Believe and Receive
“For I (the Apostle Paul) determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2).
The Apostle Paul, in his first letter to the church at Corinth, tells them that what they need to know regarding their Salvation is found exclusively in Christ and His sacrificial death at Calvary. The Gospel is not hard to understand; it is Christ and Him crucified. A child can understand it.
A searching heart will find the answer for their quest for God in the simplicity of the Gospel message. We are sinners prior to coming to the Lord and in need of a savior. We cannot save ourselves. We must come to the Lord in repentance for our sinful lives and accept the provision that He has graciously provided. That’s it!
The Father sent His Son to die on a cruel Cross that are sins might be atoned for. Our faith in Christ and what He accomplished at the Cross results in a imputed Righteousness and the promise of Eternal Life in the presence of the Lord. Our Salvation is a work of God and a free gift to whosoever will come to the Lord in repentance and faith.
There is a simplicity not only to the Gospel message, but also to the Christian life of faith that we walk in once we come to the Lord. We are to continue to place our faith in Christ and Him crucified and the Holy Spirit will help us to walk out a life pleasing to the Lord. The Father, in His Wisdom, provided a plan that would result in forgiveness for our sins and a life of faith walked out in victory.
As has been said, there is a simplicity to the Gospel. We come just as we are and receive of the Lord both forgiveness and “Newness of Life.” The life we receive and walk in is the Life of God. It is “Christ in us, the hope of glory.” We believe and we receive. It is not about doing (although a true conversion will result in us doing good works), but it is all about believing.
The Gospel cost the Lord much in the death of His Son. He has shown us the way, which is by faith in Christ and His sacrificial death on the Cross. Christ is the source of everything we receive from the Lord, and the Cross is the means by which all that God has for us comes to us, the following closing verse says it well:
“…Christ the Power of God, and the Wisdom of God” (1 Corinthians 1:24).
Always Remember,
God Loves You!
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