Salvation 2

In verse 22 "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?" This may not apply to the many who after they said a prayer that had no affect on their lives saying they are believers. I am not speaking as someone who is a humble woman who God's Spirit has graced her with gentleness and a beauty that may not be outward but inside. I long to be a woman like that. I am not a model of virtue I am a sinner saved by the grace of God who knows what its like to long for the salvation of people dear to me. Examine yourself in light of what the bible says. Giving ascent to the life and acts of Jesus does not save a person. Neither does does works because as it says in Psalm 51:16-17 "For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." What can we sinful man give to a Holy, just, eternal all-powerful God? The earth is His. Do not be flippant about the salvation that comes from Jesus Christ. He is the One True God all others are idols. We have broken His law, knowing that what we have earned in our time on earth is Hell with our lies, the desires for things and circumstances that do not belong to us, disobediance, and hatred. Yet God the Father was merciful in sending His Only Son to fulfill the law by never sinning, and being crushed by God the Father on the cross for OUR sin. Then rose on the third day victorious over sin and death. If God has saved you, your life should be characterized by a love for Jesus Christ that makes everything else count as loss next to the surpassing glory of knowing Jesus Christ our Lord. Second a daily repentance and a complete trust upon Him, for everything, salvation being foremost. So repent and believe in Jesus Christ. I trust that God who saved a persecuter of Christians, saves!