Saturday, February 12, 2005

"Saved" by Love

According to the Christian Scriptures, we are "saved" or enlightened, not by anything that we do, but because God loves us actively. In other words, God does all the work, because He is Love. It is in discovering inner Love that we are brought into grace. It is not something that we do, or can do. Grace is something done TO us by God (Love).

People believe that they are "saved" because they belong to a particular church, or adopt certain beliefs or dogma. No. This is like working to earn a gift. You do not earn a gift. It is given freely to you out of Love. This is the way it is with grace.

Everyone is ultimately saved, because God (Love) does not practice bigotry, prejudice, or favoritism. So, if anyone is "saved" by the limitless Love of God, everyone has to be.

Of course, saving every living thing from ignorance takes time. But God has forever! So, life after life, we all grow, gradually, into better and better people, until one day, we reach "perfection" or perfect enlightenment. This is how God saves the whole universe.

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