First Corinthians 15:26

“THE LAST ENEMY TO BE DESTROYED IS DEATH.”

I talked to a German tourist today (He told me,” I have met you before here in NZ.”) and in the course of our conversation I mentioned the writing on the door: “CLOSED DUE TO BEREAVEMENT.”

We talked about a number of things – but it came to light that people have the idea that they have to EARN their SALVATION. I told him of course that Salvation is FREE. Not only the Catholics are thinking that Salvation can be earned, but the Protestants are also forgetting, that Martin Luther ‘discovered’ again the old biblical truth that justification is by FAITH alone.

“For it is by grace 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)

The German tourist is a Protestant.

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