Undeserved? Unmerited? * A MUST Read *

Undeserved?  Unmerited?  * A MUST Read *

I grew up in Church. I know what is traditionally taught. I also know the Word probably better than anyone ever and God intimately. If that sounds arrogant or proud, I am sorry. But it is truth.

Some things are taught that are not exactly entirety true, though meant well, and has been taught a certain way for years without challenge.

Well, if you read my posts, I not only break traditions, I prove biblically that I am right when I do so, and correct flaws in doctrine. The more truth we have, over tradition, the more power and wholeness. This is my desire and only good motive.

Mark 7:13
Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

Let me make it clear. Jesus is the only way to be saved.

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

It is not by MOST or MANY good works in general. True. But it is by two good works.

1) Confess

2) Believe

Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

I did these things. No one else did them for me, nor did God Himself. And they were good works indeed.

I can also add that I called Him.

Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

I turned around.

Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

I came to Him. 

Luke 15:18
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Yes. He was always drawing me. And yes, He loved me first. But I received Him. All these things are work; my work. I was not saved by osmosis or magical force. I was not unwillingly possessed. But I willingly gave my heart, soul, and body away to Jesus and made Him Lord. And He in turn gave it back to me in new, perfect condition. He is giving all that goes with and is worthy of this perfect condition, too. What's a king without a kingdom and all the amenities with it?

I know we like to say words like "undeserved" and "unmerited". But they are actually not biblical. I was saved by grace of God AND faith.

Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

No "not of myself", but not without self, either.

The grace of God works with the faith of me. And so I was indeed saved by grace, but through faith, and my personal corresponding actions (Dr. Creflo Dollar shout out), prescribed by God specifically for salvation. For without work, faith is dead. If faith is dead, grace is inactive. Grace is for the living and not the dead. If I refused to receive Him, God would have kept loving and calling me and being good. That is His nature regardless of my response. But He would not have and can not save me against my own will and work to receive the offer.

The best moment of my life was the moment I was saved and made Jesus Lord of my life.

The second best moment came when I realized that I indeed deserved it.

I am trying now to cut out the interval time in between those two moments for others, especially for children, unto there be only one moment. It is so much easier to live the Christian life when you know you are 100% worthy of it, not that you are dependent on what you did prior or did not do, but absolutely include what you've done for the moment, and your part. From the beginning, I, and all that are saved now, were a co laborer with God at that point forward. There is a new kingdom and system. As saved, and to teach, we have to judge these things from that system above, now. The struggle with worthiness, it sounds humble, but it has caused more to give up, and sin and do unrighteously, by my calculations. There's something about knowing you please someone, that makes you want to continue to please, and please them more.

Jesus is Lord.

One last note. I willingly made Him Lord over MY life, not everyone else's, nor could. As impossible as it would be for God Himself to force salvation upon me or any, it would be more so for me or anyone else to force it upon others. However, Like God, we are good to all, and are just, responding in whatever necessary way according to actions alone, whether to the saved or unsaved. And on Earth, as citizens of Earth, we are all in this world, whether of or not, must and can work together for the greater good of all.

Jesus is Lord and God and He is good.

Bless you all.

Peace In and overflowing all over. Cover the Earth (Lakewood shout out).

Graced and Sent,

Yulanda K. Deserving. Worthy. Believer. Awesome Pastor. Outstanding Teacher. Lover of all.  Humanitarian.

PS. Yes this is pertaining to Dr. Charles Stanley's sermon today. I love Him. But this is a new day, within the new day.