Two Step To Salvation
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23)
I am not a dancer, but I have heard of the "Two Step." Here is one description of the "Two Step" I read. "The two step was developed because the cowpoke got tired of dancing the one step on the right foot, and added the second step so he could change weight to the left foot as well. Then he called it the two step. Right then left." (Copied)
I don't know if this is an accurate description, but it does lead into our post-article subject concerning "Salvation." There are two steps of gospel truth (when realized) that leads us to salvation, in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Step One:
We Have Sin...In Our Lives.
The apostle Paul writes to the Christians at Rome, and tells them (and us) that "All have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God."(Romans 3:23) Everyone in the world, including ourselves, have at one time or another disobeyed God's Word, and His will for our lives. No one is perfect except our Lord Jesus Christ. Sin is the wedge that we have placed between God and us, in our relationship with Him. In our second Scripture verse, Paul says that "The wages of sin is death"...that is spiritual death, which means eternal separation from God. When we sin, we not only break God's law, but we break His heart. And the wages, or payment for our sinful activity is spiritual death.
That leads us to the second step of gospel truth.
Step Two
We Have A Savior...In Our Lives.
There is nothing we can do to save ourselves. It is only by the love of God, brought to us by His Son Jesus Christ, that brings us the hope of salvation. As the last part of our second Scripture verse says: "But the gift of God is eternal life, in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23b)
Our Savior, Jesus Christ, gave His life on the cross at Calvary to die for our sins, and bring to us the precious gift of God, eternal life.
These two steps of of gospel truth, (when realized) are to draw us
to obtain the hope of salvation that God wants us to have today. And will also give us as Christians, a simple but essential message to present to others who are walking in their sins, and living a life without hope.
This is not a two step dance, but it is a two step gospel truth, that will lead those who are lost in sin, to the Savior, and to eternal life. GP
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