God's Plan of Salvation Is Complete, Perfect, and Need Not Be Revised
This is no guessing game. We are not to leave our souls to chance. When it comes to our souls, Jesus was very serious, because he doesn't want even one of us to miss heaven. Thus, he made his scripture extremely clear, so there would be no misunderstanding as to how to have heaven when we die. When we come to Jesus and ask forgiveness of our sins, He is faithful to forgive us, and mediates for us to His Father in heaven, asking on our behalf, for Him to forgive us of our sins. Since God the Father is so Holy, no sin can be allowed to stain heaven or Himself. Father God readily forgives us, which brings us back into fellowship and right standing with Him, and we inherit eternal life, as a child of God. If you leave your soul to chance and ignore it, [i]it will stay seperated from God, because sin has placed condemnation on our souls, until we repent and have forgiveness from God. Not only does God forgive us, but scripture says he remembers our sins no more.[/u]
WHEN GOD SAVES US, SIN CAN SHAKE ITS EVIL FIST IN OUR FACE, NO MORE!
We're Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb! Not one thing can change that nor separate us from the love of God.
Salvation by works, seems right to men, which is why it is the predominantly held viewpoint. That is exactly why biblical Christianity is so different from all other beliefs—it is the only one that teaches salvation is a gift from God, for all who wish to receive it, and not of works. By whose authority? God said in His Word, “For it is by grace you are saved, through faith—and NOT of yourselves; it is the GIFT of God—NOT by works, so that no one can boast!!” (Ephesians 2:8–9). God the Father made the Plan of Salvation and it is not up to man to mess with it or change it to his own liking. We do not have God's permission, nor has He given us authority to do that. God's Plan of Salvation, is a perfect, flawless plan that works, as it comes from God. God did not appoint nor approve man to make any changes to it. The term "grace", means UN-earned favor from God. You do not work for salvation. All the good works in the world will not get you to heaven. Jesus said salvation is not based on our performance but by the grace of God through faith. Jesus said any other plan to save ourselves, will not work, nor get one to heaven. Salvation is a gift from God. One cannot earn a gift. It is given out of love, to the receiver.
Another reason why salvation by works is the predominantly held viewpoint, is that natural or unregenerate man, does not fully understand the extent of his own sinfulness, or of God’s holiness. Man’s heart is “deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” (Jeremiah 17:9), and God is infinitely Holy (Isaiah 6:3). The deceit of our hearts is the very thing that colors our perception of the extent of that deceit and is what prevents us from seeing our true state, before a God whose holiness, we are also unable to fully comprehend. But the truth remains that our sinfulness and God’s holiness, combine to make even our best efforts to appear as “filthy rags” before a Holy God (Isaiah 64:6; cf. 6:1–5). So while salvation by works might be the predominantly held viewpoint, it is not an accurate one, biblically. The Bible contains abundant evidence of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8–9). We either believe and put our trust in God, or man, but we can't do both.
The angels in heaven rejoice over one sinner, who has repented. Their joy overflows, as one person has been rescued from the clutches of hell. They take it seriously, because they can see the reality that we can’t. Hell is as real as heaven, and to see those who are lost, be found, overwhelms them with unspeakable joy.
