What does it mean that Jesus saves?

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What does it mean that Jesus saves? Jesus saves is a popular slogan on bumper stickers, signs at athletic events, and even banners being pulled across the sky by small airplanes.

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Sadly, few who see the phrase Jesus saves truly understand what it means. Those two words pack a tremendous amount of power and truth.

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Jesus saves, but who is Jesus? Most people understand that Jesus was a man who lived in Israel about 2 ,000 years ago.

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Virtually every religion in the world views Jesus as a good teacher and or a prophet. And while Jesus was truly a good teacher and a prophet, those job descriptions do not capture who

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Jesus truly is, nor do they explain how and why Jesus saves. Jesus is

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God in human form. He came to earth as a true human being in the person of Jesus Christ in order to save us.

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That brings up the next question, why do we need to be saved? The Bible declares that every human being who has ever lived has sinned.

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To sin is to do anything in thought, word, or deed that contradicts God's perfect and holy character.

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Because of our sin, we are separated from God and deserve judgment from Him. God is perfectly just, so He cannot allow sin to go unpunished.

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Since God is the infinite and eternal creator, all sin is ultimately against Him, and only an infinite and eternal punishment is sufficient.

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Eternal death, separation from God, is the only just punishment for sin. That is why we need to be saved.

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Jesus saves, but how does He save? Because we have sinned against an infinite

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God, either a finite person, each one of us, must pay for our sins for an infinite amount of time, or an infinite person,

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Jesus, must pay for our sins one time. There is no other option. Jesus saves us by dying in our place.

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Jesus Christ sacrificed Himself on our behalf, paying the infinite and eternal penalty only

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He could pay. Jesus took the punishment that we deserve in order to save us from an eternal destiny separated from God.

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Because of His great love for us, Jesus laid down His life, paying the penalty that we had earned, but could not pay.

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Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead, demonstrating that His death was indeed sufficient to pay for our sins, and that His life conquers death on our behalf.

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Jesus saves, but whom does He save? Jesus saves all who will receive His gift of salvation by faith.

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Jesus saves all those who cease trying to save themselves and fully trust in His sacrifice alone as the payment for sin.

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Jesus' sacrifice was sufficient to pay for the sins of all humanity, but His gift of salvation is only received through faith.

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We must trust Him. If you now understand what it means that Jesus saves, and you want to trust in Him as your personal

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Savior, you can, as an act of faith, communicate the following to God. God, I know that I am a sinner, and I know that because of my sin,

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I deserve to be eternally separated from You. Even though I do not deserve it, thank

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You for loving me and providing the sacrifice for my sins through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and I trust in Him alone to save me. From this point forward, help me to live my life for You instead of for sin.

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Help me to live the rest of my life in gratitude for the wonderful salvation You have provided. Thank You, Jesus, for saving me.

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