There are certain friends who I would love to ask this question. It seems like a fairly straightforward inquiry. Only three words that cut through the spiritual fog and right to the point. It seems that a short, one word, answer would quickly follow. Yes! No! Period. However, it seems that salvation, the Bible way, is a cloudy issue for some. To be saved, in their perception, means that some sort of work has to be achieved. Things like: baptism, giving of money or time, helping the poor or needy, all are considered as part of the salvation process. It is true that the many religions teach such things. There must be work. For why would God accept us without a decent effort at goodness? It doesn't make sense. We have to do our best or we don't get to go to heaven. Right? Let me first say that good works do play a part in salvation. However, they are not the aspect that saves. They are the results of Christ saving work showing itself in our life. Before salvation we can ...
These are devotional, and other, thoughts from a guy who lived in Brazil from 1997 to 2023. I recount personal experiences and Bible applications with most of my posts. These "posts" are mostly for me but if you want to, you can read them too!