SALVATION

Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham”.

Luke 19:9

Zacchaeus believed in the Lord Jesus and repented for all his sins. He then showed the works of repentance by giving half of his possessions to the poor and if he cheated anyone, he would pay them back four times.

Jesus then told Zacchaeus that the Salvation had come to his house.

How do we get Salvation?

Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.

Acts 16:31

Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith.

Philippians 2:12 Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

We are once saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, however to continue that salvation, we will need to work towards it.

James 2:26 Faith without works is dead.

Faith = Belief in Jesus + Works

James 2:19 Even demons believe that Jesus is Lord.

What is the difference between the belief of a demon and a child of God?
Demons believe that Jesus is Lord but will not have any works accompanied to its belief.
Wherein the child of God has the works accompanied to his/her belief.

What works should we do?

1. Sitting and learning at the feet of Jesus
2. Great commission – spread the gospel – spread the troop churches – train people in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, etc.
3. Love one another
4. Help the poor

Zacchaeus showed the works of salvation by being generous to the poor and taking a strong decision in not going back to the old life.

That was the reason, Jesus said he got salvation and he was called the son of Abraham. Abraham also obeyed God and did everything what the Lord had told him and this had made him called the Father of Faith.
So, we also need to do the works of our salvation just like Zacchaeus and Abraham.

When we were in the institutional church a few years ago, we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ but we never used to do any works for His kingdom. Every Sunday we used to spend one hour in the church and the rest of the days we lived according to the world.
We came to AOJ in 2016, since then we started doing works for the Kingdom of God through Troop Churches, gift schools, etc. Now we can see the real salvation in our lives.

Our Father in heaven, please help us not only just believe in you but also to do the works of salvation also. In Jesus name. Amen.

Sol. Theodore AOJ