A man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. - Romans 3:28
Simply
trust. This is one of the most difficult concepts to communicate to non-Christians. They
have a hard time understanding that they can't do anything to earn God's favor. Jesus paid
the penalty for all their sins when He died on the cross. To receive God's forgiveness and
eternal life, and to have a right relationship with Him, all we need to do is cast
ourselves on His mercy and trust Him to save us. The apostle Paul put it this way:
"To him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is
accounted for righteousness" (Romans 4:5).
A person who understood this truth wrote, "For 30 years I had assumed that to swim I
must constantly struggle to keep from sinking. One day an expert swimmer watched me for a
few minutes and then shouted, 'Stop fighting the water and trust it to hold you up!' Under
his direction, I lay flat in the water without moving. To my delight, it held me up. Why
didn't someone tell me that years ago!"
The writer then concluded, "So many people constantly struggle to become Christians.
If they would only trust Christ, they would realize that He does the saving."
Have you been attempting to save yourself? If so, then stop trying and start trusting!
-RWD
We cannot earn our way to heaven
By word or work or worth;
But if we trust in Christ to save us,
We will receive new birth.
-Branon
Salvation is a gift, not a paycheck.