Jesus Christ our Redeemer...

In 1 Timothy 2: 15, we are told that a woman is saved by childbearing if she remains in faith, love, holiness and self control. For the last three blog posts, we have discussed this as the most important role for women.

But, what if a woman, or if a man and woman together as parents, decide for an abortion, or even just think about abortion as a means to get out of their Godly role in this fallen world, can they be forgiven? Yes, if we seek to be forgiven.

Jesus Christ died for the sinner! He bore our iniquity on the cross. Jesus Christ can forgive all sin no matter how terrible as long as the sinner confesses his/her sin. We must come to Christ in all humility and repent and ask for Him for forgiveness. 

We should never think we can hide our sin for it is known to Him. So, don't hide it.  Confess your sin and be forgiven, and receive salvation. 

Jesus Christ is our redeemer! He paid it all and for that sacrifice we should be humble, fearful knowing that He is an awesome God. So great is His love that we can be afraid of such powerful love and never think we are undeserving of it.

Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the Law again ~ Galatians 5:1.

Galatians 5:1-6 we come to understand that Christ will not be the Savior of any who will not own and rely upon him as their only Savior. Let us take heed to the warnings and persuasions of the apostle to steadfastness in the doctrine and liberty of the gospel. All true Christians, being taught by the Holy Spirit, wait for eternal life, the reward of righteousness, and the object of their hope, as the gift of God by faith in Christ; and not for the sake of their own works. 

The Jewish convert might observe the ceremonies or assert his liberty, the Gentile might disregard them or might attend to them, provided he did not depend upon them. No outward privileges or profession will avail to acceptance with God, without sincere faith in our Lord Jesus. 

True faith is a working grace; it works by love to God, and to our brethren. May we be of the number of those who, through the Spirit, wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. The danger of old was not in things of no consequence in themselves, as many forms and observances now are. But without faith working by love, all else is worthless, and compared with it other things are of small value. Matthew Henry