What Christ did for me on the cross brings salvation, What I do for Christ after being saved brings rewards.
The work of Christ brings salvation we are all in the same boat, we have all sinned, offended God, polluted ourselves and deserve the wages of sin, spiritual death, eternal separation from the one and only living Holy God Rom. 3:23, 6:23. The Good news is that Christ died for our sins, paid our debt in full, rose again, and was seen alive by hundreds 1 Cor. 15:1-4. "The gospel is the power of God to salvation to everyone who believes" Rom. 1:16. Nothing more and nothing less will bring salvation. "He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit" Titus 3:5. see Matt. 3:13-15. "For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory but not before God. Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Works of righteousness by us brings rewards "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. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them" Eph. 2:8-10.
Rewards according to our works "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done" Rev. 22:12. Read 1 Cor. 3:11-15. If a man's works are burned, he shall suffer loss but he himself shall be saved yet so as by fire.
The bottom line is I am saved by grace but after I am saved, I am rewarded in heaven by works done to the glory of God.
O dear people, put your gifts to work for Christ and lay up treasures in heaven and pleasures down here. All because of Calvary, sumner
The bottom line is I am saved by grace but after I am saved, I am rewarded in heaven by works done to the glory of God.
O dear people, put your gifts to work for Christ and lay up treasures in heaven and pleasures down here. All because of Calvary, sumner
