Reason For Faith

Ephesians 2:8-10 (Amplified Bible) For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God; Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.] For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].

There are those who believe you can lose your salvation, and those who believe you cannot. All too often, either belief is weighed out through human reasoning, and with that, the conclusions drawn through such reasoning often become the pillar of a person's faith rather than Christ. Faith, being "the substance of things hoped for and evidence of things unseen," is also something that cannot be derived through human reasoning. It is something you either place in Christ-or you do not. It is not our reasoning that saves us anymore than it is our works. Eternal life comes by taking God at His Word, and believing that the work Christ has accomplished through His life and death was sufficient. Abundant life comes through submitting to Jesus as Lord, being obedient to Him, living for Him, laying down our lives, taking up our crosses daily and following Him. I can reason all day long, but at the end of the day I must ask myself: "Will I place my trust in my own reasoning-or will I place my trust in God?"
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