The Acceptance of Salvation

I believe that there is a problem with many people becoming prideful and thinking that God should just give them salvation. Like the metaphor of the builder constructing a house with one door that grants entrance into the house, yet the owner insists that there be a door in the rear of the house, God gives us the opportunity to live in his Kingdom of Heaven with him where there is eternal life and happiness. But, many of us choose to seek what is most pleasurable in this life while disregarding what our true purpose of life is, to fulfill the will of God. We sometimes become greedy and prideful and sometimes believe that we deserve the best and should be recognized as gods in some sense. We must be careful when we choose what actions we are going to commit. We do not want to make the same that our parents, Adam and Eve, committed when they were first created by our all loving creator. We sometimes have a tendency of expecting more than what is really available and offered. Sometimes we want more than the essentials and the generous offers. For example, if a graduating high school student really hopes of getting a scholarship to one of their university choices, they cannot simply expect that university to give him/her the scholarship just like that. You have to work for it and fulfill all the requirements and standards that the college has set. You cannot just sit around and perform at a mediocre standard, and you cannot just become lazy and simply expect the scholarship to be offered to you. Salvation is very similar to the scholarship in this example. God has most certainly done his part in getting us salvation and the opportunity to go live with him in Heaven. Now, it is our turn to complete our part and live in imitation of his only Begotten Son Jesus Christ as we fulfill his will. We have to put effort into everything that we do, especially into living the life God wants us to live so that we me experience eternal life with him in Heaven.

We have to gracious to God and give him thanks for even sending his Son to open the gates of Heaven and allowing us to experience salvation. We must be very careful to make sure that we do not become too prideful. It is okay o like yourself. As a matter of fact, you should, for it is the healthy thing to do.  But, when you begin to think that you’re more important than you actually are, the sin of pride begins to take effect. Pride is the key to all other sins, because after you believe that you’re more important than you actually are, you compensate for it when others don’t agree with your judgment. You try to make everything you do, even if wrong, look okay by making excuses for lying, cheating, stealing, and insulting. You begin to believe that only you really understand yourself and your actions and that there isn't anyone else that does. Instead, the Church teaches that you should experience humility, like Christ did, so that you do not become too prideful.