Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
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February 26 … being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. — Romans 3:24

What Do We Add to Our Salvation?

Today there are so many people who do not even begin to understand the rudiments of Christianity and who suppose that salvation is something they earn by their own good works. They are utterly far afield. They do not know that salvation is an unearned gift—unmerited, undeserved, and unworked for. It is a gift given purely by the grace and goodness of God.

I have asked many people, "What do you think we contribute to our own salvation?" Do you know? If you don't know, you should. Do we contribute some good works? We have none to offer for every one of our works is stained by sin. Do we contribute some faith that we work up ourselves? We have none.

What do we contribute? Only one thing. Our contribution to our salvation is just one thing. We contribute the sins that Jesus took upon Himself and for which He died.

 

Question to ponder: Although Jesus paid it all, there is still one thing we can yet do—thank Him continuously. What is your response to such a great salvation?