Saturday, April 30, 2016

The Blessing Of The Eternal Salvation Doctrine

By Andrew Jones


Eternal salvation is the central theme of God's word, the Bible. Not only is the eternal salvation doctrine the central theme, it is the most important doctrine of all. Because of its truth, every person can know for sure where they will spend eternity.

The book of Genesis is the beginning of this doctrine. God created Adam and Eve and put them in the Garden of Eden. It was a perfect and beautiful place to live. Adam and Eve could do anything they desired except eat the fruit of one specific tree. It sounded so simple.

One day, the devil, in the form of a very astute serpent, met Eve and spoke with her in the garden. Through a series of lies, the devil convinced Eve that there was no reason for her to obey God, and that eating of the forbidden fruit would not be a problem at all. Eve ate the fruit, and then gave it to Adam to eat as well. At this moment, sin entered into the world and everything changed.

From that very moment when sin entered the world, every person has been born a sinner. Because he is perfect, God does not allow sin in his presence. Therefore, no one can go to heaven on his own. No matter how hard a person works or tries to gain heaven, there are not enough good works to pay for the sin of even one person.

God knew that it would take a perfect sacrifice to save man from his sin. The only one who was perfect was Jesus. God loved mankind so much that he willingly sent his only son, Jesus, to die on the cross, and pay the sin debt of every man, woman and child.

When Jesus died on the cross and shed his blood for people who were lost spiritually in their sin, he paid for all of the sins of mankind: those in the past, present and future. When Jesus rose from the grave, God proved that the sin debt had been paid in full.

God wanted people to have a choice in their eternal destiny, so he made Jesus' death on the cross a gift to anyone who wanted to believe and receive it for himself. Those who believe God and receive this wonderful gift are promised eternal life in heaven when they die. Those who choose to live their lives without God and attempt to reach heaven on their own will ultimately fail and will spend eternity in hell, separated from God for all eternity.

Each person must recognize the importance of this doctrine. A person receives life everlasting in the moment that he truly believes that his sin debt has been paid by Jesus, and he accepts the gift that God has offered him. Instantaneously, his life changes without any action on his part. The heavy sin burden and the doubts disappear and joy, contentment and peace replace them. There is no doubt in his mind that he has been forgiven and that God has given him a new life.




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