“God does not bodily descend into the world without changing it forever.” [1] This is most certainly the case in the person of Jesus. The almighty God does not do anything without a reason and without the ability to make it happen.
God is still very involved in our world. When we are saved, the Bible teaches us, God sends us the Holy Spirit (who is part of the Godhead) to indwell us (Romans 5:5, 1 Corinthians 6:19). The mission of the Holy Spirit is to “. . .convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment” (John 16:8 ESV). So how can we claim to be saved if our lives are not changed? If our lives are not changed, is not that thwarting the will of God? If we oppose God’s will, can we claim to be a Christian? Does not that make a changed life a very important part of salvation?
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[1] Janie B. Cheaney, “Cheap knockoffs”, World Magazine, July 185, 2020, p. 20.
