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SALVATION EXPERIENCE
MONDAY, JANUARY 18
Acts 10:44-48

Luke 19:9-10

 

“For the Son of man is come
to seek and to save

that which was lost.

 

SALVATION EXPERIENCE
 
The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to all them that believe (Rom 1:16). It is by the hearing of the preached Word of God that faith comes (Rom 10:17). The moment the person believes, the Spirit of God will indwell him to guide and lead him. “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father” (Rom 8:14-15).
 
Baptised with the Holy Ghost: Calvin commented, “This visible sign representeth unto us, as it were in a table, what an effectual instrument of God’s power the preaching of the gospel is; for he poured out his Spirit as Peter spake, to the end he might show that he sendeth not teachers to that end, that they may beat the air with the vain sound of their voice, but that he may work mightily by their voice, and may quicken the same by the power of his Spirit, to the salvation of the godly.” Just like on the day of Pentecost, when they spoke in tongues, they were understandable words that Luke said magnified the Lord. This was very unlike today’s gibberish, unintelligible, and nonsense babbling of the mouth.
 
Baptised in the name of the Lord: Peter knew the sequence of the Great Commission. Once they believed, the next step was to fulfil all righteousness by subjecting themselves to the sacrament of water baptism. This was the outward sign of the inward grace that was working in the lives of Cornelius and his household. Peter prescribed baptism in the name of the Lord, which referred to the Triune God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
 
The salvation experience of a person is a miracle in itself. The events that take place are not prescribed by man but by God. There is no exact pattern to follow, however, the essentials are the hearing of the gospel, repentance and faith. The second baptism sought by many charismatics today is nowhere to be found in the Scriptures. If we truly are biblical Christians, let us adhere to what is given in the Word of God and nothing else.
 
THOUGHT: Do I trust in the finished work of Jesus?

PRAYER: Father, I thank Thee for Jesus who paid for my sins.

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