{"id":143951,"date":"2024-10-26T06:55:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T06:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=143951"},"modified":"2024-10-26T06:55:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T06:55:44","slug":"sunday-choice-because-of-jesus-by-charles-schokman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sunday-choice-because-of-jesus-by-charles-schokman\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNDAY CHOICE – Because of Jesus – By Charles Schokman"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUNDAY CHOICE – Because of Jesus – By Charles Schokman<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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What are the steps to salvation?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Many people are looking for \u201csteps to salvation.\u201d People like the idea of an instruction manual with five steps that, if followed, will result in salvation. An example of this is\u00a0Islam<\/a>\u00a0with its Five Pillars. According to Islam, if the Five Pillars are obeyed, salvation will be granted. Because the idea of a step-by-step process to salvation is appealing, many in the Christian community make the mistake of presenting salvation as a result of a step-by-step process. Roman Catholicism has seven sacraments. Various Christian denominations add baptism, public confession, turning from sin, speaking in tongues, etc., as steps to salvation. But the Bible only presents one step to salvation. When the Philippian jailer asked Paul, \u201cWhat must I do to be saved?\u201d Paul responded,\u00a0\u201cBelieve in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved\u201d (<\/b>Acts 16:30-31<\/a>).<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Faith in Jesus Christ as the Saviour is the only \u201cstep\u201d to salvation. The message of the Bible is abundantly clear. We have all sinned against God (Romans 3:23<\/a>). Because of our sin, we deserve to be eternally separated from God (Romans 6:23<\/a>). Because of His love for us (John 3:16<\/a>), God took on human form and died in our place, taking the punishment that we deserve (Romans 5:8<\/a>;\u00a02 Corinthians 5:21<\/a>). God promises forgiveness of sins and eternal life in heaven to all who receive, by grace through faith, Jesus Christ as Saviour (John 1:12<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a05:24<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 16:31<\/a>).<\/span><\/div>\n
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Salvation is not about certain steps we must follow to earn salvation. Yes, Christians should be baptized. Yes, Christians should publicly confess Christ as Saviour. Yes, Christians should turn from sin. Yes, Christians should commit their lives to obeying God. However, these are not steps to salvation. They are results of salvation. Because of our sin, we cannot in any sense earn salvation. We could follow 1000 steps, and it would not be enough. That is why Jesus had to die in our place. We are absolutely incapable of paying our sin debt to God or cleansing ourselves from sin. Only God could accomplish our salvation, and so He did. God Himself completed the \u201csteps\u201d and thereby offers salvation to anyone who will receive it from Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Salvation and forgiveness of sins is not about following steps. It is about receiving Christ as Saviour and recognizing that He has done all of the work for us. God requires one step of us\u2014receiving Jesus Christ as our Saviour from sin and fully trusting in Him alone as the way of salvation. That is what distinguishes the Christian faith from all other world religions, each of which has a list of steps that must be followed in order for salvation to be received. The Christian faith recognises\u00a0that God has already completed the steps and simply calls on the repentant to receive Him in faith.\u2014Curtesy of Got Questions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jesus answered, \u201cI am the way and the truth and the life.\u00a0No one comes to the Father except through me.\u2014John 14:6<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Pray this hymn help you to realise that God\u00a0gave it all<\/b>\u00a0to purchase you and me.<\/span><\/div>\n
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