Soteriology As stated in John 1:12, “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” Salvation is receiving God into your life, acknowledging all that He has done for you, believing in Him and His word to be true, and depending on Him for salvation. In doing this you will have the right to become His children. This is also restated in John 3:16 when it states, “that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This consists of having faith in a forgiving God that blessed us with the gift of salvation. This also entails repentance, “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death” (2 Corinthians 7:10). In our journey with God, we are in constant repentance and turning away from our sins towards holiness. It was through the atonement of Christ on the cross that earned us salvation. It was essentially because of the love and justice of God that the atonement was necessary. (Rom. 3:25) So that we can be saved and not condemned. Thus Jesus paid the ransom for our sins so that we may be redeemed from the bondage of our sins (Mark 10:45). Essentially …show more content…
God tells us to serve Him by serving His people and worshiping His name. In 1 Samuel 12:24 it states, “But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.” Service means involves faithfulness and wholeheartedness, God tells us to serve Him with praise and thankful hearts. It should be done with hopes of receiving something in return but just to worship and serve the Lord as an offering or worship and thankfulness. We are called to serve the Lord, by serving, love, edifying, correcting, encouraging, helping, walking, and caring for one
Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you… so that he many give eternal life to all you gave him” (John 17:1-2). He continues, “I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in truth,” (John 17:19). Jesus’ prayer is to bring us into perfection with God, for us to know him, and understand his love for us. This is achieved through God’s loving sacrifice as evidenced in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life”. Opposite from the notion that we must sacrifice our first born sons for God, God sacrifices his son for us. This is made reality in the passion and suffering of
Christ/God, the love and kindness, or the good, that the Christian religion conveys, or the inner happiness and the peace of mind, or the reward, that the person would inevetably achieve by following the word of Christ.
means that Jesus died for a reason and that was to free us from sin.
If Christ on His cross intended to save every man, then He intended to save those who were lost before He died. If the doctrine be true, that He died for all men, then He died for some who were in hell before He came into this world, for doubtless ...
"For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him."
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is true worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:1-2).
“The atonement made our salvation possible” (Erickson 1998:799). I think this line cements the centrality of the atonement to the Gospel, we could even say from the above statement...
In Christ, a person is justified, sanctified, glorified, and made alive (Rom. 8:1, 30, 1 Cor. 1-2, Eph. 2:5, 1:4-5, KJV 4) . A union with the living Christ who is Lord and Savior is the spiritual truth of a new life and an eternal existence. After experiencing new life, a Christian may experience feelings of disconnection after committing a sin or from a delayed answer or no response to a prayer. In Christ believers are chosen, called, regenerated, justified, sanctified, redeemed, assured of resurrection, and given every spiritual blessing (Eph. 1:3, 4-7, Rom. 6:5, 8:1, 2 Cor. 5:17) .
The Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology). God provides us with everything we need; we see this in Genesis where he provided Adam with everything he needed. Jesus became a man by reincarnation; a verse to support this is John 1:14 “
Looking first to James 1:18 we see who is actually responsible for our salvation. James answers the question, “Was it God or was it me?” The answer of course is that it is always God. One hundred percent of the time God is responsible for our salvation by the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ or as James states it “fulfillment of his own purpose.” Based on that then, through faith in God and trust in the purpose, it is that we receive salvation. Only God can give us new birth by knowing the true condition of the heart that makes the salvation real and true. Allowing us to become born again, regenerated, and the first fruits of His harvest.
Jesus Christ lived a sinless life even up to his death by crucifixion. Far from being a way of appeasing a wrathful God for the sins of Mankind the Crucifixion is really an example of God's love toward us. Consider Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.". At first this seems slightly strange: how was God's love manifested towards us through the Crucifixion?
Salvation, in Christianity, is defined as the state of being saved from sin or evil (Merriam-Webster). The word salvation is mentioned in one hundred and fifty-eight different verses in the Bible (The Holy Bible: KJV). It is written in John 3:16 that “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” According to that verse, God loves us so much that he gave the life of his only Son so that we could obtain salvation from the sin and evil within the world. The verse also explains that by believing in God and that God sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins we can have life everlasting in heaven with him. Numerous times salvation and the Christian faith can seem confusing to those who are not Christians. However, as the verse John 3:16 explains, salvation is in actuality simple. Hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of the one true God, repenting of sin, and confessing that Jesus Christ is God’s son who was sent to die on the cross for the sin of all mankind is how we can obtain salvation and have eternal life in heaven.
Our main goal is to present everyone fully mature in Christ. (Col. 1:28) we warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. (1 Th. 5:14-15) We pray for them (Jam. 5:13-16) and help them to recognize and repent for their sins. (Matt.
What does it mean to be saved? To be saved is the conscious acceptance of Christ as the propitiation for your sins. Because Jesus, who was holy and without sin took the punishment of death for our sins, we can ask him to take away and forgive our sins. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins” (KJV, 1 John 1:9). Jesus died for everyone’s sins; however, not everyone chooses to accept His gift of “eternal life” (KJV, John 3:16). I have accepted this amazing and gracious gift.
There are many key elements that build this Atonement and give it the structure it has.