Simple Salvation

Man often complicates the simplest matters. He manages to muddle the mundane into a myriad of galactic proportions. In human affairs man is hopelessly complicated. A simple political assassination will precipitate a World War. A border dispute becomes the occasion for super power confrontation. One high flying plane torpedoes hopes for detente'. Religious fratricide erupts into a conflict that confounds all efforts for peace. A handful of sheiks hold the whole world for economic ransom. A sad little burglary shames and shatters the confidence of a mighty nation.

Around the world the man in the street often feels that if he could for a moment face his counterpart across a table they could cut through all the red tape and penetrate the smoke screen of officialdom and work it all out. It seems just that simple.

But man as an individual seems to possess the same penchant to perpetually muddle his own affairs. The ever increasing incidence of murder, mayhem, suicide, divorce, delinquency, political deceit and perversity, and other variants in the catalogue of sin, amply confirm man's ineptness to manage his own affairs.,

It's the same old problem. Man is a do it yourself creature. Philosophically this is best illustrated by his failure to come to grips with is most pressing problem. That problem is sin. He will not accept outside help. God has provided the solution, but man insists on doing his own thing. He will submit to any form or ritual, modern or pianistic, in order to save himself. He will burn himself on a street corner, throw a baby to the crocodiles, be christened, learn a catechism, join a church, burn some candles, be baptised, go into a trance, or invent one thousand and one different ways to bring himself to God. Just as long as he can do it himself. This is so sad because this is the only way he cannot be saved. He cannot because as he tries to save himself, he will not allow God to save him. He complicates the simple way of salvation found in God's Word.

The whole story of man's problem and God's solution is so simply told in the Bible that even a child can understand. (Matthew 18:3) We prove we are sinners each day of our life, over and over again. It is only logical that a sinner cannot eradicate his own sin. After all, can a leopard change his spots? God's solution to our problem is simply that His sinless Son died for our sins. (John 3:16) Based upon this simple fact, all we have to do is repent of our sins and in simple faith believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ. We just ask God to save us and take our sins away. When we do this, God provides the gift of' everlasting life. (Romans 6:23, 10:13)

JESUS SAYS SALVATION IS AS SIMPLE as opening a door. (Rev. 3:20) When someone is at the door we don't spend hours speculating about the caller's identity. We just open the door quietly and confidently and without fanfare. With a minimum of fuss. That's faith. Salvation is that simple.

JESUS SAYS SALVATION IS AS SIMPLE as a. thirsty man drinking water. (Rev. 22:17) When a man is dying of thirst he doesn't pause to investigate the molecular composition of H20. He's not interested in the details. He doesn't ask questions. He just drinks freely and without reservation. That's faith. Salvation is that simple.

JESUS SAYS SALVATION IS AS SIMPLE as receiving a gift. (Romans 6:23) A gift is offered and we reach out and take it. With no questions asked or strings attached. That is faith. Salvation is just that simple and easy. Why not open the door of your own heart by faith and receive the one gift above all others, eternal life. Those who do find their spiritual thirst eternally quenched.. IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE.