"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

" As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him." -Colossians 2:6 [KJV] It is to the glory of the grace of the holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, that any sinner receives Christ; and Christ is the glory of that heart which receives him. Thus, there is a mutual complacency and delight between Jehovah, Father, Son, and Spirit and believing sons. Every one who believes in Christ Jesus, has received Christ as his Lord, his atonement, his righteousness, his salvation as verily as St. Paul, or any of the apostles.  God is alike the Father of all such; the Son is alike the Saviour of all such; and the Holy Ghost is alike the Sanctifier and Comforter of all such. O well may the believing heart cry out in a rapture of joy, Lord, what rich grace is this! What glorious privilege am I invested with? What hast Thou wrought! What am I! Why should Jesus apprehend me, worthless me, that I should apprehend him! Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do? He...

Are we Appointed to Wrath? ´ by D.G. Miles McKee   So, here´s the question: Are we appointed unto wrath? Here´s the answer: “God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him” (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10).   The apostle, in this passage of Scripture, is writing about the Second Coming of Christ.  Let there be no mistake about it, the return of the Lord will be as terrifying for the unbeliever as it will be a blessing for the believer. For more on the fearsomeness of the Day of the Lord see Isaiah 34:4 ;  Isaiah 13:9 ;  Zephaniah 1:14-16 ;  Amos 5:18 ;  Jeremiah 30:7 ;  Malachi 4:1 ;  Joel 2:31 .  The return of Jesus will come suddenly and, for many, unexpectedly.  It will involve a cosmic upheaval in which the universe will be shaken to its very foundations. It will usher in the severe and merciless judgment ...