The greatest testimony of the Holy Scriptures is the glory of God. Our salvation is a loud unyielding declaration of the all surpassing goodness, faithfulness, and ultimately - the Glory of God. If, I'm not careful, I can make it about me.
How smart I am to have figured it out.
How holy I am to have discovered the right denomination and theology.
How valuable I am to have been saved.
But it's not about me. It's about God.
My statement concerning the nature of salvation is a testimony to the fact that God does everything. Not everything... except my faithful response. Not everything... except my repentance.
EVERYTHING. Thank God.
With you for His glory
6. Salvation
I believe that salvation is a gift of God's grace
through faith (which is also a gift, not of our own contemplation)
in the Lord Jesus Christ alone whose precious blood was shed
for the forgiveness of our sins; of God's initiation and
administration in whole, without consideration of human effort.
(Matthew 19:26; John 1:12; Romans 5:2; Ephesians 1:7, 2:8,
1 John 1:9)