And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:14-17
How do you get saved? Will religion save you? No , Will doing good works save you? No, Will being a “good person” save you? No, its only by faith in Christ that you can be saved, period. Many people believe they can “earn their salvation” or they can obtain salvation in some way, these are misunderstandings of the grace of God. If there was anyway we could earn our salvation, then there would have been no need for Christ to come into the world and die for our sins. But because we are completely unable to save ourselves, Christ came to save us!
Let’s see what the Apostle John says here under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit “The Father sent the Son (Jesus) to be the Savior of the world” Christ was sent into the world to save us, without Christ there is no hope for your salvation. I think it’s important for people to realize their state of depravity and their total inability to save themselves. We must put our full and true faith in Christ, meaning total reliance and allegiance to The Lord as our God and Savior
“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God” There’s alot going on with this statement, first we must truly have faith in Christ, to publicly confess Jesus Christ is our Lord and not the world. But another important aspect of this is the Holy Spirit, as the Apostle John says “God dwells in us”, God is living inside of us, the Holy Spirit will seal us in God, He will convict us of our sin, He will be our teacher and advocate, He will help us to pray to the Father and Son, The Triune God is united within us as a Child of God
The last point I want to bring with this text is you can’t have true love without God. As the Apostle John says “God is love, and he the dwells in love dwells in God and God in Him” Have you ever noticed the majority of non-believers, especially atheists are always very angry and combative. Why? Because there is no love within them, there is no peace of God which surpasses all understanding. They are at war with God for their soul, and they in a constant state of turmoil. They will never find real love or peace without Christ as their Lord.
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and not from yourselves, its a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8) Salvation is found in only Jesus Christ alone, submit to The Lord and obtain the love and peace of God, Amen!
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