Faith without works is dead
But salvation is of the heart,
Romans chapter 10 verse 10
Would be a good place to start.
It is evidential of an instance
When salvation actually begins,
There is a precise point in time
When one is saved from sin.
For with the heart
Man believes unto righteousness
And with the mouth
Confession is made unto salvation.
I make no claims to brilliance
And I am not a scholar of Greek
So while you may disagree with me
We must let the Bible speak.
For if I can’t trust what I read
From the pages of God’s Word
Then Christianity is a waste of time
And what we believe is absurd.
It is with the heart the Bible says
That a God-relationship begins;
When I believe the Gospel message
At that point I am saved from sin.
In Acts chapter 16, verse 30
Life’s vital question is asked:
The Philippian jailer clearly believed
That he had to perform some task.
“What must I do,” he pondered
“That I may receive salvation?”
Quite obviously from his question
Some action was his perception.
The answer was not anticipated
It was nowhere in his thoughts:
“Just believe.” the Apostle said
And salvation to him was brought.
No action initiates salvation
There are no indulgences or behavior,
Just believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
He alone is the Saviour.
For with the heart
Man believes unto righteousness
And with the mouth
Confession is made unto salvation.
The confession intrinsically motivated
By what has already been wrought
Compels the new believer to testify
To the deliverance that Christ bought.
A right relationship with God
Paid for with the Saviour’s blood,
Yes, a sinner believes unto salvation
And not by doing anything good.
But faith without works is dead
Maybe you have heard of stillborn,
If you have never confessed Jesus
This is your state so be warned!
For if indeed Christ lives within
Though one will occasionally slip
Evidence will be seen of this reality
In a believer’s life and lip.
Salvation is not sustained by doing
But rather on the fact of being
Faith without works is dead
If no evidence the world is seeing.
Stewart Russell © November 2018
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