ODB: false hope
April 21, 2010
We are not saved by good works, but by God’s work.
READ: Ephesians 2:1-10
By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works. —Ephesians 2:8-9
The name of a pretty Bavarian town in Germany shares the name of a place of horror—Dachau. A museum on the grounds of this infamous Nazi concentration camp attracts many World War II history buffs.
As you look around, it would be hard to miss the misleading words welded to an iron gate: Arbeit Macht Frei. This phrase—Work Makes You Free—was just a cruel lie to give false hope to those who entered this place of death.
Many people today have false hope that they can earn a place in heaven by working at being good or by doing good things. God’s standard of perfection, however, requires a totally sinless life. There’s no way any of us can ever be “good enough.” It is only through the sacrifice of the sinless Savior that we are made righteous. God made Jesus “who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor. 5:21). Eternal life is given because of God’s gift of grace—not because of our good works (Eph. 2:8-9).
Don’t let Satan trick you by giving you false hope that your good works will save you. It is only through Jesus’ work on the cross that you can have real freedom. — Cindy Hess Kasper
Source: Our Daily Bread
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I’m always thankful to God for this reminder and it really defines God’s salvation plan for our lives. Nothing we can do can save us and that is a really important point for us as Christian’s to remember. I recall a very concise acronym that was taught in Sunday School – G.R.A.C.E: God’s Redemption At Christ’s Expense. I think that summarizes easily in a nutshell what our salvation is based on. Thanks be to God that He sent Jesus Christ that we may be saved.
What can wash away my sin,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.