“For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith –and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not
by works, so that no one can boast.”
The world places a good deal of
worth on our works –how well we do in school, in our jobs, whether or not we
are moral people—trying to tell us that these things will make us successful,
will provide meaning to our life. However, living a good, moral life isn’t
enough. Romans 6:23 says plain and simple, “For the wages of sin are Death, but
the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” No matter how
hard we try to be moral, our good works will never be good enough. God’s
outlook on good works is completely different from our own. Instead of good
works being the cause of our salvation, He desires for it to be the effect of
our salvation. Good works will not get us into heaven –only faith in God’s
grace is sufficient.
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