Ch. 16 Rest From Your Works

I really want you to get this one point. Please, give up trying to make yourself acceptable to God based on your own good works; it cannot be done that way. All you need to do is believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for your acceptance with God; He did the work for you. You merely need to trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 4:9–10   9 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10 For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

John 6:28–29   28 Therefore they said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”

Ephesians 2:8–9   8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?

If you can read the above four passages and if you are a born-again believer and you still think you must keep asking for forgiveness over and over again then to put it bluntly, you are a fool. You are trying to attain your goal by your own effort i.e., by your works. If you are feeling very uncomfortable right now that indicates, you may be choking on the meat of the word. The truth is you may not be ready for the meat of the word. You may only be able to handle the milk of the word. You may still be an infant and you may need to mature more before you understand. It means the law has not fulfilled its purpose in your life.

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