Salvation

Salvation

That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10:9-10

I particularly like this verse because it gives a solid definition of salvation. Many times even Christians will focus on works and what they can do to get to heaven when in reality that’s not what’s important. Salvation is something that is so easily accessible for us. All we have to do is believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths. That’s all we have to do. God doesn’t need us; He wants us. He wants us to have a relationship with Him so much that He sent Jesus to die for us. All we have to do is believe.

One of my favorite examples of salvation is the man on the cross next to Jesus. He was a person who had sinned so much in his life that he was sentenced to death on a cross. However, while he was dying he asked Jesus to remember him, to which Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” I love this verse because it shows that you don’t have to be perfect, spend your whole life going to church, and doing good deeds to get to heaven. Anyone can get to heaven as long as he truly loves and believes in the Lord. Now this doesn’t mean you should live your whole life in sin and at the last second turn to Christ. It just means that it’s never too late. If you are a Christian you should want to spend your life honoring God by doing good deeds and bringing others to Christ. Jesus led by example and spent His ministry serving others, so we should as well. If we truly love Christ we will do anything for Him because He has given us the ultimate gift of salvation.