Salvation –
“But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace” (Romans 11:6 & Acts 15:11).
Salvation is a grace gift of God to mankind that comes only by faith (Believing) alone in Christ alone plus nothing. It is the sovereign grace of God that one receives salvation and become part of God’s family. God demonstrated His love toward us in that, while we were sinners, Christ died for us. The scripture tells us “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). Therefore we believe that a person cannot become saved as a result of another person’s choice, or being under some kind of cohesion against his/her will. We hold firm to the three stages of salvation that before a sinner gets saved, he/she Must hear, understand, and be convicted and repented of Sin through the word of truth and then enters instantly into a eternal relationship with God. No one can save anyone, it is God’s grace gift given to man through *faith in the finished work of Christ on the cross.
True conversion or repentance means the changing of a person’s mind about who Jesus is, and eventually becoming Lord over the person’s life. He died as our personal substitute, at the moment of salvation we immediately receive eternal life, and God secures our salvation forever. The believer shares Christ’s righteousness, co-heirs, sonship, indwelled and sealed by the Holy Spirit (Galatians 4:6, Romans 8:11, Ephesians 1:13). Therefore our positional identification in Christ guarantees our eternal state with God.
Note: The Bible never teaches Lordship salvation, we are to believe in Christ as Saviour and that He died and was buried and rose from the grave. The scripture reads, “That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).
Moreover, self-pitying and shedding tears about your ugly past in a religious gathering doesn’t mean you have indeed received Christ. Speaking in tongues (I.e. non-spoken languages: ‘Gibberish’) has nothing to do with salvation.
Good works are NOT a requirement for salvation, but one is required to produce good works after redemption. When a person is genuinely converted on the inside (The heart), it will eventually show on the outside (James 2:14-15).
According to God’s sovereign plan for humanity, He desires that all should come to salvation. “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:17).
But for those who will reject Him, have already chosen their eternal destiny. ”He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him” (John 3:36).