Salvation is received by grace alone

Psalm 22

7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:

8 "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."

9 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.

10 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God. 

 

This is a Messianic Psalm. These words were spoken by Jesus in His crucifixion.  He expresses being rejected by the people in how they respond to His dependence upon the Father. In my opinion these words "Let the Lord rescue Him since delights in him" is an idea that is presented to us that is faithless. This idea was presented to our first parents when Satan suggested that God was hiding from us something that was good. Anytime we are tempted to distrust God we are in conflict with someone who opposes God. Even if we have done something that is considered detestable in a cultural sense we should trust that God will respond to us when we seek to be delivered. We should never feel that God is withholding salvation from us because we have not done something. Even if we do the same sin over and over again we should never give into the idea that there is no hope or that God will reject us. 

I believe that if we got to the heart of loneliness these are the words that we are comfortable with. In this sense because everyone is a sinner then the level of their trust in Gods grace is how they have grown to hear these words being presented by other sinners in their level of distrust. Its like a dare. People receive blame like being dared to do something to help God along. In our natural state we want to help God along. So we believe that there is a good reason for someone to distrust us by presenting the idea that because we fail to meet the requirements of the law that this shows how much we distrust God.These words are the words of blame. Suggesting that we are so bad and detestable that only God could deliver us.  In these words they are saying "This guy doesnt deserve pardon so let God deliver him." When we think this way we are saying that God is good by judging us and condemning us. But there is never a time when God works in condemning way in order to save us. The whole point of salvation is in seeking it we are saved.