Saved by Jesus, Not By Works.
7.7.2021 I read about someone who used to raise money for charities. And yet he and his family were recently killed in a tragedy. How is that possible? A digression. As a child, I was baptised in the Church of England. When we moved to Sierra Leone, I used to attend a Methodist Church as my mum was a Methodist. I even attended a Methodist secondary school. We were encouraged to read the Bible and I even memorised several chapters from the Book of Psalms and I was very familiar with the teachings of Jesus. I presumed that made me a Christian. It took me a long time to realise that it's not enough to quote Scriptures or even use parts of the Bible to serve my own purpose. To be a Christian I have to accept that my good deeds are not enough to save me from whatever the world throws at me. Remember when someone called Jesus "good" he said only God is good. I need to believe Jesus's sacrifice for all of humanity for all time, that he died and w...