THE SALVATION JESUS BROUGHT TO THE WORLD





Salvation is not about joining a church, neither can it be found in a particular denomination (John 4:20-24). It is not doing good things (Obeying the Ten Commandment) or trying to be good (Acts 10:2-6; Gal. 2:21; Phi. 3:4-10). It is not in water baptism, holy communion, anointing, born into a Christian family yet not saved. Salvation is not transferable, neither is it hereditary. It is the consequence of a personal decision to accept by faith, the finished work of Christ – the Life that Jesus has offered humanity.(John 1:12, 5:24; Rom. 10:9, 10).

WHAT IS SALVATION?

Salvation simply means freedom or deliverance from the power (Rom. 6:14), guilt (Rom. 8:1, 2), and consequences of sin (Rom. 6:23). This has been made possible only by the death and resurrection  of Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:8-11; John  3:16 Gal. 1:3-5; Titus 2:13-14; Rev. 1:5).


WHY IS SALVATION IMPORTANT


  •  Man is lost in sin: Isaiah 53:6; Rom. 3:23; Matt. 9:36; Matt. 15:24
Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:6-11), and this sin affected the whole of mankind (Rom. 5:12, 17-19), resulting in bondage to sin (Rom. 7:17; Heb. 2:14, 15; John 8:34), and everlasting punishment in the lake of fire (Rom. 6:23; John 3:16). 
  • Man cannot save himself: Rom. 7:14-24; John 8:34; Jer. 13:23
·  Man is helpless to the power of sin, and only is he in bondage to sin but also in bondage to the devil-the author of sin. Johnn3;8; Heb. 2:14, 15; II Peer 2:19; Eph. 2:8, 9; I Sam 2:9; Zechariah 4:6.
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  •   Man needs a savior: John3:16; I Tim. 1:15  
Man is helpless, lost, condemned, and unable to do anything about it. Jesus came to do for us what we could not do for ourselves. Matt. 20:28; John 10:10; Rom. 7:24, 25; Rom. 5:6-9; Heb. 2:14, 15.

THE FINISH WORK OF JESUS CHRIST

 Vital  truths or important facts about the works of Christ are:


  • HE DIED: Christ, in identifying with man, paid the wages of sin (which is death). He shed His blood and His body was broken. Isaiah 53:4,5; Rom. 5:6-9; Heb. 2:14,15. The blood is the only sacrifice for the sin of man that is acceptable to God (Lev. 17:11; Heb. 9:22). The Old Testament was a shadow of thing to come, but Jesus Christ is the substance, the reality of that  Shadow (Col. 2:17; Heb 10:1). Jesus shed His blood once, and that one is sufficient for all eternity, be it the most obscure past, the present, or distant future (Heb. 9:14, 26). His death completely satisfied the demands of God or divine justice. Rom. 8:3, 4; Heb. 10:1-14
  • HE ROSE FROM THE DEATH:  By His resurrection, Jesus Christ conquered death and totally destroyed the works f the devil. Right now, the devil’s influence no longer includes the life of anyone who is Christ. Rom. 4:25; I Cor. 15:1-25; Rev. 1:18.
  • BY FAITH IN HIM WE ARE SAVED:  By simply believing in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (the finished work of Jesus Christ) every man can be saved. Rom. 10:8-17 Isaiah 53:1; Acts 4:12; Eph. 2:8,9.
Note: Jesus Christ was the High Priest that presented the blood; He was the lamb whose blood was being presented. The only one who has the right to handle the blood is the High Priest.John 1:29; Heb. 9:11, 12. Therefore, we have no right to sprinkle or cover our-self or anything else with the blood of Jesus Christ.

His blood had already done the job; what we need now is to get benefits that accrue to us a result of that work, and one way we can do this, is through faith in the Name of Jesus Mark 16:17-19; Rom. 10:8-13; Acts 3:6-16, Acts 4:10-1.

BENEFITS OF SALVATION
  •   Your sins are forgiven: (Col. 2:13; Acts 26:18; Eph. 1:7). Therefore:
*      You are free from all condemnation (Col. 1:22; Rom. 8:1-2)
*      You are saved from the consequence of sin (Rom. 8:1-2)
*      You are sure of heaven either after death or through the rapture (John 3:3-6, 14:2).
*      Your name is written in the book of life (Rev. 20:11-15
  •  In addition, you are free from the controlling influence of sin: That is, you are no longer in bondage to sin. Rom. 5:17; Rom. 6:14
  • You are reconciled to God: that is, you are no longer God’s enemy but Gods friend Col. 1:21; II Cor. 5:18, 9
  • You now have the ability to obey God always. Ezek. 36: 25-27; II Cor. 5:17, 21 
ASSURANCE OF SALVATION

After repentance and receiving Christ as Saviour, the next step in our Christian walk is Water Baptism. This is the act of being dipped (immersed completely) in water and then brought out, signifying a believer’s identification with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Rom. 6:3,4). It is a physical demonstration of inward (or spiritual) transformation that has taken place in our lives through the new birth. Jesus commanded all those who believed in him to be baptized in water (Mark 16:16). However, water baptism is only an event that follow salvation and not salvation itself (Acts 2:38; Acts 8:12-13; Acts 10:47-48). It significance is substantial but not sufficient in itself to save  a person. To be saved requires God’s grace and our faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection, and a continue walk in obedience to God (Eph. 2:8; John 8:31; James 2:14-26)


THE THREE PHASES OF SALVATION

I conclusion, every believer in Christ must note that once saved is not always saved (Phil. 2:12; II Peter 1:5-11). Salvation is in three phases:
  • Positional Salvation: This takes places when you get born again. Your spirit is recreated and the nature of sin is put off causing you to possess the nature of God. John 3:1-8; John 1:12; Col/ 2:11-13; II Cor. 5:17
  • Progressive Salvation: This is the next step after getting born again. It is a gradual process that has to do with the development of the recreated human spirit and the restoration of the soul or the renewing of the mind through the daily application of God’s Word in one’s life. (James 1:21; Eph. 4:22-24; Rom.12:2; Psalm 23:3). The goal of this salvation is to enable the believer conform to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29; Eph. 4:12-14; Col. 1:28; Gal 4:19).
  • Ultimate Salvation: This is future event that has to do with the change of our bodies from an imperfect, and natural body to a perfect, immortal ad spiritual body. This would occur during the resurrection and rapture of the church (I Cor. 15:42-55; Thess. 4:15-17; I Thes. 5:9; Phil. 3:21).

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