Friday, July 20, 2007

Salvation


And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6 )
This is one of the coolest verses in the Book of Genesis. It tells us about the day when Abram (later called Abraham) was "saved." Now, back in the Old Testament they did not talk about "getting saved" like we do today, but Genesis 15:6 records the day of Abram's salvation.

So, how was Abraham saved? Well, the Bible says "he believed the LORD, and he counted to him as righteousness."

What did he believe? In these verses, Abram believed that he would have descendants (children) even though at this point he was childless. But there’s more. Genesis 22:18 reveals that among those descendent would be a Seed through whom "all the nations of the earth" would be blessed.

So what does that mean? It means by faith, Abram believed God was going to send a Savior (Galatians 3:16).

In other words, Abram had faith that God would do what He promised. As a result, God counted him as righteous. Think of righteous or righteousness as being "right" with God.

That is the same way we're saved today. God says in His Word that He loves you, and sent His Son, Jesus, to die for everything you've ever done wrong. We have to believe what God says, trust Him by faith, and He will count us righteous.

So, are you going to believe it? You decide.
Believe= to put your full trust in or on something or someone

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