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| Satan, the father of lies, has replaced a superstitious Papal fable with a nonsensical Protestant fiction |
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November 17, 2017
Satan, the father of
lies, replaced
a superstitious
Papal fable with
a nonsensical
Protestant fiction
Salvation is by the
FAITH of Christ alone, i.e. His faithfulness that secured the righteousness by
His perfect and sinless life of obedience, and the forgiveness of sins by His
sacrificial death. That's the basis of salvation.
How did the
salvation secured by Christ come to sinners? It is freely by the grace of God
alone, i.e. it is FREELY bestowed upon a sinner when he is still dead in
trespasses and sins, when he is completely incapable of faith but in enmity
against God. This happens when God effectually calls a sinner out of his native
state of sin and death unto the state of righteousness and eternal life in
Christ Jesus.
How are the
blessings of that salvation, which have been freely bestowed, experienced by
the recipients? It is through believing the gospel of Jesus Christ. A man's
faith in Jesus Christ certifies, evidences, demonstrates, justifies that he has
been freely saved by God.
Only a SAVED man is
capable of believing the truth of his salvation.
Eating certifies and
demonstrates the presence of life; EVEN SO, believing is evidence of the
prior bestowal of salvation in Jesus Christ, FREELY by God's grace.
Salvation is by
Jesus Christ alone,
Freely applied by
God to sinners by grace alone, without them meeting any condition, for they are
incapable of meeting any. And this salvation already freely bestowed is
experienced by believing in Jesus Christ, not by keeping any ceremonial laws or
works of righteousness.
Our believing in
Jesus Christ and works of righteousness give evidence that we are children of
God in Jesus Christ.
May the Lord save us
from the subtle lie of the devil. Amen.
