Saved by Faith Alone | Nate Lepulu

The saving faith that Paul talks about is not blind optimism. It's not vague spirituality. It's not even understanding or knowing when something is true. At its core, the faith that is how we are saved has two elements I wanna focus on today. Two elements. The first one is this, relying on him as the savior who rescues us from sin. The second, submitting to him as the Lord who rules our lives. [00:15:32] (32 seconds)  #FaithIsSaviorAndLord

Do you submit to him as lord over your life, or does God just do his thing and we merely sit and nod our heads to it? Keep in mind, Jesus is the lord of lords. He is lord over all, not just the Christians, even the demons. They are still under the authority of Christ and cannot go against his will. The Lord says they must do something. They must do it. [00:16:24] (27 seconds)  #JesusLordOverAll

Good works is what flows out of the act of God saving you, the result of a dead person made alive. That is what good works is. Simply is the result of a dead person made alive. That's what Paul's flow of argument is by the end of this passage, if you haven't got it. He's simply saying, you were dead. God's grace makes you alive. You accept that through faith. Now simply live differently for good works. [00:23:29] (39 seconds)  #SavedToLiveDifferently

Faith is just not it's not just agreeing that Jesus is Lord and, you know, from a distance. It's actually entrusting to him up close. Not just saying he is Lord, but actually yielding your life to his rule. It's not even saying he is the savior of the world because again, demons acknowledge that he came to save the world, but it's actually relying on him to save you and take care of your sin, your personal sin. [00:18:00] (33 seconds)  #EntrustYourLifeToJesus

It says, but God being rich in mercy because of his great love with which he loved us. What I love about that is that's like one of the most two powerful words put together in scriptures when you see but God. Paul spent the first section reminding you of the weight of the spiritual your spiritual being, and it's just completely dead. He's saying your death, it holds a ton of weight, but fear not, but God. [00:10:53] (31 seconds)  #ButGodsMercy

Or more specific to this passage, like, Lord, I I am a sinner. I am dead in my trespasses. But God, rich in mercy, makes me alive with Christ. And by grace, we have been saved. And this is what we spent Easter celebrating. It's how God sent his son Jesus to die in our place. And three days later, he rose from the grave. And what I love about the text is it says he raises us up with him. [00:12:07] (35 seconds)  #RaisedWithChrist

We were saved to serve and encourage each other, to love God, to love others simply because of Christ who died and loved for us. And so that I that is my prayer for for us today, is that we'll spend time reflecting over the fact that we were not just saved from eternal punishment, but saved for eternal life, and that life is now. It's not just when we see the Lord face to face or when he comes back once again. That is today by grace through faith for good works. Let's pray. [00:31:59] (42 seconds)  #SavedForLifeNow

The thing is faith faith really is what do think is faith is a scary thing. You know how scary it is to stake your life on something or even trust in something you don't even have all the answers to or know. But we have assurance. We have assurance that our faith is not in vain, but it's placed in someone trustworthy. We do not have to fear that because while faith is it is a huge step, who our faith is placed in, it's somebody who is faithful and reliable. [00:18:41] (38 seconds)  #FaithInAFaithfulGod