The gospel is a message(1)about the One True God and His love for the fallen human race. It is a message (2) about His giving of His only begotten Son, Jesus, as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins. And it is a message (3) that if believed will result in the salvation of the believer's soul.
Distorting any of these elements of the gospel makes the message null and void. There is no salvation in a perverted Gospel. One cannot have salvation in Jesus and worship a false god. Likewise, trusting in a "Jesus" other than the true Jesus will not save anyone.
Furthermore, there is only one way to receive the benefits of the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ and be saved. Imitating the life of Jesus will not secure salvation. " it is ......not by works, so that no one can boast." Eph. 2:8-9
We are saved by grace, through faith. Read Romans 10:8-15. The message of the One True God and the Lord Jesus Christ must first be heard, then believed with the heart and confessed openly, then God saves by administering His grace and mercy. The mercy of God is when God does not give us what we really do deserve. The grace of God is when God gives us something (salvation) that we do not deserve.
Many people are trusting their church to save them. It will not.
Many are trusting someone else's faith, perhaps a parent's or "godparent's" faith to save them. It will not.
Many are trusting in a religious rite such as baptism or confirmation to save them. It will not.
Many are trusting that the reception of sacraments will save them. They will not.
Only God can save. Only God can grant saving grace.
"By grace are you saved through faith". Any other way is a perversion of the truth and will not save.
The truth remains, There is no salvation in a perverted Gospel.
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