Foundations – Back to Basics – The 7 Essential Principles of Christian Doctrine

Salvation as a Free Gift.

The one question that all other religions struggle with is the fact that there is only one way to heaven and that’s through Jesus. There is no other way into heaven but it is a free gift from God. You cannot earn your way into Heaven. The only way is through faith in Jesus Christ. Romans 6:23b tells us that “the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We all must appear before the judgment seat of Jesus and will suffer the eternal punishment of God without the free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. But, one must receive this free gift before death – before the judgment. And this free gift – it is from God through Jesus and not of our selves. In other words, you can do nothing to save yourself except through grace and faith in Jesus Christ.

This free gift is for everyone. Romans 10:9-13 “because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. ¹¹For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” ¹²For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. ¹³For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

No other religion in the world offers a free gift. You always have to work your way into heaven, which of course is false in every sense. But, that’s religion – mans attempt to show God he can do good and no one is good, no not one.