Salvation Formula

 ~ C + 0 = Salvation ~

 

This rather simple formula which is at the very heart of true salvation.  

 

C = Christ  ~  Jesus Christ is The Messiah, the Light of the world, God’s only begotten Son, and most important to us the only Savior for mankind—He alone can restore a right relationship between any human and God, the Father.  

 

0 = Nothing  ~  On the Cross of Calvary Jesus declared, “It is finished.”  The work of salvation was complete!  There is absolutely nothing you or I can do to add to His atoning work.  In fact, this is one of the major defining differences between true Christianity and all other faiths.  Man has no part in his salvation—Jesus did it all.  This is a great stumbling block to man’s pride because we want to earn our salvation.  To think we can add to His work on our behalf is not only the ultimate display of pride but also a huge insult to the Son of God. 

 

Salvation = Everything  ~  If you have salvation through the shed blood of Jesus Christ then you have everything you need that is ultimately important.  Salvation includes the past, the present, and the future.  Christians at some point in their past accepted the work of Christ on their behalf 2000+ years ago.  Christians are experiencing present salvation as He is sanctifying you (literally setting you apart for Himself).  Christians will experience salvation in the future when they receive their glorified body and be with Jesus Christ in paradise for eternity future. 

 

Credit  ~  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association published a book entitled “Jesus + Nothing = Everything” which inspired this post.  I have not read the book.

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Myth, 107

 ~ I Can Consider Eternity Later ~

Myth  ~  One of Satan’s biggest lies is that we can put off a decision regarding salvation through Jesus Christ to a later date. 

Reality  ~  The day you were born you were terminal.  The big question is how many years, months, weeks, days will you spend on earth.  Only God knows! Your life could easily end before the end of today. 

Scripture  ~  “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit’; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away” (James 4:13-14). “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2).

Quote  ~  “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” (missionary martyr Jim Elliot)

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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EXTRA: 7 Salvation Terms

 ~ Some Impressive Benefits From The Blood of Christ ~

My most recent eBook (released earlier this month) entitled “CHRIST’S BLOOD: 7+ Benefits” takes a look at the following 7 benefits that are directly stated in Scripture.  It also examines 11 additional benefits that are clear from Scripture.

Redemption  ~  “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Ephesians 1:7).    

Justification  ~  “For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him” (Romans 5:6-9).

Cleansing  ~  “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us” (1 John 1:7-10).

Peace  ~  “For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled” (Colossians 1:19-21).

Sanctification  ~   “Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate” (Hebrews 13:12).

Nearness  ~  “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians 2:13).

Victory  ~   “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony” (Revelation 12:10-11).

Closing Comment  ~  These are seven core benefits of the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary.

“CHRIST’S BLOOD: 7+ Benefits” is available now.  Increase your appreciation of the benefits you, as a Christian, possess that are solely because of the precious blood of Christ.    

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~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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