Foundation Series — Episode 18 – Salvation.

[00:00:00] Hello, welcome to your Daily Grace by Timothy Wilder foundation series episode 18 salvation salvation is rescue, not Religion One of the greatest misunderstandings about Christianity is the belief that salvation is mainly about becoming a better person. [00:00:18] Many people view the Gospel as an invitation into a religious system built around trying harder, behaving better, and slowly improving enough for God to accept them. But the Gospel tells a very different story. Salvation is not self improvement. Salvation is rescue. A drowning person does not need advice from the shore, he needs someone to save him. The same way humanity did not need mere moral instruction. We needed divine intervention. Scripture says, and you hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins. Ephesians 2:1 Dead people cannot improve themselves they must be given life. This is where religion and the gospel separate. Religion says, become better, so God will accept you. The Gospel says says, you could never save yourself, so Christ came to save you. Paul wrote, but God commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Christ did not wait for humanity to improve before acting. He moved toward us in our worst condition, not our best. That is why salvation is by grace. For by grace are ye saved through faith, not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8 9 Christianity is not ultimately about joining a religion. It is about being reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. He is not merely a teacher pointing toward salvation, he is the rescuer himself. Yes, salvation changes a person, but transformation is the result of rescue, not the cause of it. We do not change ourselves in order to come to God. We come to God because only he can truly change us. Jesus said, come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 not striving, not performance rest. [00:02:06] Thanks for listening. If you are being fed and or uplifted by these messages, we encourage you to like, comment, share and subscribe. [00:02:15] These things help us spread the message of grace.