Love rescued

by David Long

A person lost in sin has lost their love for God. But Jesus said He came to seek and save that which was lost (Lk. 19:10). He came to bring salvation, to rescue us from the love of sin. The plan of salvation is how it works. We hear the word (Rom. 10:17). We believe in Jesus as the Son of God (John 8:24). We repent of our sins (Acts 17:30). We confess our faith in Christ (Acts 8:37). We are immersed in water for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16) and we come up out of that watery grave of baptism to walk in a new life (Rom. 6:3-4). Being added to the church of Christ (Acts 2::47), where we can worship and serve God acceptably. Love has been rescued: from the love of sin and the world to the love of God (Mk. 12:30-31). Anything less and we won't make it to heaven.