Salvation
It’s not difficult to understand what salvation means in its simplicity form, it is saving of one’s soul.
An act of God by spiritual and eternal deliverance for repentance of sins and accepting God direction and condition by faith in our Lord Jesus and this comes by (Romans 10:verse9 and 10) confession that God has raise him up from the dead. And through him alone can salvation be received.
WHY
Romans 3:10 as it is written there is non righteous, no not one
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
Ecclesiastes 7:20 for there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Sins brings eternal death but the free gift of God ensure life eternal Romans 6:23
The Holy Scriptures’ clearly shows that man needs a saviour for atonement of sins
The above scriptures verses shows that man has a sinful nature and they need deliverance and this deliverance can only be obtain through Lord Jesus
THROUGH JESUS
John 3:16 for God so love the world, he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but has eternal life.
John 10:9 I am the door, by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the father, but by me
Acts 4:12 neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
1 Corinthians 3:11 for other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
No doubt that to believe is to receive and to be deceived by lies is doing without no other name but Jesus that anyone can be saved.
OBEDIENCE TO GOD
Rules and regulations is always put into place in work, authorities or recreation. we are ask, to follow certain critiera, to keep us on a set path where those over us will be satisfly with our compliance to a set rules or guidelines. Breaking one or more critiera can and will lead to punishment or abuse. So it is when it comes to the word of God do we do as we please, or follow his commadments, which does not takeaway our free will to choose.To have obedience in God, is to have faith in his word for it is the initial act of obebience in the new life.
OBEDIENCE
Ecclesiastes 12:13 let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Deuteronomy 13: 4 ye shall walk after the lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
Deuteronomy 11:26, behold I set before this day a blessing and a curse (also read verse 27 and 28 of chapter 11 of Deuteronomy)
OBEY IN LOVE
St John 14:15 if you love me keep my commandments
St John 14:21 he that hath my commandments, and keep them, he it is that love me, and that love me shall be love of my father, and I will love him and will manifest myself unto him.
St John 15:10 if you keep my commandments ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my father’s commandments and abide in his love.
1 Peter 1:22 seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethrens, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.