The Work Is Not Thine

[KenH]

"Have I then no work to work in this great matter of my pardon? None. What work canst thou work? What work of thine can buy forgiveness, or make thee fit for the Divine favor? What work has God bidden thee work in order to obtain salvation? None. His Word is very plain, and easy to be understood: “To him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness” (Romans 4:5) There is but one work by which a man can be saved. That work is not thine, but the work of the Son of God. That work is finished,—neither to be taken from nor added to,—perfect through all ages."

- excerpt from Horatius Bonar's article, "The World Passeth Away"

 

[Dr. Bob]

When I ask someone how they know they will go to heaven when they die, I listen for the pronoun.

If the answer begins with "I", they are automatically wrong.

The answer must begin with "He".