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Born of Water and Spirit

Dear friend, true belief gives you all the right you need:

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:12).

In the early church some Jewish Christians add their own works to the cross.

“Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved” (Acts 15:1).

The apostles firmly reject this, saying,

But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will (Acts 15:11).

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.… You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace (Galatians 5:1,4).

Drop forever, dear friend, the fatal error of pursuing righteousness “as if it were based on works” (Romans 9:32). ‘Working’ for salvation treats it as cheap enough for a sinner to earn. ‘Adding’ to it suggests it is too weak. Your salvation costs heaven’s highest price (1 Peter 1). How do you respond to such amazing kindness? Accept it! Take to heart this Good News: Christ died for all sinners including you (1 Timothy 1:15; 2:4-6). Trust the complete power of God’s sacrifice. Yes, we are unworthy. Rely, therefore, on God’s Son. He is perfectly able to free you from all sin and all guilty feelings (John 8:36; Hebrews 10:10-22; 1 John 1:7-9).

I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes… (Romans 1:16).

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast (Ephesians 2:8-9).