Wednesday, November 29, 2023

All Who Are Saved

All who are saved believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31). All who are saved experience the love of Christ in their hearts. The Holy Spirit makes his love real to us (Romans 5:5). In Christ we know God's personal love at the cross of Jesus (Romans 5:8).

All who are saved trust in Jesus Christ. God promises that Christ does in us what we could never do (Hebrews 13:20-21). God will "make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen" (vs. 21).  Therefore, we are saved to please God in Christ. Our relationship with God in Christ is forever.

All who are saved have received God's grace through faith in Christ. Jesus is the grace of God (John 1:14). Grace saves us through faith in Christ. Grace in Christ is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8-9). Grace is God's unmerited favor for sinners. We are saved receiving God's gift in Christ (John 1:12).

All who are saved give glory to God in Christ (Ephesians 1:12-14). We are saved "to the praise of the glory of His grace by which He made us accepted in the Beloved" (Ephesians 1:6). Yes, we are saved trusting in the Beloved Son of God. That's in Christ alone.