The fallacy of our thinking as believers is that we think we are the ones that are responsible for saving someone. Nothing could be further from the truth, we can't save anyone, not even ourselves, only God can; call, draw, convict, forgive, wash clean, make righteous, cause to be born again, a new creature, the old is gone, the new has come and mankind has absolutely nothing to do with it!
The apostle Paul talks about this in 1 Corinthians 3;5-7 "After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God's servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It's not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What's important is the God makes the seed grow."
Jesus speaking to Nicodemus regarding begin born again had this to say in John 3:5-6; "Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." Mankind can never bring about the spiritual birth that Jesus refers to as being "born again."
We had very little to do with our own salvation, God did all the work! Consider the following;
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16. "And I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand." John 10:28-19. "...I lay down My life for the sheep. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative..." John 10:15, 18. "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21. "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me." John 15:26 "And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment." John 16:8. "Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus is accursed; and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit." 1 Corinthians 12:3. The entire God head is involved in the salvation of every soul!
Now that we see the truth of salvation, we can rejoice that we are blessed and honored to be a part of God's work by sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ as the Holy Spirit of God speaks through us as we open our mouths to those as the Lord provides us the opportunity!
Now one last promise of blessing that occurs when we are obedient to Christ to share our faith in Him. "I pray that the participation in and sharing of your faith may produce and promote full recognition and appreciation and understanding and precise knowledge of every good thing that is ours in our identification with Christ Jesus." Philemon 1:6 AMP.
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