God's salvation is fundamentally about God's initiative in reaching down to humanity, not humanity's effort to reach up to God.
The Bible illustrates salvation as God's act of reaching down to His people, especially emphasized in Isaiah 59, which asserts that the arm of the Lord is not too short to save. This signifies that no matter how deep humanity's depravity runs, God's capacity to save is far greater. Furthermore, the scriptures make clear that all humans, in their natural state, are unable to seek God or do anything good. Instead, salvation is initiated by God, highlighting the essence of grace as a divine gift rather than a result of human merit.
Scripture References:
Isaiah 59:1-15, Romans 3:10-18, Romans 5:10, Luke 2:25-30, Matthew 1:21, Ephesians 1:4-5, Genesis 49:18, Psalm 25:5, Romans 5:9
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