Salvation comes through accepting Yeshua as your Savior, repenting of your sins, and walking in faith and righteousness. If you stumble and fall into sin, you can repent again, and God will forgive you. Baptism is also required, as it demonstrates your commitment to God and brings you the Holy Spirit—the Spirit of truth, the Comforter.
True faith is more than just belief—it is belief put into action. If God asks you to live according to His will, not only should you believe what He says, but you should also follow through in obedience. This is faith in action.
When it comes to salvation, nothing we do can earn it—only the blood of Yeshua can save us. However, God gives us instructions on how to live: keeping His commandments, spreading His word, and walking the narrow path. When we live by the Spirit, these things will happen naturally, and they will be a blessing. God has rules and requirements for those who want to be His children.
If you claim to be saved but continue to willfully sin, you are not walking in the Spirit. Hebrews 10 tells us that there is no sacrifice for willful sin. For example, if you know that adultery is a sin—even to lust after someone is considered sin—but you knowingly engage in an affair, you are committing willful sin. In that moment, you are not saved, because you are rejecting God and His ways. When Paul says there is no sacrifice for willful sin, he means that the blood of Yeshua cannot save you while you are actively rejecting God.
Thinking that works alone can save you is missing the point. The Pharisees and Sadducees were focused on works, but their hearts were far from God. We can’t do anything on our own to earn salvation; Yeshua is the one who recommends us to the Father. He asks us to live by faith, which means obeying God’s will. It’s a simple choice: live for God or live for yourself.
Scripture is clear that faith involves action. James explains that sin is the transgression of the law, and the punishment for sin is death. Yeshua is the sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins, and this is how we are saved. But don’t think that you can live in willful sin and still be saved.
Today, many Christians believe they can live as they please and still be saved, but this is not biblical. We are told to walk the narrow path, to live in righteousness, and to overcome sin. We are to do the will of our Father in Heaven. Those who confuse salvation by faith and works fail to see that true faith leads to action. But ultimately, all glory for salvation belongs to Yeshua, who makes it possible for anyone walking in true faith to be saved.
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