Salvation, the sovereign work of God.
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God is sovereign and has done the complete work for us to be freed from the bondage of sin through Jesus Christ and now we are part of the family of God, legitimate children.
And you he made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom we all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the rest. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together and seated us together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance for us to walk in.
Ephesians 2:1-10
In this aspect, salvation refers to that freedom that we obtain at the moment that God rescues us from the slavery of sin, this is a sovereign act on the part of God and makes us a member of His family. This is an act of redemption since Jesus Christ has taken our place, Jesus took the place of the guilty on the cross of Calvary and in this way he paid for what we had to pay by dying for us and resurrecting us to give us life together with him and thus reconcile us with God. This is generally an absolute truth for some of us while at some other time or some other people will not ask themselves some questions like the following:
I understand about salvation but, if I am a good person and live morally well, is it not enough to be part of God's family? There are people who believe that God saves us simply by having good conduct or being morally correct, but the word of God teaches us about this.
As it is written:
There is none righteous, no, not one;
Romans 3:10
6 But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; and we all fall away like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
Isaiah 64:6
God is good, merciful, and full of grace, but let us not forget that God is holy and just and cannot ignore our sinful situation, no matter how small it may be, God takes everything into account, especially if we are talking about the sinful inheritance that we bring from Adam and Eve. This means that we can only be part of God's family through the redemption of Jesus Christ, so we are only "accepted in the beloved."
If we work in the church, do good works, or help people in the name of God, is that not enough to be part of God's family?* This is also something that many people believe is true, but it is simply understanding that good works do not solve the problem of sin that we bring as an inheritance, good works or good conduct do not reconcile us with God. Good works are the result of salvation, of redemption through the work of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary.
5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Romans 5:1