How to grow for salvation

The first thing is that the only way to obtain salvation is through the death of Christ on the cross, there is no other way, it is not something that we can obtain by ourselves or by our good works. The only work that has been able to satisfy the divine will of God is the death or the finished work of Christ on the cross, that blood that gave us salvation and eternal life. The only one who can save us is God, so trying to save ourselves by our own strength is an attempt that will always fail. Salvation does not begin in man, nor is it sustained by man—its origin, development, and consummation rest fully upon the sovereign grace of God. This is why Scripture repeatedly emphasizes that “salvation is of the Lord.”

We already know that salvation can not be obtained in a human way, but it is a divine intervention, but we must also understand that we are not Christians to sit or do what we want, we must act, even if the works do not save us, we must understand that a saved Christian will do good deeds, behave as such, live as such. The evidence of true conversion is not perfection but transformation. Those who have been touched by grace cannot continue living in the same darkness from which Christ rescued them. Good works are the fruit—not the root—of salvation. They flow naturally from a heart regenerated by the Spirit of God.

2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

1 Pedro 2:2-3

We must desire as children the Word of God. If you are really a Christian, what you should most desire in your life is the Word of God, to desire it as a child wishes to drink milk, because this Word is what makes us grow in this way, which makes us grow to be true Christians. A newborn cannot survive without milk, and in the same way, a believer cannot survive spiritually without Scripture. The Word is nourishment, strength, guidance, correction, comfort, and truth. If the Word is absent, spiritual hunger appears, and the soul begins to wither. But when the Word is present, abundant, and loved, the Christian matures, discerns, and perseveres.

Peter says we must “crave” it—this implies urgency, need, and longing. Not a casual reading, not a superficial glance, but a deep hunger for the written Word of God. Why? Because we have already “tasted that the Lord is good.” Anyone who has truly experienced the grace of God does not want to return to the emptiness of the world. The sweetness of Christ awakens a desire to know Him more, to walk closer to Him, and to obey Him with sincerity.

Growing “in our salvation” does not mean earning salvation, but maturing in the salvation already received. It means learning to love what God loves, forsake what He hates, and walk each day in submission to His will. This growth is gradual, sometimes slow, sometimes painful, but always guided by the hand of God who began the good work and promises to finish it.

Let us continue to grow for salvation on this path and remember that there is nothing more important than our God, that He shed His precious blood for us on the cross and there is nothing with which we can pay, we only have to live a life submitted to Him and His Word. Everything we are and everything we hope for is because of Christ. The cross is our only boast, our only hope, and our only message. Therefore, let us walk humbly, gratefully, and faithfully, longing always for the pure spiritual milk that strengthens our faith and keeps our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and finisher of our salvation.