The Faith and the Salvation in Christ Jesus!

Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved…  we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.” – Psalm 80:19, Hebrews 10:39 NIV

Since God, our heavenly Father (Ephesians 4:6) has given us true salvation—we ought to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness above all else at all times. (Matthew 6:33) This is because “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) To be specific, Jesus is the way of the life and the truth (John 14:6) to the kingdom of heaven, which is our destiny and eternal home. (2 Corinthians 5:1) This is because our citizenship is already there, if we believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. (Philippians 3:20-21)

Thus, we have to trust Jesus Christ enough to submit and acknowledge Him rather than our own understanding, just like what Proverbs 3:5-6 states. Because of this, God has given us His Spirit to help us to walk in His ways. (John 14:15-17,26-27) Hence, even though it is going to be hard (Matthew 16:24-25), we ought to crucify our own sinful desires and passions, just like what Galatians 5:24-25 declares: Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:5-8)

Therefore, since Jesus proclaims in John 14:6: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,”—we could say: ‘Blessed to those who trust in the name of the Lord, for there is the kingdom of God!’

For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:19-20)