22 Mar 2012
I Peter 1:8-9
I Peter 1:8: “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.”
Jesus said “blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believed.” That would be us – the Church. We have never seen Christ in person and yet we believe in Him, love Him, and earnestly desire to be with Him. We walk by faith, believing the Word of someone that we have never actually seen. Things will not always be like this, though. One day the Lord will return and our faith will become sight, and we will finally see the One Who died for us. That will be an amazing day.
Also, notice that salvation is a result of faith, not works. Verse 9 makes this quite clear. The end of our faith – the result of our faith – is salvation. Salvation comes through faith, not through works or good deeds or obedience to the Law. It can only come through what Jesus did, not through anything we can do. This is why there is no other way to be saved.