*DAILY DEW 16/FEBRUARY/2023*
*THE STUFF OF SALVATION*
_Key Bible Text:_
*"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain."* (1 Corinthians 15:1-2 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
When we make altar calls to people, we must lead them aside to share the gospel with them, lest they believe in vain.
I've heard people tell me they got saved at a meeting where there was no preaching on salvation but the preacher only invited people who were ready to turn a new leaf, and then people respond emotionally, in an atmosphere charged up by music and prayer, and that was it.
Frankly, such folks aren't saved! If salvation is a mere turning of a new leaf, Christ wouldn't have come to die for sins! The sinner must hear the facts of the gospel in clear and definite terms. He must see Jesus as the propitiation for his sins. His faith must rest solely and fully on the work of the cross. Otherwise, we stand the risk of birthing false converts. There's no other means for leading men to Christ apart from explaining the work of Christ to them. We must never forget this!
Preaching on how to position yourself in the labour market and then inviting people to receive Christ afterwards is not salvation. (Unless of course one has already been exposed to the Gospel but only at that moment felt convicted enough to receive Christ as Lord and Savior)
Preaching on the effects of sin and how people should stop sinning and then inviting people to receive Christ, is also not salvation. Salvation isn't what people receive by reciting 'the sinners prayer', after we have preached about other things.
_MEDITATION:_
*Salvation is itself the message they must hear. It explains the problem of sin and points to Jesus as the Lamb that has taken away the sin of the world (John 1:29). It assures and persuades the sinner of forgiveness and the gift of the Spirit through Christ, the Son of God. Faith must come from the message! (Romans 10:17). This is how men are saved.*
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