There are lots of different religions out there and each of them claim to be the right one. I am personally a Christian, a believer in Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the Christ and that by Him we are saved. Saved from what? you might be asking. Well, saved from the consequences of our wrongdoings (sins), namely Hell. How do we get saved from this place (or condition) that is totally without God and without any of the good things He has placed into the world. Think about it, life with God is truly eternal life, full of love, mercy, goodness, faithfulness, peace and rest. Life without God (and thus anything good) is full of turmoil, rape, murder, distress, hatred, and pain.
We on earth are caught in-between these two extremes. God made a world in the beginning and called it "good" Genesis 1-2. Then Adam and Eve ate from the fruit they were not supposed to: the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Now mankind not only knew good, but evil as well. Thus mankind was driven from the garden Genesis 3. Our world is a mix of heaven and hell. We can do good to each other, but at the same time we have the capability to do evil. We all have that fallen situation with God Romans 3:23. We've all done wrong at one time or another (I know I have!) And the payment for our wrongdoings is death Romans 6:23, not only death in this life, but death in the next Revelation 20:11-15.
So how do we avoid this spiritual death and get right with God? Well if we look at the second part of Romans 6:23 we see that we can have life from the free gift offered by God of His Son, Jesus Christ. Also Romans 3:24 says that we are "justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus." So God has given His Only Begotten Son as a gift: Jesus' death on the cross is the sacrifice that pays for our sins. Now the offer is the gift of eternal life and it is free. But how does one accept this gift? Do we just believe or is there something we have to do? Is there a special prayer we have to say? I will be discussing these questions (as they are not so simple) in more depth on my next posts.
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This is a discussion about spiritual issues, especially about salvation and the different doctrines associated with it. Take note that a lot of this is personal opinion, but I will use biblical references to back up my beliefs.
