Month: March 2023

The Price of Salvation: death on the cross

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Jesus Christ died and was nailed on the cross. This was the price He paid for our salvation. 

When He died, He shed His blood. The Bible says that “without the shedding of blood, there is no redemption or forgiveness from sin.” Hebrews 9:22. 

The price Jesus paid was the death and the agony He endured at the cross.

Hebrews 9:28 NIV 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.

If Jesus had not gone through this, we would still be in our sinful state, and destitute for eternal destruction. 

Romans 5:8 NIV But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Jesus paid the price for our salvation.

He paid it all because He had us in His mind from the foundation of the world. 

The Price of Salvation: call on Him

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It cost God, the Father, the life of His son to provide salvation for mankind.

Jesus laid down His life like a shepherd to his sheep to bring us deliverance from the power of sin and gift us salvation. 

John 10:11 says: “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”

He bore the cost so that we don’t have to pay any price for our freedom anymore. 

Salvation is free, but you have to take a simple step of faith.

Romans 10:13 NIV for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved .”

All you need to do is call on the Lord and you will be saved. 

The Price you pay, which is calling on the Lord, to be saved, is incomparable to the price Jesus paid to bring you the salvation. 

 

How the devil uses good people

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The devil uses good people. It’s all about availability.

If you give yourself to the devil and the devil sees an opening, he’ll enter and take advantage.

and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:27

A good example is King Saul. The Bible says an evil spirit possessed him, and the evil spirit made him try and kill David.

Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD tormented him. 1 Samuel 16:14

But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the LORD suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp, 1 Samuel 19:9

Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night. 1 Samuel 19:10

Another example is Peter.

Jesus told Peter to pray so the devil won’t have power over him.

Peter couldn’t stand the test of time because he didn’t spend time praying.

The lack of prayer allowed the devil to use him to deny Jesus. He denied Jesus three times.

The devil still uses good people today. The devil can use Christians who are careless and not prayerful.

The devil uses Christians to disrupt God’s plan and purpose. He uses them to create discord and confusion among people.

The devil likes to use overzealous and hypocritical Christians to cause havoc among God’s people.

Therefore, Christians should be watchful at all times by praying regularly so that the devil does not have power over them.

So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7