ALL THAT WE SEE AROUND US HAD A BEGINNING. A CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOSPEL BEGINS WITH JESUS. AND THAT IS GOOD NEWS THERE. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS CONSIDERED A GOOD NEWS SO THAT WE CAN APPRECIATE THAT FACT.
SALVATION. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THE TRUE MEANING OF SALVATION. AND WHEN YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ANSWERS OUT THERE. SALVATION IS DELIVERANCE FROM DANGER OR SUFFERING. OFTEN, THE WORD “SALVATION” MEANS AN ETERNAL, SPIRITUAL DELIVERANCE FROM EVIL’S POWER.
WHAT ARE WE SAVED FROM? IN THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF SALVATION, WE ARE SAVED FROM “GOD’S WRATH.” (ROMANS 1:18, HEBREWS 10:26-31)
WE ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD BECAUSE OF OUR SIN. GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION BEGAN ON THE GARDEN OF EDEN. REMEMBER ADAM AND EVE (GEN 3:6-7). GOD ATTEMPTED TO SHIELD ADAM AND EVE FROM THE EVIL. BUT ADAM AND EVE DISOBEYED GOD.THE ACT OF DISOBEYING OUR GOD IS CALLED SIN. OUR SIN HAS SEPARATED US FROM GOD, AND THE CONSEQUENCE OF SIN IS DEATH (ROMANS 6:23).
GOD HAS RESCUED US THROUGH CHRIST (JOHN 3:17). GOD’S SOLUTION FOR SIN IS HIS ONLY SON’S DEATH AND RESURRECTION (HEBREWS 9:26-28). JESUS PAID THE PENALTY OF OUR SINS AT THE CROSS. HIS DEATH ON THE CROSS MAKES US ACHIEVED OUR SALVATION.
HOW DO WE RECEIVE SALVATION? BY FAITH. FIRST, WE MUST HEAR “GOOD NEWS” OF JESUS’ DEATH AND RESURRECTION (EPHESIANS 1:13). TRUST THE LORD JESUS (ROMANS 1:16). THIS INVOLVES REPENTANCE AND LORDSHIP.
WE MUST THEREFORE…
SALVATION. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THE TRUE MEANING OF SALVATION. AND WHEN YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ANSWERS OUT THERE. SALVATION IS DELIVERANCE FROM DANGER OR SUFFERING. OFTEN, THE WORD “SALVATION” MEANS AN ETERNAL, SPIRITUAL DELIVERANCE FROM EVIL’S POWER.
WHAT ARE WE SAVED FROM? IN THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF SALVATION, WE ARE SAVED FROM “GOD’S WRATH.” (ROMANS 1:18, HEBREWS 10:26-31)
WE ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD BECAUSE OF OUR SIN. GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION BEGAN ON THE GARDEN OF EDEN. REMEMBER ADAM AND EVE (GEN 3:6-7). GOD ATTEMPTED TO SHIELD ADAM AND EVE FROM THE EVIL. BUT ADAM AND EVE DISOBEYED GOD.THE ACT OF DISOBEYING OUR GOD IS CALLED SIN. OUR SIN HAS SEPARATED US FROM GOD, AND THE CONSEQUENCE OF SIN IS DEATH (ROMANS 6:23).
GOD HAS RESCUED US THROUGH CHRIST (JOHN 3:17). GOD’S SOLUTION FOR SIN IS HIS ONLY SON’S DEATH AND RESURRECTION (HEBREWS 9:26-28). JESUS PAID THE PENALTY OF OUR SINS AT THE CROSS. HIS DEATH ON THE CROSS MAKES US ACHIEVED OUR SALVATION.
HOW DO WE RECEIVE SALVATION? BY FAITH. FIRST, WE MUST HEAR “GOOD NEWS” OF JESUS’ DEATH AND RESURRECTION (EPHESIANS 1:13). TRUST THE LORD JESUS (ROMANS 1:16). THIS INVOLVES REPENTANCE AND LORDSHIP.
WE MUST THEREFORE…
- ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE ALL SINNERS.
- REALIZE THAT ONLY THROUGH JESUS CHRIST WE CAN BE SAVED.
- RESPOND BY TURNING AWAY FROM SINS AND PUTTING OUR FAITH IN HIM.