The Bible Tells Us So
The
Bible tells us there is only one way of salvation for sinners; the
way of God’s free, sovereign grace in and by the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ crucified is the only way of forgiveness of sins and
righteousness before God. The Lord Himself said, “I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but
by Me” [JOHN
14:6]. Peter
said, “Neither is there salvation in any other: for
there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we
must be saved” [ACTS
4:12]. The Bible
tells us God commands sinful men to seek salvation by seeking Christ,
for He is salvation [ISAIAH
45:21-25; 55:6-7].
We know all who truly seek Him will find Him [MATTHEW
7:7-8].
The
Bible also tells us sinful men by nature will not of their own wills
seek the Lord [PSALM
14:2-3; ROMANS
3:10-12]. The
Bible tells us any sinner who truly seeks the Lord has been given a
new heart, a new spirit, and a new will by the Holy Spirit as He
makes the Gospel “the power of God unto salvation to
everyone that believeth” [ROMANS
1:16]. Those who
seek the Lord and find Him are submitted to Him as their
righteousness by which God justifies them [ROMANS
10:4]. What
should we do with what the Bible tells us? Some say, “Well, if I
can’t seek the Lord of my own free will, there’s nothing I can
do. If God is going to save me, He will, no matter what I do.” This
is sinful man presuming upon God and tempting Him. It is man trying
to play God because “the secret things belong unto the
LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and
to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law”
[DEUTERONOMY
29:29].
Ask
yourself, “As a sinner without hope in and of myself, do I see my
need of Christ for all salvation, forgiveness, righteousness, eternal
life, and glory? Do I desire salvation through Him and His
righteousness alone?” If you do, consider this “Blessed
are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they
shall be filled” [MATTHEW
7:6]. How are
they filled? They are filled with Jesus Christ by His Spirit and His
Word so as to believe and rest in Him. How do we know this? We know
this because the Bible tells us so, and the Bible is God’s Word of
salvation [II TIMOTHY
3:15]!
-Gospel report by preacher Bill Parker
Eager
Avenue Grace church of Albany, Georgia USA
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