And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

— Revelation 7:10

But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”

— Jonah 2:9

He saved us, not by the righteous works we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

— Titus 3:5

Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

— Acts 13:39

Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the Law. For the Law merely brings awareness of sin.

— Romans 3:20

Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the Law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

— Galatians 3:11

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

Regarding the gospel, the Scriptures are bold in stating what the gospel is and what it is not. A most often seen confusion presentation of the gospel is about “believe and do good work.” Almost all false gospels require the sinner to do some work for salvation, but the gospel is not faith in Christ plus good work. the Bible teaches that salvation is the work of God. We can add nothing to Christ’s work on the cross. He achieved complete and full salvation for all mankind, without the help of anyone. By faith we rely on what He already accomplished and by grace we have been saved through faith. It is the gift of God, not of works.

Another confusion is “believe and keep the Ten Commandments.” Confusion about keeping the Ten Commandments to earn God’s acceptance is still prevalent in our world today. The Bible speaks plainly against this wrong gospel. the Bible clearly points out that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but by the faith in Jesus Christ for by the works of the Law, no flesh shall be justified. No one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the Law. The Law was given to be our school master to teach us to recognize our need for salvation, but it was never given to save us. Only Jesus can save.