Jesus Christ Alone # 5:
The Provision
Jesus Christ came to earth for man's salvation
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Jesus Christ alone can represent God to man and man to God for He alone is both God and man (1 Timothy 2:5; 1 John 5:20). Christ Himself said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me' (John 14:6).
There are three things that Jesus Christ did to provide salvation to man:
There are three things that Jesus Christ did to provide salvation to man:
Jesus Lived a Perfect Life for Man's Perfection
Jesus Lived a Perfect Life for Man's Perfection
Romans 5:19 'For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience [Christ's obedience] many will be made righteous.'
Jesus Died a Painful Death for Man's Punishment
Jesus Died a Painful Death for Man's Punishment
Romans 5:8 'But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.'
Jesus Resurrected from the Dead for Man's Salvation
Jesus Resurrected from the Dead for Man's Salvation
Romans 4:25 'Christ was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification (being perfect in the eyes of God).'
How do you think man can be saved from Hell and be accepted by God in Heaven?
How do you think man can be saved from Hell and be accepted by God in Heaven?
A) By doing good works
B) By church/religion
C) By baptism
D) By faith in Christ plus good works
E) ________________________
✔ The only right answer to the question above is: By faith in Christ alone. It is so because Christ is the only Savior (Acts 4:12). Adding your good works to Christ means you do not fully trust Christ, especially on the sufficiency of His finished work of salvation. Christ's coming down from heaven to earth would be useless if it is possible to gain salvation by doing good works. The Bible says "we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousness [good works] are like filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6). Thus, obtaining salvation is only by faith in Christ alone.
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast"(Ephesians 2:8-9).
The next truth will further explain how a sinful man can be perfect in the eyes of God and receive the gifts of eternal salvation.
The next truth will further explain how a sinful man can be perfect in the eyes of God and receive the gifts of eternal salvation.
Do you want to know how?
Do you want to know how?
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