“Salvation is the work of the Father, Son, and Spirit on our behalf. The Father knew those who would be saved even before He made the world. He sent the Son to become one of us, to give His life to pay the penalty for our sins, and to be raised from the dead to give us assurance of eternal life. Believers receive the Holy Spirit as a deposit, a down payment, a seal, and as the firstfruits of our inheritance (Romans. 8:23). The Spirit is not our inheritance; He is the beginning of an indescribable
The Bible Plan of Salvation There have always been two attitudes toward the Word of God; one is liberal and the other is strict. And, in examining the Bible, we learn that in the three ages; the Patriarchal Age. The Jewish Age and the Christian Age, the attitude of God has always been very strict. God is kind, loving and gentile; easy to be entreated, but He will not allow humanity to trifle with His Word. Therefore, there are so many plans that have been advanced by men that are not according
Salvation describes the deliverance by God for those who believe in him. It is the saving of the soul from sin (and its consequences) through Gods will and grace. Though it takes different forms in every religion, the principle is still the same, often emphasising the necessity of both good works, repentance, and asceticism, as well as divine intervention (in this case the action being the grace of God). If assuming that Christ is the full truth, then the only way to gain access to God after death
Christian walk, among all the principles and purposes God’s want us to fulfill. Fulfilling the Great Commission, our Savior Jesus Christ last command in Matthew 28:16-20 is the most challenging. The Great Commission is an important passage in our Bible. First, it 's the last recorded personal instruction given by Jesus to His disciples. Second, it 's a unique calling from Jesus Christ to all His followers to take specific action while on this earth.1 Evangelism also known as spreading God’s truth, the Gospel
include the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the nature of god and the nature of trinity, revelation and salvation. This essay aim’s at assessing the significant role of the sacred text in providing authentic information in regards to sacred texts. The role of the sacred text is of major significant in understanding Christian principal beliefs and this is evident through the divinity of humanity of Jesus Christ. To start off with Christianity affirms the
because it tells the salvation story of an individual and the entire world, reveals the heavy cost of redemption, and displays a Christian before, during, and after a terrible time of affliction. This poem is considered the greatest Anglo-Saxon religious poem (Greenblatt 32). It begins with a dreamer who sees a rood in his dream. The dreamer notices there is blood on the rood. The rood begins to speak and tells the story about how the Son of God ended up dying on him. Jesus’ death nearly killed the
The Doctrine of Salvation INTRODUCTION Is it possible to understand the gospel message, serve as an officer in a church, be sure of your salvation, and yet still not get into heaven when you die? Matthew, one of the original twelve disciples, answered this question clearly. Yes, on “that day”, many will stand before God and hear Him say, “I know you not; depart from me.” (Matthew 7:23 KJV) The assumption is all professing Christians want salvation. Salvation is obtained when you confess
Throughout history we, as Christians, have lived out the repercussions of the fall. However, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, the key to reuniting with God was found. As Brennan Manning said, “If we search for one word to describe the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ, reconciliation would not be a bad choice. In other words, God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, not holding men’s faults against them” (2 Corinthians 5:19).” This is the power of the gospel. By definition
answering is always the same with these types of questions. Men and Women really want to do right in their Gods eyes. There do not want to do wrong in their Gods eyes because they want to please him and to win the flavor of them over. We all want to stand before God someday and hear Him say to us: Will done good and faithful servant. Everyone is try to hear from God that they were righteous in His eyes from praying the rosary to offering sacrifices on a alter, from going to church every week to saying the
Holy Spirit; I believe God is the creator, ruler, and redeemer. (Genesis 1:1 , Revelation 4:11) Jesus Christ is the Son of God.( John 1:14) Jesus became a man and was conceived by the Holy Spirit, lived a sinless life, and willingly gave himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all