SALVATION CANNOT BE BOUGHT WITH GOOD WORKS

Ephesians 2, Once you were under God’s curse, doomed forever for your sins. You went along with the crowd and were just like all the others, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of the air, who is at work right now in the hearts of those who are against the Lord. All of us used to be just as they are, our lives expressing the evil within us, doing every wicked thing that our passions or our evil thoughts might lead us into. We started out bad, being born with evil natures, and were under God’s anger just like everyone else. But God is so rich in mercy; he loved us so much  that even though we were spiritually dead and doomed by our sins, he gave us back our lives again when he raised Christ from the dead only by his undeserved favor have we ever been saved and lifted us up from the grave into glory along with Christ, where we sit with him in the heavenly realms all because of what Christ Jesus did.  Salvation is not a reward for the good we have done, so none of us can take any credit for it. It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others. FRIENDS, NO HUMAN BEING CAN BUY US SALVATION. ONLY JESUS WAS ABLE TO PAY THE PRICE FOR OUR SINS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HIM! AND GOD WAS PLEASED WITH JESUS' SACRIFICE! NOW EVERYONE CAN RECEIVE THE FREE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD! SHARE THIS GIFT WITH EVERYONE! Romans 5:15-16 what a difference between man’s sin and God’s forgiveness! For this one man, Adam, brought death to many through his sin. But this one man, Jesus Christ, brought forgiveness to many through God’s mercy. Adam’s one sin brought the penalty of death to many, while Christ freely takes away many sins and gives glorious life instead.