God initiates and man responds. All who receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and by faith submit to Him, do so in response to the gracious ministry of the Holy Spirit in their heart. Salvation is wholly an act of God by His grace alone. Peace with God is established for all who have, by faith in Christ's ministry of reconciliation, sought for mercy and forgiveness of sins. God never turns aside an honest, seeking heart.
Believers are to grow in Christian maturity.
All who have received the new life of the Spirit by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, will experience a change in motivation, attitude, and a desire to fulfill God's directives for their lives. Love for God is the honorable motive in following His directives. Assurance of continued salvation. A true believer in Jesus Christ may know his or her sins are forgiven by means of the promise in Scripture, and by the witness of the Holy Spirit within the heart. All believers in Christ Jesus are called to be ambassadors.