Saved by Belief Alone

Millions of people were told the same thing at a camp, a crusade or a kitchen table: pray this prayer, mean it, and you are saved forever. Nothing you do afterward can change that. It is offered as good news, and it promises certainty. Several people asked Jesus how to gain life. Each time, his answer was about what they would do.

You may have prayed that prayer as a child, and you may treasure it. Let's not take anything from it. Let's set it beside his own answers and see what he asked of the people who came to him. You don't need anyone's permission to follow him, inside a church or outside one, and following him is more than a moment.

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