God does the rest of the work of salvation!
Isaiah 1:18.
'Come now, let us reason together,' says the Lord. 'Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.'
Its amazing to me that this was written MANY years before this truth was revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Written in a time that salvation to many was a repertoire of legalistic requirements and ceremonies. And here in this verse, the Lord says, "let us reason" yet it is reason and logic that often brings about legalism.
I love this verse because it's quite simple. The Lord tells us that even though in our own right we are dirty, nasty and unclean, HE will make us clean; no conditions. This is a clear picture of God's grace and when that is put into context, we can surely reason with one another. We can reason past non essential doctrine that so entangles us in endless unfruitful debates.
If we see the greatness of this verse, we can reason past all the senseless legalism that continues to condemn saved Christians into thinking they can mess up and loose their salvation. People do all kinds of things "in the name of Jesus" thinking they secure their salvation or gain God's favor.
So let's reason with one another and come to the conclusion that we are saved because of his grace through a very simple act of faith which is believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and he died to pay for your penalty for your sins.
God does the rest of the work of salvation!
'Come now, let us reason together,' says the Lord. 'Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.'
Its amazing to me that this was written MANY years before this truth was revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Written in a time that salvation to many was a repertoire of legalistic requirements and ceremonies. And here in this verse, the Lord says, "let us reason" yet it is reason and logic that often brings about legalism.
I love this verse because it's quite simple. The Lord tells us that even though in our own right we are dirty, nasty and unclean, HE will make us clean; no conditions. This is a clear picture of God's grace and when that is put into context, we can surely reason with one another. We can reason past non essential doctrine that so entangles us in endless unfruitful debates.
If we see the greatness of this verse, we can reason past all the senseless legalism that continues to condemn saved Christians into thinking they can mess up and loose their salvation. People do all kinds of things "in the name of Jesus" thinking they secure their salvation or gain God's favor.
So let's reason with one another and come to the conclusion that we are saved because of his grace through a very simple act of faith which is believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and he died to pay for your penalty for your sins.
God does the rest of the work of salvation!
posted by Bo Lora at
10:38 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home