Preaching and Salvation

We already know that we don’t deserve to be saved by Jesus from our sins, for we greatly deserve to be punished. We already know that Jesus came to the earth to be the light of the children of God, the Jews. Jesus came down to earth to get the lost sheep of Israel back into their relationship with God, but because of this salvation that Jesus brought, God has adopted all of us, from all races of all nations in the world. We don’t deserve it, but we are adopted. That is God’s saving grace.

He said to them, “Go into the world and preach the good news to all creation.

-Mark 16:15, NIV

The good news was spread by the disciples to different nations around the world. The good news in which everyone has been saved from the eternal death because of Jesus’ death on the cross. This good news of salvation has reached every corner of the earth because of the great work that was done by Jesus’ disciples, and thanks be to God that this good news has also reached us. Now, as followers and believers of Christ, it has also become our responsibility to preach the good news to the nations where it has not yet been preached.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

-Mark 16:16, NIV

Now, we just need to fully believe in our hearts and have faith that Christ died and rose so that we would be saved. We must also take this responsibility of preaching the gospel which was passed to us seriously so that the gates of hell will be plundered and that heaven would be populated. It is our job as Christians to win souls and make disciples. We must not be stagnant, we should bear our fruits.

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