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(Jesus said) “My prayer is not for them alone. (the Apostles) I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, (you and me) that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.  John 17:20-21 

Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, (our self-righteous acts do not make us right before God) because, “The righteous will live by faith.”  Galatians 3:11

 For it is by grace (getting what you don’t deserve) you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.  Ephesians 2:8-9

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  Galatians 3:26-28

We all have our differences, but we are all ONE in Christ!!!

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1. A saved person is the one who Hungers and thirst for righteousness, standing up for right things, even if that invites persecution.

2. A saved person is the one who keeps and seeks for all the commandments of the God

3. A saved person is the one believes and delights in Gods word and is constantly growing in the Knowledge of the Scriptures

4. A saved person is the one who develops a true faith in Christ, repent of his sins, baptized for the remission of his sins, and received the gift of the Holy Spirit ,Live the commandments of God since Salvation is a continuous process” but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.

5. A saved person is the one who is baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit of God and he believes that by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone there is eternal life.

6. A saved person is the one who Stand firm, with the belt of truth buckled around their waist, with the breastplate of righteousness Keeping the Full Armor of God Enduring Hardships, Sufferings, and Trials through Christ.

7. A saved person is the one who leads his family members and others to God our Father and Jesus Christ.

8. A saved person is the one who trains his children to walk in Godly Path, teaches them Gods commandments and Judgments, teaches them to fear the Lord keeping themselves pure and holy in all conduct Seeking God’s kingdom and his righteousness.

9. A saved person is the one who has the spirit of the Lord as his helper, counselor, educator, comforter, testifier, intercessor, and has a voice of God dwelling within him and he walks by the Spirit by bearing the fruit of the Spirit.

10. A saved person is the one who do Not Conform to the Things of This World and who loves the Lord with All his Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength.

11. A saved person is the one who will not have fellowship with Unbelievers and Those who Compromise Their Walk with Jesus Christ but Pursue Pure and Godly Friendships that inspire them to be more like Jesus.

12. A saved person is the one who does NOT to Tolerate False Teaching instead examines everything with scriptures.

13. A saved person is the one whose faith is proved genuine by good works coming forth as fruit in the Kingdom of God because Faith without works is dead And Works are the fruit of Faith.

14. A saved person is the one who love the way of God and to hate every form of evil since the Salvation is an ongoing process throughout our lives.

15. A saved person is the one who receives Jesus Christ through Holy Communion to nourish the souls with spiritual food

It seems to me the hardest test questions are always those that ask me to fill in the blank.  With a true or false question I can guess at the answer and perhaps get it correct, but if filling in the blank is required, there’s no guessing. Either I know the correct answer or I don’t.

Life is like that too. From the date of our birth until the date of our death, we’re allowed to live our life—“fill in the blank,” however we wish.  What we put in the blank is very important and it’s not wise to guess at the answer.  The wrong answer has serious consequences.

With the appearing of that second date on our tombstone—the day of our death, there will be no time left to “cram for finals.”  However, we need not worry if we fill in our blank with the correct answer as found in the Bible.

In Romans 3:23 it says “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” To sin means to say, think or do something contrary to God’s will— to fall short of God’s glory.  We have all done it. This makes us sinners who deserve punishment for our sin—living forever in hell and completely separated from God. This is not pleasant to think about, but don’t stop reading, for there is good news.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only unique Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son, Jesus, into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him” (John 3:16-17 NIV).  The punishment for sin is spiritual death—separation from God forever.  God’s Son, the only non-sinner ever to live, willingly died on a cross to take the punishment we deserve.  He arose from the dead three days later, making Him the Conqueror over death and hell.

We must make a decision about what He did for us.  We can reject it, and die both physically and spiritually, and go to hell.  But if we ask Him to forgive our sins, we become a Christian.  Then, although physical death will eventually occur, spiritually we will be alive and go to live with Him in heaven.

The Bible says, “That if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved” (Romans 10:9-10 NIV).  Filling in the blank correctly isn’t difficult to do, but it’s a life-changing experience.  For when we believe Jesus did what He said He did, and confess we are a sinner needing forgiveness, we will receive the Holy Spirit into our heart. He will guide us each day, showing us how to live a life pleasing to God (John 14:26 NIV).

After Jesus arose from the dead, He promised to go to heaven to prepare a home for those who have accepted Him.  He said He’d return to take them to heaven to live with Him (John 14:2-3 NIV).

Many people have chosen to believe and obey these Scriptures.  They’ve invited Him into their hearts, and asked how He wants them to fill in the blanks.  He has shown them how to do it with love, obedience and service to Him, their Lord and Savior.  They don’t need to guess at the answer.  They have filled in their blank correctly.

Have you?

Reprint ** Church of God Evangel, January 2009