ONLY A RELATIONSHIP with the Lord Jesus Christ can save a person.
I remember listening to one of the preachings of Pastor Benny Hinn (www.bennyhinn.org).
He told a story of a father.
The father has a son.
His son was murdered.
The father has choices...
REVENGE. Kill the man who murdered his son.
JUSTICE. Bring the man to the court and let the Law decide punishment
FORGIVE. Just forget about the whole thing
or
Forgive the man who murdered his son, adopt the man and let him live with his family, loving him as his own son... That is GRACE.
For it is by grace you have been saved,
through faith—and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God— 9 not by works,
so that no one can boast.
