Blessings of Salvation Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Salvation carries blessings that all believers receive upon accepting Jesus Christ as his or her personal Savior, and they are: a) Redemption is that all believers have been ransomed (bought/redeemed) with the blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ paid our sin debt. This gives each believer the blood bought right to come boldly to God in prayer with supplication and thanksgiving. b) Justification is that believers have been justified (acquitted of all sins), or declared righteous in the sight of God. Justification is the finished work of Jesus Christ (Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8). c) Regeneration is the believer's new birth (John 3:3). This is taking on the life of Christ as the Holy Spirit abides in each believer (Romans 8:9). Believers become new creatures in Christ. d) Sanctification is each believer being set apart from sin so that all believers may have an intimate relationship with God to serve Him. Sanctification comes by faith in God (Acts 26:18), union with Christ in His death and resurrection (John 15:4-10; Romans 6:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:30), by Christ's blood (1 John 1:7-9), by the Word (John 17:17), and the regenerating and sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in the believer's heart (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Romans 8:13; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Philippians 2:12-13; 2 Thessalonians 2:13). Given the overall sin cleansing process and the blessings received who wouldn't want to be saved? Comments are welcome Author's contact: wwhite@goodshepherdwritingandpublishing.com http://willie-writing.blogspot.com
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