Date: November 12, 2012 9:34 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Comparative Religion
Comparative Religion
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 2:1-10
A famous theologian and writer is credited with saying that Christianity is unique among all other religions because it is the only faith where salvation is a free gift and is not based on the believer's merit. Think how devastating it would be to not be certain that the god in whom you put your trust can or will actually save you. Imagine the stress of always wondering, "Am I good enough? Did I do enough to earn salvation?"
What amazing grace that the God of our Christian faith made a space in our hearts the shape and size that only He can fill and redeem. Only He sent His perfect and holy Son in the person of Jesus Christ to be the complete sacrifice for our sins. We don't have to wonder. We who believe in the atoning blood of Calvary can be confident that we are saved.
Good works? Of course. But they do not earn our entrance into glory. We serve God out of gratitude for the salvation He's already given us and for the heavenly home He has promised us.
Insight: I Need No Other Argument, I Need No Other Plea. It Is Enough That Jesus Died, And That He Died For Me. (Eliza Hewitt, 1891)
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