Saint,
Salvation is something God provides.
Its not something that you provide God.
Salvation is the BLOOD OF JESUS.
Salvation is JESUS, Himself
Jesus is Salvation.
Jesus is Eternal life.
Do you have Jesus in you?
Then you have God's Salvation.
So, when you read in the NT that "Salvation is a GIFT"......then we understand that the GIFT is ..
1. The Blood of Jesus
2. Jesus Himself.
And, when we realize that to be saved is BECAUSE God has caused it to happen to you, and not because we are trying to keep it, or do it, or process it, or earn it...... When we understand that Salvation is what God came to earth to provide as a '"GIFT"", by dying on THE Cross, and shedding His Blood.....
When we SEE THIS as what God has provided for FREE, instead of trying to comprehend it as what we are trying to KEEP, then we have begun to understand, "the GIFT of Salvation".
So.......lets look at this closely..
We, THE BORN AGAIN..... are 1.) justified by faith and we are 2.) kept justified by faith.
So, that is "been" justified, and "BEING" justified.
The BEEN, is.....>"your faith is counted as your righteousness".....
This means that God saw your faith in Christ in your heart, and accepted that faith to give you the blood atonement and then the new Birth.
This is ALL of God providing it for you, as a "GIFT".
You caused NONE OF THAT.
It was APPLIED to you, as God's Grace, which is the mercy of God, undeserved.
How is this accomplished?
1.) God accepts our faith to : "justified by faith". This means He accepts our faith "as Righteousness".
This happens once, only once.
= Born again.
Being born again PROVES that God has accepted your faith, and has REDEEMED you using the Blood of Jesus.
Its DONE.
Being Born again, is PROOF its completed, which is the : "been".
2.) Faith then continues to Justify.....However, this is not your faith, as God has already accepted your faith, ONCE, as proven by being born again.
So, the "being Justified"... = .this is Christ's Faith that keeps you justified...or "being Justified"......= "continuing to be".
Its this.....>"Jesus is the Author and FINISHER of our FAITH."
So, see that?
The FINISHER of what? Christ is the AUTHOR and FINISHER of = Your Faith.
See, you gave God something, ... You gave Him your faith as your confidence in Him that He would SAVE YOU. And God is faithful to do this. He is Faithful to complete your Salvation.
Philippians 1:6
See, your FAITH put your TRUST in God's hands, and He is "faithful to complete" what you have trusted Him to Complete. Philippians 1:6.
Salvation works like this....... You give God your faith, and God takes if from there and will complete it.
That's His promise. God will complete both your salvation AND your FAITH.
See, when you took Christ by Faith, God took you by promise.
He promised that "all who call on the Name of Jesus, will/shall be SAVED"
He did not lie.
It will be done, if you are born again.
"SAVED" means the completion of the REDEMPTION process by GOD.
God completes your Salvation, and Jesus FINISHES your Faith.
See that?
You dont do it.
You dont keep it.
You dont earn it.
God keeps it, because GOD is The Savior, and God's word will come to pass.
Being born again is your proof.
You give your faith to God, and He accepted this ONCE to Justify you, (born again).... and then Jesus, who is GOD, finishes your faith. "Jesus is the Author and = Finisher of OUR FAITH".
Not you.
You dont finish your faith.....You only Give it to God the day you are born again, and God and Christ then take it from there, and complete it to the End for you.
That is the "GIFT of Salvation".
See.....Salvation is all of God.
He created it with the Blood of Jesus, and then maintains it Himself, for you.
That is the GIFT.
And what is Your part?
Your part is to receive God's GIFT of Salvation.
Saint, salvation is not you holding unto God, as that would be a WORK and not a GIft.
Salvation is a GIFT.
Salvation is God redeeming you with His own BLOOD , and keeping you as His own eternal family.
You do none of this......none of it.
Your part is to RECEIVE the "GIFT".
Have you?
Salvation is God holding unto YOU< by the Blood of Jesus, and THAT is your Eternal Life.
The Blood Atonement is your Salvation.
That's God's GIFT.
Your Eternal Life, is not Temporary or Conditional.
Its a "GIFT", a ETERNAL "Gift". = "The GIFT of Salvation".
Salvation is something God provides.
Its not something that you provide God.
Salvation is the BLOOD OF JESUS.
Salvation is JESUS, Himself
Jesus is Salvation.
Jesus is Eternal life.
Do you have Jesus in you?
Then you have God's Salvation.
So, when you read in the NT that "Salvation is a GIFT"......then we understand that the GIFT is ..
1. The Blood of Jesus
2. Jesus Himself.
And, when we realize that to be saved is BECAUSE God has caused it to happen to you, and not because we are trying to keep it, or do it, or process it, or earn it...... When we understand that Salvation is what God came to earth to provide as a '"GIFT"", by dying on THE Cross, and shedding His Blood.....
When we SEE THIS as what God has provided for FREE, instead of trying to comprehend it as what we are trying to KEEP, then we have begun to understand, "the GIFT of Salvation".
So.......lets look at this closely..
We, THE BORN AGAIN..... are 1.) justified by faith and we are 2.) kept justified by faith.
So, that is "been" justified, and "BEING" justified.
The BEEN, is.....>"your faith is counted as your righteousness".....
This means that God saw your faith in Christ in your heart, and accepted that faith to give you the blood atonement and then the new Birth.
This is ALL of God providing it for you, as a "GIFT".
You caused NONE OF THAT.
It was APPLIED to you, as God's Grace, which is the mercy of God, undeserved.
How is this accomplished?
1.) God accepts our faith to : "justified by faith". This means He accepts our faith "as Righteousness".
This happens once, only once.
= Born again.
Being born again PROVES that God has accepted your faith, and has REDEEMED you using the Blood of Jesus.
Its DONE.
Being Born again, is PROOF its completed, which is the : "been".
2.) Faith then continues to Justify.....However, this is not your faith, as God has already accepted your faith, ONCE, as proven by being born again.
So, the "being Justified"... = .this is Christ's Faith that keeps you justified...or "being Justified"......= "continuing to be".
Its this.....>"Jesus is the Author and FINISHER of our FAITH."
So, see that?
The FINISHER of what? Christ is the AUTHOR and FINISHER of = Your Faith.
See, you gave God something, ... You gave Him your faith as your confidence in Him that He would SAVE YOU. And God is faithful to do this. He is Faithful to complete your Salvation.
Philippians 1:6
See, your FAITH put your TRUST in God's hands, and He is "faithful to complete" what you have trusted Him to Complete. Philippians 1:6.
Salvation works like this....... You give God your faith, and God takes if from there and will complete it.
That's His promise. God will complete both your salvation AND your FAITH.
See, when you took Christ by Faith, God took you by promise.
He promised that "all who call on the Name of Jesus, will/shall be SAVED"
He did not lie.
It will be done, if you are born again.
"SAVED" means the completion of the REDEMPTION process by GOD.
God completes your Salvation, and Jesus FINISHES your Faith.
See that?
You dont do it.
You dont keep it.
You dont earn it.
God keeps it, because GOD is The Savior, and God's word will come to pass.
Being born again is your proof.
You give your faith to God, and He accepted this ONCE to Justify you, (born again).... and then Jesus, who is GOD, finishes your faith. "Jesus is the Author and = Finisher of OUR FAITH".
Not you.
You dont finish your faith.....You only Give it to God the day you are born again, and God and Christ then take it from there, and complete it to the End for you.
That is the "GIFT of Salvation".
See.....Salvation is all of God.
He created it with the Blood of Jesus, and then maintains it Himself, for you.
That is the GIFT.
And what is Your part?
Your part is to receive God's GIFT of Salvation.
Saint, salvation is not you holding unto God, as that would be a WORK and not a GIft.
Salvation is a GIFT.
Salvation is God redeeming you with His own BLOOD , and keeping you as His own eternal family.
You do none of this......none of it.
Your part is to RECEIVE the "GIFT".
Have you?
Salvation is God holding unto YOU< by the Blood of Jesus, and THAT is your Eternal Life.
The Blood Atonement is your Salvation.
That's God's GIFT.
Your Eternal Life, is not Temporary or Conditional.
Its a "GIFT", a ETERNAL "Gift". = "The GIFT of Salvation".
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