Saved and Sure

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.” John 5:24

God calls us to serve Him out of love and devotion, not out of work or obligation. The Pharisees prided themselves in the fact that they kept the whole law. They believed this would please God and secure their salvation. The sad point of all of this is whenever you base anything - a marriage, a friendship, a job, or more importantly our relationship to God - on works, you never know where you stand. There is always a degree of doubt involved because you are driven to achieve standards set by yourself and others.

Jesus set a new standard for our relationship with God: “For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). God never meant for the Jews to view the Law as a pathway to salvation. Instead, it was given as preparation for the coming of Christ.

We can be sure of our salvation because we are secured by Christ and not by our performance. Some people say salvation by grace alone is “cheap talk.” But there is nothing cheap about the Cross. Jesus Christ, the most valuable Person who has ever lived, loves you so much that He willingly laid His life down that you might experience eternal life with Him. It is His gift of love to you.

“...a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus...” Galatians 2:16