Sunday, January 7, 2018

You Cannot Shed Your Blood for Salvation

There are no scriptures that say one can lose what they did not earn.

Ephesians 1:13-14
"13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."

Christ saves us when we trust in Him, then He changes us into a new creation, all old things pass away and we become new. We are trapped in this body of flesh which is fallen but our spirit is changed into His Spirit.

If someone turns back from God then they were never born again, they merely made superficial professions without wanting to be changed by Christ, so God never changed them.

Christ's death on the cross would be ridiculous if we had to pay for any part of our salvation. We make the choice and He does all the work in our salvation, clear to the end of our life.

Ephesians 1:9-11 "…9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. 11Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—…"

Our deeds do not save us and they do not lose us our salvation.

Believers do sin, God wrote 1 John 1:9 to believers, He said that if we confess our SIN, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and save us from all unrighteousness.

As we confess He cleanses, Christians can be stubborn, losing rewards in this life and the next but they do not lose what He did in them.

1 Corinthians 3:14-16 "…14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as one being snatched from the fire. 16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?…"

The Holy Spirit does not hop in and out of people, we are sealed by Him until the Lord takes us home.

2 Corinthians 1:21-23 "…21 Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, 22 placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. 23 I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.…"

Ephesians 4:30-31 " 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.…"

Believers can grieve the Holy Spirit that lives in them but He never leaves them. He will discipline His children as needed. Discipline is for those who are disobedient.

Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, or lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"

No one gets to heaven or keeps their salvation by doing it all right! God knew they could not do right that's why He paid the bloody price for us, we could never pay the bloody price because it took the shedding of blood of the perfect lamb, that is Jesus Christ.

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