October 1, 2024
Happy Tuesday,
Earning Our Way to Heaven
I heard a celebrity say recently that he hoped he and his wife had done enough to earn their way into Heaven. We cannot earn our way into Heaven. Even if we were like the legend of the cat and lived nine lives and died for Christ nine times, we still could not earn our salvation. Why?
Being Born In Sin
Psalm 51:5 ESV
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalm 58:3 ESV
The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
Romans 3:23 ESV
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 5:12 ESV
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
Ecclesiastes 7:20 ESV
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
We needed the pure blood of a person who had never sinned to save us.
1 Peter 2:22
who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth;
2 Corinthians 5:2
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
Luke 1:35
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.
1 John 3:5
You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.
Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”
John 19:4
Pilate came out again and *said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.”
John 8:29
And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”
Isaiah 53:9
His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
1 Peter 1:18-19
knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
Salvation is more than being sorry for our sins. We must turn away from our sins. We are not saved if we live a sinful lifestyle. We are not perfect and we do sin sometimes, but if we live in sin we are not saved.
Maranatha,
Betty
2 Corinthians 6:17
New King James
17 Therefore
“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
for your faithfulness will bless you forevermore.
