Salvation up -close
❇️ They may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me Acts 26:18
❇️ Lord Jesus Christ told Paul the above truth that when people confess their sins by their faith in Christ they are forgiven and sanctified by their faith.
❇️ We recive forgiveness by God’s mercy when we plead the blood of Christ and confessing & renouncing our sins without concealing them (Pro.28:13)
❇️ He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification (Rom.4:25)
❇️ Apart from confessing and renouncing our sins in deeds we are also required to believe in our heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead for our justification and confess with our mouth Jesus is our Lord (saved) – Rom.10: 9 &10
❇️ In the light of the above truths our salvation involves the following steps as given below.
Confessing our sins with mouth
( Confession )
⬇️Renouncing our sins in deeds
( Repentance )
⬇️Believing the resurrection of our Lord
(Justified)
⬇️Confessing with mouth Jesus is our Lord
(Saved)
✅ Insights learnt:
▪️ We are forgiven when we confess &
repent of our sins in deeds
▪️ We are justified when we believe
Lord’s resurrection
▪️ We are saved when we confess
Jesus is our Lord
Sol.Emmanuel Deeprekha