“What Is Genuine Saving Faith?” July 10
What makes someone a Christian?
Is it growing up in a Christian home? Going to church? Being baptized? Taking communion? Trying to live a good life? Praying the sinner’s prayer years ago? Or simply believing there is a God?
Many people assume they are Christians because of something they did—or because of what they don’t do anymore. But is that what the Bible teaches?
In today’s New Testament reading, we’ll discover why the early church fought so fiercely to protect the gospel from anything that added human effort to God’s grace. We’ll also examine the difference between outward religion and genuine heart transformation.
And from Proverbs, we’ll consider something surprisingly practical: what God thinks about making careless promises and why our words should reflect faithful, trustworthy hearts.
