting today and sharing your thoughts!God Bless:)
These are truths we need to be reminded of constantly. I always enjoy your solid, biblical posts! I’m visiting today from Thought Provoking Thursdays. Blessings!
I need reminded as well Donna, on a daily basis!Thank you for your sweet encouraging words! I am so glad you visited today:) God Bless!
Lisa, I just wanted to let you know I included your post in a roundup I was working on. This is such an important concept to grasp! Stop by for a visit and don’t forget to linkup on Mondays @ Soul Survival. Have a great week!
Wow, Donna! What a Blessing! Thank you so much! Going to head that way now! God Bless:)
Hey, everyone! Go check out this list of “What I have been reading,” At http://donnareidland.com/reading-christmas-traditions-resolutions/ You will be Blessed!