The Golden Road of Salvation: Justification, Reconciliation, Adoption, Sanctification, Glorification
By Dr. Shirley Cheng | Submitted On March 18, 2015
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Expert Author Dr. Shirley Cheng
What happens the moment you accept God 's Son, Jesus Christ, as your Savior and Master? Many people believe you have received eternal life that instant. But the truth is that the road to eternal life is a life-long journey, and
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"Peace with God" is an essential and foundational element of fellowship with God. You cannot have a relationship with God without peace. Such peace is also the peace that helps you to remain at peace during life 's hardships. This peace is granted by God, not developed by yourself. Only when you are justified and reconciled will you possess such peace.
Stage 3: Adoption
As someone who has been justified and reconciled, you have now been adopted as a child of God. It is from this moment onward that you can call God "Abba" ("Father") (Romans 8:15). Thus, while God is the Creator of every person, He is the Father of only those who have accepted His Son. Sonship comes only through Jesus Christ.
As God 's adopted child, you have become the heir of God and a co-heir with Jesus Christ. The heir of God will be glorified together with Jesus Christ (Romans 8:17). Glorification is the final stage of salvation, which I 'll touch upon later.
Stage 4: Sanctification
Upon adoption into God 's family, your new life has begun according to God 's will. At this stage of salvation, God will gradually and steadily mold you into the person He wants you to be. He will develop in you the fruit of the Holy Spirit, which is Christ-like qualities that include love, peace, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). This is progressive sanctification, the process of setting you apart for God 's holy use and purpose by
The theme of sonship begins with Adam in the Genesis account of God’s creation. Scripture declares that God created mankind on the sixth-day. Thereon, at the apex of his creation God says, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…” (Gen. 1:26). This is immediately followed up with, “So God created mankind in his
“Adoption is spoken of in the Bible. Greeks and Romans, Egyptians and Babylonians all had adoption systems” (Meiser, 1995-2015). Adoption is the process whereby parents are supplied for parent-less children or those children whose parents are unable to provide for their care. It also provides children
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In today’s world adoption is becoming more and more popular and problems with rights are continually popping up. As problems arise, court cases arise and that makes a very hard struggle for the child. No matter the age of the child they know something is different and they have to live through the complications. “If they were abandoned, for whatever reason, their little bodies, hearts, and brains know it, even if they’re too young to articulate it. Even babies loving carried and then placed into the arms of their new parents shortly after birth know that something has changed—that the voices and bodies now surrounding them are different than those they have known for nine months” (Little, Joleigh). Adoption is a wonderful opportunity for abandoned
“Baptism is the gate which puts the converted Christian on the straight and narrow path which leads to eternal life. To gain the promised inheritance in the celestial world it is necessary to travel the length
Christians believe that when you accept Jesus Christ into your heart to be the leader of your life, you go through an inner transformation, dying to your life of sin, cleansing your soul of all past sins, and being born again with Christ inside you. This process continues until our body, spirit, and soul have been entirely transformed into the sons and daughters of God.
Others will notice your blessing and next level before you realized the new step in God! Move like a King or Queen with the integrity of a good and faithful servant. God will move through your descendants, based on the quality of love you gave and taught them.
Blessed little one, know that our great Father, our heavenly Daddy, loves you so much! As you commit your live to
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
Through baptism, we begin the process of acknowledging God’s grace in our lives. Baptism is not a magical act that occurs apart from active faith. Most important in the decision to be baptized or have your child baptized is the desire to live a Christian life, which includes being part of the Christian
Furthermore, we acknowledge that children also have a need to be reborn in water and the Spirit. Therefore, they are baptized as soon as possible because their parents, as well as the Church, cannot deny them the gift of becoming children of God. Indeed, infant baptism testifies that God says yes to us in love even before we can say yes to Him in faith while summoning the community to look after and support one another's faith journey.
As Christians, our identity resides in Jesus Christ. It is because of Him that we are able to have everlasting life and share in the Kingdom of Heaven. We are with him because he took on all of our sins at the cross. Romans 5:1-2 says, “Now we have peace with Him (God) because of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through faith in Him we have received God’s grace. We are full of joy because we expect to share in God’s glory.” Paul also talks about “living a new life” (Romans 6) by the baptism into to Jesus death, and by joining him in this death we are putting our sin to the grave, that “we would no longer be slaves to sin.”(Romans 6:7) As a child of God we will, “receive all he has for us; we will share what Christ receives. But we must also share in his suffering if we want to share in his glory.”(Romans 8:17)
In the following pages, I will discuss one of the least discussed aspects of our salvation: adoption. I will describe what it is and will establish its great importance in the life of every believer. In discussing this important aspect of Soteriology, I will touch upon the different roles of the triune God in bringing us into this privileged relationship. Through study of biblical passages, I will show the importance of fully understanding our adoption and its impact on our Christian walk. As a natural outflow of the study of adoption, I will also examine the concept of sonship, with special emphasis on rights, responsibilities and discipline. My goal is to explain this marvelous truth and to make it clear that the doctrine of adoption,
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Only those who ask for his forgiveness shall receive his blessing and will be granted the fullness of God. Christ Emmanuel is God's Anointed Son who has come endowed with the power of the Most High God. Generations prayed for him to come since the ancient days. Jesus came and spoke of Emmanuel's ministry and splendor. Jesus prayed God would send a Counselor to you, another Advocate who will convict the world of sin. It is Jesus' desire you love and embrace his brother Emmanuel. It is Jesus' desire you listen to and abide by the wishes of Christ Emmanuel. The entire world has come to see the splendor formed in Utopia by Christ Emmanuel, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. The Utopian people sing praises to him, and the children bring him flowers. You also are gifted to honor and adore your Christ, even if you are not in his presence. God shall bless you and redeem you as one of His own if He sees you have accepted His Son as your king and Redeemer. God shall make His resting place with you so that you will become like Adam and Eve in the early days of creation. You will never be sick or infirm again. You shall outlive a tree, and at the age of a hundred, will run beside the gazelle. When you pass on, you will be taken to live in the splendor of heaven with the Lord Jesus Christ, king of the heavenly realm. Who would not take pleasure in walking by the mansions of heaven and strolling the pastures of purity on a Sunday