Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of
the Law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus
Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works
of the Law: for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified. Galatians Chapter 2:16.
There are people who
think that if they are good people they will have Salvation, but they don’t
actively believe in Jesus Christ. This
doesn’t necessarily mean they have to attend church regularly. There are some people who attend church
regularly that may or may not receive Salvation because of their lifestyle
choices. Attending church isn’t a sole
indicator of a person’s belief in Christ.
That is a personal matter between God and them. Isn’t it neat that God makes all of these
decisions on an individual basis?
Anyway, the requirement
for Salvation is to believe that Jesus Christ is Savior of all. Now, this isn’t an isolated thing. That belief needs to be an active part of our
life. It’s not just something we should
think about every six years when a relative dies and you think about them going
to heaven to be with God. It’s supposed
to be a daily part of our lives. That’s
what I mean. This passage is saying that
we don’t get Salvation by just following the Law; it’s our faith in Jesus
Christ that saves us, but we are still supposed to be examples of how Jesus
works in our lives.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
