HIS WORKS OF SALVATION
How then shall they call on him in whom they
have not believed? and how shall they believe
in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall
they hear without a preacher? (Romans 10:14).
In the Old Testament, God gave laws and
instructions to the children of Israel, which they
couldn’t keep, no matter how they tried. But thanks
be unto God! All of those laws and commandments
have been nailed to the cross. Colossians 2:14 says
He blotted out “…the handwriting of ordinances that
was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it
out of the way, nailing it to his cross.”
Not only have your sins been nailed to the cross,
what caused them to be sins in the first place have
also been nailed to the cross! No wonder Paul said
in Romans 6:11, “...reckon ye also yourselves to be
dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God….” To be
dead to sin is one part, to be alive to God is another;
however, both have been consummated in Christ—in
His works of salvation.
The Bible says Jesus bore our sins on His own
body on the cross: “Who his own self bare our sins
in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to
sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes
ye were healed” (1 Peter 2:24). Our sins were dealt
with before the resurrection. The resurrection is very
important because that’s what brought us into life and
justification in Christ. Hence, to receive salvation, a
man must confess the Lordship of Jesus, and believe
in His resurrection. Romans 10:9-10 says, “...if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from
the dead, thou shall be saved....”
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for the wonderful works of
salvation, consummated by the death, burial and
resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Sin, with its cause and
effects, has been nailed to the cross, and now, I live
triumphantly, displaying your graces and goodness
everywhere, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Romans 5:7-8; Romans 4:23-25; Romans 6:4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 9:1-17 & Joshua 10-12
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Romans 5:12-21 & Psalm 104