God Is ALL We Need!
"For by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift
of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
Ephesians 2:
8-9
Gnosticism was a dangerous heresy in the first
two centuries of the Church. Gnostics believed
salvation was achieved with
elevated spiritual
knowledge rather than through faith in Christ .
The letters of Colossians and 1 John
were written, in part, to counteract
claims of Gnosticism.
God has given every Christian, through the
“knowledge of Him,” “all things that pertain to
life and godliness.” With God’s “exceedingly
great and precious promises,” we “may
be
partakers of the divine nature”
(2 Peter 1:3-4).
We are saved, not by mystical knowledge, but
by grace “for good works” (Ephesians 2:8-10).
God gave us everything we need to manifest
Him in this world with promises in His Word.
When you belong to Christ, you have been
called to be the hands and feet of Jesus in
the presence of those who have not met
Him yet.
"We must come to good
works by faith, and not
to faith by good works."
William Gurnall