There's Only Grace

"There's only grace, there's only love, there's only mercy and believe me it's enough."
As one of Jehovah's Witnesses I wasn't familiar with the term "grace,"  nor was I familiar with it's meaning.  The organization avoided the word.  I mean, if we asked the leaders what "grace" meant; they would give us a very diluted meaning like, "It's Jehovah's favor."  Yes, grace does mean favor, but more importantly it means salvation.
Now I know that in my last blog entry I stated that believing in Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation, and that is entirely correct.  However, if Jehovah did not decide to offer up in son in the first place, we would all be doomed, and destitute with no hope for the future.
Grace is a gift.  It was given exclusively by Jehovah God for the entire world.  He did not just offer His Son up for the sake of Jehovah's Witnesses.  No matter what the watchtower leaders have taught you, Jehovah's word say's differently.
"God saved you by His grace when you believed.  And you can't take credit for this:it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it."  Ephesians 2: 8.
I remember truly believing that because I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses I would be saved as long as I continued to stay active within the congregation.
Salvation is never presented to Jehovah's Witnesses as a free gift.  Salvation for a Witnesses is the result of; how hard they work and what group they are involved with.  This teaching is a lie.
"So we praise  Jehovah for the glorious "grace" that He poured out on us who belong to His dear son.  He is so rich in kindness and "grace"  that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His son and forgave our sins."  Ephesians 1:6,7.
Jehovah and Jesus both paid a high price for your freedom, so please do not become slaves of men.

Jehovah's Ultimate Gift

"For God so loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life,"   John 3:16


Oh, how our Heavenly Father Jehovah loves us.  For all of the twenty-one years that I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses I never understood just how much.  
In fact, in our New World Translation ( which was the only version of the Bible that I was allowed to read) John 3:16 said something like whoever exercised faith in the sacrifice of Jehovah's son might be saved.  When I was a witness the focus was always  on what I did, it was never focused on  who I was.  For example; if I attended all the five meetings every week, and made my 100 hours a month knocking on people's doors, then I felt like I might be acceptable. However, I was never completely certain.
This is not what Jehovah wants for His children.  See, it's not about what I do for Jehovah, but about what Jehovah has already done for me.
"Jehovah sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him."  John 3:17.
If anyone tells you that there is any other means to salvation, they are being deceived themselves and they are no doubt deceiving others.  
What do you tell others about salvation?