Patience and Salvation

-

Penitence is more than just asking God for forgiveness. Penitence is humans showing their “broken spirits” and their “contrite hearts” with their humility to strengthen their resistance against any future temptation to sins, as well as showing their gratitude to God for His gift of mercy.

Only the Holy Spirit can help humans overcome their control and dominance of their flesh to receive the eternal life promised by God.

The Eternity

Eternal life is a quality of life that begins on earth and continues a new life in heaven.

“4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Romans 6:4

Jesus says: “Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life!” (John 5:24).

“Born Again”

Death is a reality and a fact of life. Nobody lives forever. But death is the only threshold to eternal life because humans could be “born again.” Their “second birth” isn’t a physical birth but a spiritual one that comes only from the Holy Spirit. Being “born again” comes entirely from God.

“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11: 25-26

Belonging to Christ is a relationship that just can’t and won’t be broken by death.

“Second Coming”

Christians believe that Jesus will return on the Judgment Day to judge believers and unbelievers, as well as the living and the dead.

“so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” Hebrews 9:28   

Living by faith: As a believer, you must show your penitence for your sins and disobedience to God in order to gain the "free gift" of your salvation. 

Stephen Lau



       

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Do You Trust God?

-
 The testament of your faith is your "trust" and "obedience." Knowing about faith is just the beginning of your belief, and it must be followed by acting in faith with trust and obedience .       God gives everyone a gift—which is your deep understanding of what to ask, where to seek, and when to knock. This gift is also your “freedom of will.” But it comes with a price: you must follow His commandments. That is, you must also show your trust , and obedience to God through your faith .         If you truly believe in God and in His presence, then you must trust and obey Him. Trusting and obeying God is never easy because you’re human  with many human flaws and shortcomings innate in your flesh .       Trusting God also means giving up your control of the happenings in your daily life, as well as your freedom to choose whatever you want to do.      Like everybody else, you’re controll...
Read more

The Law of Attraction

-
Image
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”  - Napoleon Hill The wisdom is that an adversity may be a blessing in disguise. Worse, if one dwells on the adversity, one may attract more adversities. The Law of Attraction is about energy attraction: positive energies attracting positive energies, and the same for negative energies. This revolutionary concept has been exponentially popularized by the film "The Secret" as well as by the bestseller book and other related publications across the Internet. Is the Law of Attraction a myth of the mind or a reality in real life? Can the Law of Attraction really help your healing from rsdiseases and disorders? Say, when an individual is diagnosed with cancer, that individual often becomes obsessed with anxiety about its treatment options as well as the prognosis of the disease. Obsession with cancer may internalize it into self-doubt and even fear. If an indi...
Read more