Saved by Grace Through Faith, Created for Good Works

See, the average person has the idea that when Jesus died on the cross, he he died as a down payment for our salvation, and we have to make the installments. On the cross, Jesus said, which means paid in full. It is finished. He paid the bill that we couldn't afford to pay because we are spiritually bankrupt. Now I'm gonna talk about works as we get in more into the scripture, [00:47:49] (28 seconds)  #PaidInFull

Now what's the moral of that story? Well, an officer can believe in bulletproof vests all they want, but he has got to take that belief to a point of personal commitment where he puts that bulletproof vest on and wears it all the time. Friends, it is not enough just to believe that a man named Jesus existed. It is not enough to believe that he was born of a virgin or that he performed miracles or that he died on a cross for our sins or that he was raised from the dead. [00:58:28] (32 seconds)  #FaithInAction

I heard somebody say one time, there's nothing so good that you could do that would make God love you anymore, and there's nothing so bad that you could do to make God love you any less. God loves us on the basis of his mercy and his grace, something that we don't deserve and something that we cannot to earn. But remember, salvation is completely and totally free only because Jesus paid it all. [00:48:23] (26 seconds)  #GraceIsFree

Now hear this. No one will ever get to heaven based upon their performance. What you've done doesn't count. Other than putting your faith and trust in Jesus, it doesn't matter what you've done. You're not gonna get to heaven on your position, who you are. You're not gonna get there based upon your pedigree, who your family legacy is, your lineage is. [00:46:50] (25 seconds)  #NotByWorks

None of those things matter. They're all irrelevant. Your conduct and your character. The only reason that we get to heaven is because of the compassionate grace of God and the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. Both of those things have been provided by the grace of God. You see, and there's another thing about grace. It's given to people who do not deserve it, but it also cannot be earned. [00:47:15] (26 seconds)  #GraceCannotBeEarned

I'm always wary of anybody who spends more time bragging about what they do for God than what God has done for them. Because any good work you've ever done is not what you did for God, it is what God has done through you. Philippians two, Paul says, therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now not only is in my presence, but much more in my absence. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. [01:03:41] (33 seconds)  #WorksFromGrace

God could have dealt with us according to mercy in which god does not give us what we deserve, but god has done something totally different, and he has dealt with us by grace, which means god gives us what we do not deserve. None of us deserve the grace of god. As hard as to believe, god did not provide a way for us to be saved because we deserved it. In fact, it just the opposite. [00:44:45] (25 seconds)  #GraceOverJustice

Salvation is the possession of faith. Finally, salvation is the power for goodness. And so people say, what is the relationship between goodness and grace? They what part do good works play in salvation? Because they do. But the thing to remember is this, good works are not the root of your salvation. Good works are the fruit of your salvation. They're not the price of salvation. They're the proof. [00:59:15] (29 seconds)  #GoodWorksAreFruit