I read the discussion about salvation by grace or work, go to complicated, I think we have to make it simple who get the credit for our salvation?
1. Is God the one that deserve for the credit for our salvation? Mean His grace, His decision to die for us is the key to our salvation?
2. Or our own work?
As far as my concern, this is the order of salvation.
The Lord decide to die for us. Then He invite every body who believe in Him to be save.
He come to the earth to make this offer/offer of salvation. Just accept Him.
I am going to repeat my analogy.
If a rich man come to my house and bring a million dollar in his hand, and said, take this money, I work for it, all you need is you believe this is not counterfeit and take it.
Then I take this money.
Can I say : I earn it. Can I boast this is the result of my work, I deserve to get the credit.
Yes, I have to make decision either to accept the offer or refuse it.
But normal person, will say it is a give, it is a grace, normal person will give all the credit to the giver/the Lord, not take the credit for himself.
1. Is God the one that deserve for the credit for our salvation? Mean His grace, His decision to die for us is the key to our salvation?
2. Or our own work?
As far as my concern, this is the order of salvation.
The Lord decide to die for us. Then He invite every body who believe in Him to be save.
He come to the earth to make this offer/offer of salvation. Just accept Him.
I am going to repeat my analogy.
If a rich man come to my house and bring a million dollar in his hand, and said, take this money, I work for it, all you need is you believe this is not counterfeit and take it.
Then I take this money.
Can I say : I earn it. Can I boast this is the result of my work, I deserve to get the credit.
Yes, I have to make decision either to accept the offer or refuse it.
But normal person, will say it is a give, it is a grace, normal person will give all the credit to the giver/the Lord, not take the credit for himself.