Charles Spurgeon morning devotional for November 8 from the book “Morning and Evening” “As you have received Christ Jesus …

40 COMMENTS

  1. The Gift offered to man by Our Creator is His Word, The Seed cast out at Mount Sinai which is The Word born of The Father, The Law, The Ten Commandments. This is the origin of “The Parable of The Sower” where Christ Himself tells us what happens to The Seed that is cast out. Those who repent allow The Father to write His Law on their hearts and receive His Spirit to guide them through the process of sanctification. May you be blessed in your pursuit of truth.

  2. Remarkabe man of God. It is like his writings so many years ago were penned just yesterday. The scriptures are like a fresh drink of water to a thirsty man. Thank you Lord for the free gift of salvation. I freely receive it. Thank you that one day we will kneel before you kiss your feet and thank you for yout wonderful sacrifice.

  3. Jesus and His apostles tell us how to be saved by providing specific commandments for salvation in the New Testament Scriptures. They are presented here with example Scripture references. Once we become Christians by obeying Jesus’ commandments for salvation below, we should practice our faith by doing good works. Though good works alone do not save, we practice them BECAUSE we are Christians. “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also” (James 2:26 KJV).

    –HEAR THE GOSPEL (First Corinthians 15:1-4)

    –BELIEVE THE GOSPEL (John 3:16)

    –REPENT OF YOUR SINS, FORMER RELIGIOUS WAYS, BELIEFS, AND PRACTICES (Acts 3:19)

    –CONFESS BEFORE MANKIND THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD (Matthew 10:32-33)

    –BE BAPTIZED FOR REMISSION OF SINS (Acts 2:38; Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 22:16; Romans 6:3-5; Galatians 3:27; First Peter 3:21). Note that we cannot be saved until we have remission of sins through baptism, nor is infant baptism found in the New Testament Scriptures.

    –LIVE A CHRISTIAN LIFE BY OBEYING AND SERVING CHRIST (Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 2:10).

    Mention baptism for salvation, and many people immediately turn to the thief on the cross scenario. They claim that we can be saved like the thief on the cross, saved by faith alone in Jesus without being baptized by immersion in water, just as the thief had faith but most likely was never baptized. The difference is that while Jesus was on earth, He had the power to forgive sins (Matthew 9:1-8) as well as to forgive and save the thief on the cross (Luke 23:43). All that was before the New Covenant was established. Since we are not thieves on crosses today and with the New Covenant now in effect, we are subject to all of Jesus’ commandments and cannot be saved in the same manner as the thief. Thus, we must be baptized by immersion in water for remission of sins as one of Jesus’ requirements for salvation.

    Ephesians 2:8-9 states that we are saved by grace through faith, not works. That is, Jesus saves us through His grace as a gift to those who have faith enough to obey His commandments, WHICH ARE NOT PERSONAL WORKS. Yet denominations abuse the passage in claiming salvation by faith alone in Jesus. But Jesus says, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15 KJV), just like those above. “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you” (John 15:14 KJV). “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? (Luke 6:46 KJV).

    THEREFORE, IF YOU TRULY HAVE FAITH IN JESUS AND YOU REALLY WANT TO BE SAVED, THEN DO WHAT JESUS TELLS YOU TO DO. IT’S. JUST. THAT. SIMPLE.

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