Jesus did His part, and now we must do our part of ‘enduring to the end’ is how the story goes. There are those who teach that while Jesus did a great work on the cross to obtain our salvation, it is we who are required to keep our salvation by a combination of faith and good works. Ok, that covers how you get saved, now let us look at how you stay saved. People who wind up paying for their own sins go here. But if you reject it, then His payment is not applied to your account, and then it is you who must pay for your own sins. Either you believe it or you don’t, you either accept it or reject it. There are no works attached to salvation, it is all of Jesus. And that payment covers every sin you ever did in your past, the sins you will commit today, and the ones you have yet to commit in the future. His shed blood provide grace for anyone and everyone who would, by faith, accept His sacrifice as payment for their sins before a holy and righteous God. So just what was ‘finished’? Jesus’ death on the cross paid the eternal penalty for the sins of the entire world. Jesus on the cross said “It Is Finished”, and with those words He spoke more layers of meaning and spiritual power than ever eternity itself can reveal. “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Acts 16:31 (KJV) “Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” The answer that Paul and Silas gave him is exactly how anyone gets saved in this age of grace thru faith that we live in. he draws out his sword and is just about to kill himself when Paul cries out to “Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.” That would mean instant death at the hands of his superiors. The jail keep wakes up from his sleep, sees all the doors wide open, and presumes that all the prisoners that he was charged with have escaped. Paul and Silas are in the jail at Philippi, and are sprung out of their prison cell by a great earthquake sent from God. It has to do with what Jesus did on the cross. The bible teaches us that there is but one requirement for salvation, and it has nothing to do with anything you ever did or ever will do outside of trusting Christ. If TODAY was your last day on earth, are you ready to meet Jesus and test your works? It is our fervent hope and prayer that this article will help you to do just that. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men ” 2 Corinthians 5:10,11a (KJV) “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. YOU will receive rewards based on whichever of YOUR works make it through the fire. YOUR works for Him will be tried in the fire. The Judgment Seat of Christ is every believers unavoidable destinationĬhristian, one day either by your death or by Rapture, YOU will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ at the Judgment Seat.
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