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The exclusivity of salvation

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  This Holy Week, the world is remembering Christ's substitutionary death, burial and resurrection. The world may not understand its significance, but they understand that love is the reason. It is the Church's opportunity to explain to the world that this death solves the problem of sin. No one will go to hell because of sin. A person goes to hell if he rejects Christ as Savior.  One of the misunderstanding regarding salvation is our role in receiving it. Many people believe that salvation is something that is earned by merit- avoid sins, live righteously and be faithful until death. Others think salvation is by joining their religions, undergoing their rituals and faithfulness to the Church. Others add works to faith in Christ. You need to believe and work. Salvation is 50% your work and 50% Christ's.  None of these save a man. Jesus is the exclusive Way to God. He is not one of many ways. He is the ONLY way.  The only condition to have eternal life is faith alone ...

Read the instructional manual

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  Two days after magtapos ng senior high, binuo ng aking anak ang apat na laruan. Napabilib ako dahil mabusisi at maliliit ang mga piyesa ng laruan. Flex ko lang ang gawa niya rito: ( https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19sMy4FA9F/ ). Paano niya ito nabuo? Maingat niyang binasa at sinunod ang instructions na kasama sa kahon. Without that instructional manual, malabong mabuo ang mga laruan.  Sinumang nag-attempt na buuin ang laruan nang hindi kinokunsulta ang instructional manual ay siguradong mabibigo. Marahil pagtatawanan siya sa putilidad ng kaniyang ginagawa.  Instinctively binabasa natin ang manual kapag may bago tayong biling gamit. Sayang kung hindi ito mapakinabangan dahil sa maling assembly o maling gamit.  Yet, millions, and probably billions, are engaged in the futile exercise of building marriage and family without consulting the Author of the institution. God is the Author of the institution. He has the final say on how marriage and family work.  As Chr...