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  WHAT SALVATION IS
  by Andrew Murray
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Summary: Salvation is a personal relation with Christ, not just a work
or knowledge.

Topics: "Personal Relationship with Christ", "True Nature of Salvation"
Scripture References: John 1:4, John 3:16, John 14:6, Romans 10:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 2:8-9, Philippians 1:21, Colossians 3:4, 1 John 5:11-12

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Andrew Murray emphasizes that true salvation is not merely about
believing in Christ's works or following His commands, but rather about
establishing a personal relationship with Him. He asserts that salvation
is fundamentally about receiving Christ Himself as our life,
highlighting that eternal life is found in Him alone. Murray clarifies
that faith involves opening our hearts to Christ, rather than just
accepting promises or gifts. This intimate connection with Jesus is what
truly defines salvation.

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THIS IS SALVATION. It is not what many think it is - depending upon a
certain work which Christ has done, or believing certain truths which he
has revealed, or doing certain things which he has commanded. All these
things have their value and are necessary. But salvation itself, in its
true essence and power, consists in coming to Christ and getting into
personal relation with him. 'In him was life' (verse 4). 'This is the
record, that God hath given us eternal, and this life is in his Son; he
that hath the Son hath life.' Faith does not merely mean a confidence in
certain promises which God has made, or the acceptance of a certain gift
which Christ can bestow; it means an opening of the heart to him and a
receiving of himself as its life.

(Excerpted from Christ is All, pg. 73)

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/andrew-murray/what-salvation-is/
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