" WHY DOES GOD SAVE US ? "

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There is none righteous, no, not one;
There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.
They have all turned aside;
They have together turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one (Rom.3:10-12)

If God finds no reason in us to save us, they why does He do so ?

" I do not do this for your sake.......but for My holy names
sake," and again, " I will sanctify My great name........and the
nations shall know that I am the Lord."

God has determined to save us people for Himself from the
midst of the nations, and He has determined to do so for His
own glory, for the sake of His own great name,
and for the sake of His praise, that all might know that He
alone is God.

Listen how God declares it through the prophet Jeremiah;

I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me.
Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them;
they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it (Jer.33:8-9)

Here God clearly communicates to us His motive for the salvation of His people: for all the goodness He shows them,
He will gain for Himself praise, glory, and reverence from
those who hear of it.

" ARE YOU REALLY A CHRISTIAN ? "

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JESUS' MESSAGE.............

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
                                      Matthew 5:3

The Beatitudes do not tell us how to become a Christian.
They tell us what a true Christian looks like.

The message is not: "If you humble yourself, mourn your sins,
submit yourself to God, and get an appetite for righteousness,
then you'll get into heaven".

Salvation by works is not the teaching of the bible,
nor is it the teaching of Jesus.

Here's His message: Many people profess to be Christians,
but the church is a mixture of genuine Christians and people
who deceive themselves.

How do you tell the difference ?  The ones who are saved seek to imitate His life.

Jesus invites us to measure ourselves against the marks of the
Beatitudes,
(1) Do you mourn over your sins?
(2) Do you humble yourself before God?
(3) Do you submit yourself meekly before God?
(4) Do you have an appetite for righteousness?
Use the Beatitudes as a tool for discerning your spiritual condition.

As you do this you may come to the conclusion that you are
not yet a Christian.
But don't worry, there are Christians all around the world that
would say: I used to think I was a Christian.
I was a good person.
I attended church.
Then I started listening to Gods word, and I realized that what
Jesus is describing is not true of me.

If this is Christianity, "I am not yet a Christian."

One of Satan's greatest strategies to keep people out of
heaven is to falsely assure them that they are indeed a Christian.

Only when you know that you're not a Christian are you in a
position to become one.