for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13
The book of Romans has had some pretty complex and amazing concepts in it. Often, I've had to read chapters 2, 3 or more times! Today, I was reading a sermon from Charles Spurgeon and he kept it very simple. He focused on the most basic and fundamental message, God loves us, He wants to fellowship with us and gave His life to atone for our sins so we could once again fellowship with Him!
The message went something like this:
1. God made us to fellowship with. In the Garden of Eden, God walked, talked and resided with Adam and Eve.
2. Man was made in His image. God is spirit (John 4:24) As a result, we're a spiritual being with a physical body. This sets us apart from the other creatures of the earth.
3. Adam's and our sins prevent God from fellowshipping and residing with us.
4. Christ, who is God in man's form, is the sacrifice for our sins (Gal 1:4), so God can now fellowship and reside in us again via the Spirit, if, we believe and accept His Grace. This requires faith.
that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him. John 3:15
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, John 3:18
Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. John 5:24
Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved Acts 16:31
Believe in Him. Receive His Grace. Fellowship with God, which was the plan from the start. The rest is about learning about Him, but it's a pretty simple and straight forward message. It requires faith.
Join me in reading Romans 10 and be encouraged!
