The Role of the Christian Believer

Man was created to live in a state of harmony and bliss with His creator and creation, but that fellowship was broken when man sinned in the Garden of Eden.  Man became separated from God and therefore it became necessary for someone to bridge the gap between mankind and God.  It was Jesus, the Son of God, who made the supreme sacrifice by dying on the Cross to save mankind.  Thus, through His blood the relationship was again restored and salvation was obtained for mankind and eternal life became possible.  Salvation is only the beginning of what God wants to do for us.  It can be defined a the total work of God in affecting a right relationship between mankind and himself. Salvation cannot be earned through good works, sincerity, baptism, Church membership     or any other human device.  It is a gift of God.  Anyone who believes on His name can be saved.  Romans 10:13 state that "for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord can be saved".  Faith and belief in the crucified and resurrected Christ are essential  for salvation.  The believer seeks to have a new relationship with Christ.  The believer is born again and changed by the renewal in both the moral and spiritual nature of Jesus the Christ.  The internal transformation will be displayed by our outward behavior.  II Corinthians 5:17 states that "therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things are passed away; behold, all things    are new."  The believer becomes a member of the family of God, Galatians 3:26 and a partaker of the divine nature, I Peter 1:23.