SIN AND DEBT.
Sin may be likened unto a debt. Sometimes men get into debt and are unable to pay what they owe. Suppose a man in this condition was told by the man to whom he was in debt that he would be forgiven if he would agree to certain conditions. Such a man would not expect forgiveness unless he made the promise and kept his agreement.
All men are sinners before the Lord, and they cannot free themselves from their sins. The Savior, however, promises them forgiveness on condition of their obedience to His commandments. How then can we expect to receive forgiveness unless we accept His offer and obey His word?
THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
RULES THAT MUST BE OBEYED BY ALL WHO ENTER CHRIST'S CHURCH.
BY ELDER EDWIN F. PARRY, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.
WHAT IS SALVATION?
Salvation means redemption from eternal death, and deliverance from the effects of sin. It is the gift of God to man.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God." (Ephesians 2: 8).