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Many who are confused about their salvation, see it as...
1.) God started it, now its on me to do the rest till i die.
See that?
See that, "its ON ME now"....>"its MY RESPONSIBILITY Now"...'Its something i have to do for myself now"..
Well, reader, if God's salvation is started by the Cross but finished by you, then how can that be "the gift of Salvation"?
How is you trying to stay saved, God's GIFT to you?
If God's salvation is God starting it and you completing it, then how is that God making you Righteous by the blood of Jesus?
So,..... what has happened to the person who is a believer, but is now up on the Cross trying to keep yourself saved.?
Paul says you are 'fallen from Grace', and "in the flesh", if im talking to you.
What does that mean?
It means that you are In God's Grace, if you are born again, and not just water baptized.... but you dont SEE it as the reason you STAY saved. You do not SEE God's Grace, which is the Blood of Jesus, as WHY you stay saved.
You can't SEE THIS.
You are BLINDED... You have a stronghold in your mind that is blocking your spiritual ability to SEE the GRACE of GOD.
This is "the LAW is the power of sin"
This is the god of this world causing you to REASON against the grace of God, by using your self righteousness against you.
You understand that God saved you, but you lost or never really understood that staying saved, is not of you., at all.
Salvation is what Christ did for the WORLD, .. John 3:16, 2000 yrs ago.
He completed it. He said..>"it is FINISHED" just before He died.
Some bibles say "It is accomplished".
What is Finished?
1.) The FREE OFFER of Completed Spiritual reconciliation back to God, for eternity.
Salvation is Christ on the Cross, bringing you the offer of ETERNAL RECONCILIATION back to God, based on HIS BLOOD being shed as the only REASON.
John 14:6
So, when a believer can't SEE THIS, then they fall into a mind that is deceived.
"In the flesh" "fallen from Grace".
And this mind, is not able to SEE that FINISHED Salvation is what GOD DID on the Cross.
They instead SEE Salvation as...> I must do this, and i must do that, and i must keep this, and i must not do that, and if i complete all my LIST of Do's and Don'ts then, im able to KEEP MYSELF SAVED, i hope.
So, if you are doing that, are you allowing God to save you?
See the problem?
The problem is a faith problem, where Faith that you have is now in yourself to get you into heaven.
This is spiritual blindness.
Paul calls this being "in the flesh", because this same type thinking is what an unbeliever thinks.
They unbelievers also are in the flesh, and they have the same religion of ...>"if i want to go to heaven, i must DO AND DO and ........DONT DO".
That is the mind of the flesh.
That is the believer who has fallen from Grace.
Now, look at Romans 12:1.
Paul tells you to "present your body as a living sacrifice".
So, that is your discipleship. That covers all the doing of the good deeds and works.
And Paul is very careful to DEFINE what this is....He says...>"Its your reasonable SERVICE".
See that?
Its your service. Its your self effort.
But notice that Paul does not call this, your SALVATION.
And why does He not? Because Service is Discipleship, and Discipleship is not your Salvation. Its only your SERVICE.
What is your Salvation?
Salvation is God 's Blood, God's mercy, and God's eternal life, all given to you, to make you RIGHTEOUS., as "the GIFT of Salvation".
Salvation, is to be as Righteous as God, or "made Righteous".
Only God can do that for you.
And, only you can give God your "reasonable service"< back..... because you are made righteous, already., as born again.
Let me rest your mind......one or some of you, who are battling this deception that is..."i can lose my salvation". or "I think i might have"....
Listen to me Saint.
God has you, because Jesus's Blood will never let you go.
God has you, because the Blood of Jesus, will never ever let you go.
You are God's. You belong to God, and He will never let you go.
God shed His blood to bring you into His Eternal Family, and God's blood will never let you go.
Here is the reality about the Cross...
God Himself took full responsibility for the Fall of Adam.
How?
He came down here, as Christ, to die for the sin of the world, so that this fall of Adam, could be reconciled and redeemed.
God takes full responsibility for your Salvation, for eternity.
Philippians 1:6.
This verse says..."God, who began salvation in all the born again, will HIMSELF be FAITHFUL to....Complete it."
See that?
That is God's Grace. God's Mercy and Grace is to offer Himself, His own blood, to save you, and complete your salvation.
You dont have to worry about it, if you are born again.
Your SALVATION< is God's Responsibility, and He will get you to heaven.
Even your FAITH, is controlled and completed by God.. after He has it.
Hebrews 12:2 says. "looking unto JESUS,......the......AUTHOR and FINISHER of our FAITH".
See that?
Even our FAITH is completed by God.
So, what does this SALVATION allow you to do?
It allows you to REST from trying to do it for yourself.
You dont save yourself,....... you rest in God's LOVE because He has your salvation as HIS responsibility.
REST in this knowledge, Rest in this Grace of God, and find your power to live Holy.
What is your responsibility?
Its "to present your LIFE as a living sacrifice, which is your reasonable SERVICE".
You are to serve, because GOD has SAVED You ALREADY, and never do you offer this service as performance to try to keep yourself saved.
Saint... the righteousness of God....Is Jesus
If you have Him, then you have God's Righteousness.
Salvation is not a matter of doing....its a matter of having what God has provided to you.
This is JESUS.
1.) God started it, now its on me to do the rest till i die.
See that?
See that, "its ON ME now"....>"its MY RESPONSIBILITY Now"...'Its something i have to do for myself now"..
Well, reader, if God's salvation is started by the Cross but finished by you, then how can that be "the gift of Salvation"?
How is you trying to stay saved, God's GIFT to you?
If God's salvation is God starting it and you completing it, then how is that God making you Righteous by the blood of Jesus?
So,..... what has happened to the person who is a believer, but is now up on the Cross trying to keep yourself saved.?
Paul says you are 'fallen from Grace', and "in the flesh", if im talking to you.
What does that mean?
It means that you are In God's Grace, if you are born again, and not just water baptized.... but you dont SEE it as the reason you STAY saved. You do not SEE God's Grace, which is the Blood of Jesus, as WHY you stay saved.
You can't SEE THIS.
You are BLINDED... You have a stronghold in your mind that is blocking your spiritual ability to SEE the GRACE of GOD.
This is "the LAW is the power of sin"
This is the god of this world causing you to REASON against the grace of God, by using your self righteousness against you.
You understand that God saved you, but you lost or never really understood that staying saved, is not of you., at all.
Salvation is what Christ did for the WORLD, .. John 3:16, 2000 yrs ago.
He completed it. He said..>"it is FINISHED" just before He died.
Some bibles say "It is accomplished".
What is Finished?
1.) The FREE OFFER of Completed Spiritual reconciliation back to God, for eternity.
Salvation is Christ on the Cross, bringing you the offer of ETERNAL RECONCILIATION back to God, based on HIS BLOOD being shed as the only REASON.
John 14:6
So, when a believer can't SEE THIS, then they fall into a mind that is deceived.
"In the flesh" "fallen from Grace".
And this mind, is not able to SEE that FINISHED Salvation is what GOD DID on the Cross.
They instead SEE Salvation as...> I must do this, and i must do that, and i must keep this, and i must not do that, and if i complete all my LIST of Do's and Don'ts then, im able to KEEP MYSELF SAVED, i hope.
So, if you are doing that, are you allowing God to save you?
See the problem?
The problem is a faith problem, where Faith that you have is now in yourself to get you into heaven.
This is spiritual blindness.
Paul calls this being "in the flesh", because this same type thinking is what an unbeliever thinks.
They unbelievers also are in the flesh, and they have the same religion of ...>"if i want to go to heaven, i must DO AND DO and ........DONT DO".
That is the mind of the flesh.
That is the believer who has fallen from Grace.
Now, look at Romans 12:1.
Paul tells you to "present your body as a living sacrifice".
So, that is your discipleship. That covers all the doing of the good deeds and works.
And Paul is very careful to DEFINE what this is....He says...>"Its your reasonable SERVICE".
See that?
Its your service. Its your self effort.
But notice that Paul does not call this, your SALVATION.
And why does He not? Because Service is Discipleship, and Discipleship is not your Salvation. Its only your SERVICE.
What is your Salvation?
Salvation is God 's Blood, God's mercy, and God's eternal life, all given to you, to make you RIGHTEOUS., as "the GIFT of Salvation".
Salvation, is to be as Righteous as God, or "made Righteous".
Only God can do that for you.
And, only you can give God your "reasonable service"< back..... because you are made righteous, already., as born again.
Let me rest your mind......one or some of you, who are battling this deception that is..."i can lose my salvation". or "I think i might have"....
Listen to me Saint.
God has you, because Jesus's Blood will never let you go.
God has you, because the Blood of Jesus, will never ever let you go.
You are God's. You belong to God, and He will never let you go.
God shed His blood to bring you into His Eternal Family, and God's blood will never let you go.
Here is the reality about the Cross...
God Himself took full responsibility for the Fall of Adam.
How?
He came down here, as Christ, to die for the sin of the world, so that this fall of Adam, could be reconciled and redeemed.
God takes full responsibility for your Salvation, for eternity.
Philippians 1:6.
This verse says..."God, who began salvation in all the born again, will HIMSELF be FAITHFUL to....Complete it."
See that?
That is God's Grace. God's Mercy and Grace is to offer Himself, His own blood, to save you, and complete your salvation.
You dont have to worry about it, if you are born again.
Your SALVATION< is God's Responsibility, and He will get you to heaven.
Even your FAITH, is controlled and completed by God.. after He has it.
Hebrews 12:2 says. "looking unto JESUS,......the......AUTHOR and FINISHER of our FAITH".
See that?
Even our FAITH is completed by God.
So, what does this SALVATION allow you to do?
It allows you to REST from trying to do it for yourself.
You dont save yourself,....... you rest in God's LOVE because He has your salvation as HIS responsibility.
REST in this knowledge, Rest in this Grace of God, and find your power to live Holy.
What is your responsibility?
Its "to present your LIFE as a living sacrifice, which is your reasonable SERVICE".
You are to serve, because GOD has SAVED You ALREADY, and never do you offer this service as performance to try to keep yourself saved.
Saint... the righteousness of God....Is Jesus
If you have Him, then you have God's Righteousness.
Salvation is not a matter of doing....its a matter of having what God has provided to you.
This is JESUS.
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