For it"); document.writeln("is by grace you have been saved, through faith \'€“ and this is not from"); document.writeln("yourselves, it is the gift of God \'€“ not by works, so that no one can boast.1
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Salvation"); document.writeln("refers to the freedom that is obtained when God rescues someone from the"); document.writeln("bondage of sin and makes them part of His family. It is a deliverance achieved"); document.writeln("only through Jesus Christ, who died in our place so that we can be reconciled"); document.writeln("to the Father. This statement often raises questions:
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If I"); document.writeln("try to live in a moral way, of course God would accept me, right? Questions"); document.writeln("like this assume that the Lord saves us according to our behavior. But Romans"); document.writeln("3:10 says, \"There is no one righteous, not even one.\" In God\'s"); document.writeln("eyes, even our virtuous acts, on their own, are nothing more than filthy rags"); document.writeln("(Isaiah 64:6).
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Won\'t"); document.writeln("the Lord accept because of His goodness? God is good and merciful, but also"); document.writeln("just. He will not overlook sin, no matter how small we think it may be.
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If we"); document.writeln("serve in our church or help others in God\'s name, aren\'t we part of His"); document.writeln("family? Good works do not solve our sin problem or reconcile us to God. Only"); document.writeln("Christ does (Romans 5:1). Good works are an important result of salvation, not"); document.writeln("the basis for it.
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Salvation"); document.writeln("is a work of God\'s grace and not a product of our effort.
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Suggested"); document.writeln("Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for saving me when I was lost and"); document.writeln("hopeless. Today, because of Your undeserved gift, I have an eternal hope, and"); document.writeln("my hope is called Jesus. Let me take the message of salvation and Your love to"); document.writeln("others. I pray in Jesus\' name, Amen.
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1. Ephesians"); document.writeln("2:8-9 (NIV).
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Today\'s Encounter was written by: Rosina N.
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