6Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8Wilt thou also dis annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou may est be righteous?
9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
This is my favorite section of Scripture! God here gives us another way to heaven. It is so funny i can just hear God as he says it, i think that He is being sarcastic as he says it. because He himself knows that we can not do any of this that only He can. i like to present this to the lost person that says i will get to heaven my own way by the sweat of my brow, and surprisingly they have nothing to say to this. now lets look at Jobs response at the end of the book:
I know that thou canst do every thing
isn't that amazing how when we look at what God presents us that it is only through Him and Him alone. now for those of you that are lost reading my blog, if you are asking your self the question: how then do i get to heaven? It is simple: follow Christ. when you truly follow Christ you put your full faith in Him. it is not simply saying a pray it is a faith, not a deed less one but a saving one. James says " faith without works is dead" if you have faith then you will have works that follow. we are not saved by those works but those works are an outflowing of faith. there is an old saying that goes like this: Salvation is by grace alone Thur faith alone but salvation is never alone. if we are truly saved we will have fruits (works) that follow.
I love that quote "faith alone saves, but saving faith is never alone". While so many want to think there are multiple ways to heaven, you have correctly stated that it is only through fath in Christ that one can be saved!
ReplyDeleteFAith in Christ. So simple, even a Caveman could do it, but not apart from the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in the heart of man. Work as he may, work as he might, man cannot save himself. Even the faith man has is given by God. Oh how wonderful he is! Faith alone saves, but saving faith is NEVER alone!!!! I love it.
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