Are you good enough to merit God’s salvation? Are you good enough for heaven? Fortunately, we don’t have to ask that question! The good news of Jesus Christ is that we are now saved by God’s grace—God’s freely given mercy extended to us through Christ—and we receive that grace through faith. It is faith—trusting in Christ—that opens us to be filled with God’s saving power.

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Thus we live by faith—trusting in a power that far exceeds our own efforts—and so we have hope! Through faith we can share in how the Lord would work through us today; and we can live in the sure promise of heaven.

Sunday’s Scripture Readings:
Matthew 5:17–20
Philippians 3:7–9
Galatians 2:15–16, 3:6–9

About the Author

Dr. David A. Palmer has been the senior pastor at the United Methodist Church of Kent since 1995. He has a B.A. from Wittenberg University, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary. A native of Wooster, Ohio, he has served three other churches in east Ohio before coming to Kent. He and his wife, Mavis, have three children.