Friday, May 1, 2015

The True Salvation and Honor in the Lord!

“My salvation and my honor depend on God… And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” – Psalm 62:7, Hebrews 11:6 NIV

Once we have surrendered our lives and devoted to God—our salvation and honor depend on Him, just like what Psalmist have said. This is because the word of God declares: “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God” (John 1:12-13), and “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) For these reasons, we ought to believe in God and do the will of God until the end of the age.

Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. (Hebrews 11:6, 1 John 2:28)

The actual reason why we need to surrender our lives and devoted to God to get true salvation and honor is because God is our heavenly Father and Creator; we have been made into the image of God. (Genesis 1:27) Thus, Apostle Paul proclaims:

Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. (1 Corinthians 8:6)

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. (Romans 8:16-17)

Because we had been created in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1-2) and separated away from there by Satan, the demonic angel of God (Genesis 3)—God has given us another chance to enter our original home, which is at the Garden of Eden. This means that our citizenship is already in there if we have believe and received Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Thus, the word of God declares,

For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. (Philippians 3:18-21, 2 Corinthians 5:1)

Moreover, since we are sinners (Romans 3:23) because of the world (Romans 5:12)—God has poured His Spirit into us to advocate us to do the will of God (John 14:15-17,26-27; Ezekiel 36:26-27) until the end of the age. Thus, we could enter the kingdom of heaven. This is because Jesus Christ proclaims, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21)

Hence, in order to get true salvation and honor from God—we need to repent before Him (Matthew 3:2) and do the will of God until the end of the age by abiding the Holy Spirit and obeying Him, even though it is going to be hard. Thus, Jesus Christ says,

If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds. (Matthew 16:24-27)

For this reason, the word of God also declares,

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. (1 John 2:15-17)


Although I know that I am a child of God, I am not still sure that I have gotten true salvation and honor from the Lord. This is because I believe I sometimes mix up by doing wordly deeds and godly one. Thus, I have been not doing the will of God properly. For this reason, I need to repent and concentrate only on the kingdom of heaven. This is because the word of God declares,


Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Colossians 3:1-4, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Romans 14:17)

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