Soteriology Doctrine of Salvation Message 5

The Doctrine of Salvation

I. The Meaning of Salvation.

A. Salvation means to successfully effect the full delivery (set free, release, rescue, liberate) of someone or something from impending danger.

The very word carries with it a twofold implication:

1. That someone or something needs to be saved.

a. Only a sick person needs a doctor. Man is desperately ill. (See Isa. 1:6; Mt. 9:12.)

Isaiah 1:6 (KJV 1900)

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; But wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: They have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

Matthew 9:12 (KJV 1900)

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

b. Only an accused person needs a lawyer. Man stands condemned in God's court of law (Rom. 3:10-19).

Romans 3:10–19 (KJV 1900)

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

Their feet are swift to shed blood:

Destruction and misery are in their ways:

And the way of peace have they not known:

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

c. Only a drowning person needs a lifeguard. Man finds himself flooded by the waters of sin (Ps. 69:1, 2).

Psalm 69:1 (KJV 1900)

Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

Psalm 69:2 (KJV 1900)

I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

d. In his excellent book, Salvation Is Forever, Robert Gromacki lists the following reasons why men are lost.

1) They are lost because of their rejection of biblical revelation (Ps. 19:1; Acts 14:17; Rom. 1:19, 20).

Psalm 19:1 (KJV 1900)

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Acts 14:17 (KJV 1900)

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Romans 1:19 (KJV 1900)

Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

Romans 1:20 (KJV 1900)

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

2) They are lost because of disobeying their own conscience (Rom. 2:14-16).

Romans 2:14–16 (KJV 1900)

For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

3) They are lost because of their relationship to the world (Eph. 2:2; Jas. 4:4; 1 Jn. 2:15-17).

Ephesians 2:2 (KJV 1900)

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

James 4:4 (KJV 1900)

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

1 John 2:15–17 (KJV 1900)

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

4) They are lost because of their relationship to Satan (Mt. 4:8, 9; Jn. 8:42-44; 12:31; 2 Cor. 4:4; Col. 1:13; 1 Jn. 3:10; 5:19).

Matthew 4:8 (KJV 1900)

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Matthew 4:9 (KJV 1900)

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

John 8:42–44 (KJV 1900)

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

John 12:31 (KJV 1900)

Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

2 Corinthians 4:4 (KJV 1900)

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Colossians 1:13 (KJV 1900)

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

1 John 3:10 (KJV 1900)

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

1 John 5:19 (KJV 1900)

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

5) They are lost because of their relationship to sin (Gen. 2:17; 8:21; Job 14:4; Eccl. 7:20; Jer. 17:19; Mk. 7:20-23; Rom. 5:12; 7:14; Eph. 4:18).

Genesis 2:17 (KJV 1900)

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Genesis 8:21 (KJV 1900)

And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Job 14:4 (KJV 1900)

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

Ecclesiastes 7:20 (KJV 1900)

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Jeremiah 17:19 (KJV 1900)

Thus said the Lord unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;

Mark 7:20–23 (KJV 1900)

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Romans 5:12 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Romans 7:14 (KJV 1900)

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Ephesians 4:18 (KJV 1900)

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

a) A sinner may not be as bad as he can be (like an Adolf Hitler) but he is nevertheless absolutely as bad off as he can be in comparison to God.

b) Man is both dead (spiritually) and dying (physically). (See Gen. 2:17.)

Genesis 2:17 (KJV 1900)

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

This can be likened to a condemned criminal in death row awaiting the electric chair and suffering from terminal cancer.

c. They are lost because of their lack of relationship to God (Jn. 3:36; Eph. 2:12; 1 Jn. 5:12; Jude 1:19).

John 3:36 (KJV 1900)

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Ephesians 2:12 (KJV 1900)

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

1 John 5:12 (KJV 1900)

He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

Jude 19 (KJV 1900)

These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

2. That someone is able and willing to save.

Such a Saviour must fulfill both requirements.

a. He must be able to save.

1) It is possible for a person to have the desire but not the ability to save another individual.

2) Many a physician has stood in utter frustration beside the bed of his dying patient, wanting so much to give aid, but totally helpless to do so.

b. He must be willing to save.

1) It is possible for a person to have the ability but not the desire to save another individual.

In 1978 a man in the United States, in desperate need of a rare blood transfusion, died.

The tragedy of the story was that he suffered and died needlessly, for one of his own relatives possessed that rare type of blood and could have easily donated some, but stubbornly refused.

Perhaps the greatest ability after all is availability.

II)The Source of Salvation.

A. Jesus Christ is the only source of salvation. He meets both requirements.

B. He is able to save.

1. "For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to help them that are tempted" (Heb. 2:18). "Now unto him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" (Eph. 3:20).

Hebrews 2:18 (KJV 1900)

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

Ephesians 3:20 (KJV 1900)

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

2. "For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day" (2 Tim. 1:12).

2 Timothy 1:12 (KJV 1900)

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

3. "Wherefore, he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them" (Heb. 7:25).

Hebrews 7:25 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

4. "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy" (Jude 24).

Jude 24 (KJV 1900)

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

C. He is willing to save.

1. "And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed" (Mt. 8:2, 3).

Matthew 8:2 (KJV 1900)

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Matthew 8:3 (KJV 1900)

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

2. "...God our Saviour, who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth" (1 Tim. 2:3, 4).

1 Timothy 2:3 (KJV 1900)

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

1 Timothy 2:4 (KJV 1900)

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

3. "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise ... but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Pet. 3:9).

2 Peter 3:9 (KJV 1900)

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

III. The False Hopes Of Salvation.

Oprah Winfrey has Hit the Media lately with her views of ways to God .

A. MEMORIZE - "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Prov. 14:12).

Proverbs 14:12 (KJV 1900)

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

B. Things that People Think They Can Do

1. Get a Good education . On two separate occasions Paul warns Timothy about the folly of depending on education (1 Tim. 6:20; 2 Tim. 3:7).

1 Timothy 6:20 (KJV 1900)

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

2 Timothy 3:7 (KJV 1900)

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

2. Have Church .

3. Do Good Works (Eph. 2:8, 9).

Ephesians 2:8 (KJV 1900)

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Ephesians 2:9 (KJV 1900)

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

4. Get Baptized (1 Cor. 1:17).

1 Corinthians 1:17 (KJV 1900)

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

5. Live in a Proper .

6. Keep the Law (Gal. 2:16).

Galatians 2:16 (KJV 1900)

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

7. Get religiously Confirmed. Religious confirmation is as far removed from redemption's transformation as a lump of coal from a glittering diamond.

Charismatics use the speaking in tongues as a sort of confirmation that you are saved!

8. Live by the Golden Rule.

9. Tithing. Giving to the poor, etc.

C. Things that People Think They Are

1. Sincere

2. Good Enough

3. Well Meaning

4. Not overtly

5. Not having many problems – in comparison with others

D. Things that they see that are good around them .

1. Successful Secular Organizations (the Peace Corps, United Nations, etc.; see Ps. 2; Rev. 18).

Psalm 2 (KJV 1900)

Why do the heathen rage, And the people imagine a vain thing?

The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

Let us break their bands asunder, And cast away their cords from us.

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: The Lord shall have them in derision.

Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure.

Yet have I set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.

I will declare the decree: The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; This day have I begotten thee.

Ask of me, And I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, And ye perish from the way, When his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Revelation 18 (KJV 1900)

And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, And is become the habitation of devils, And the hold of every foul spirit, And a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, And the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, That ye be not partakers of her sins, And that ye receive not of her plagues.

For her sins have reached unto heaven, And God hath remembered her iniquities.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, And double unto her double according to her works: In the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, So much torment and sorrow give her: For she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, And am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, Death, and mourning, and famine; And she shall be utterly burned with fire: For strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, Shall bewail her, and lament for her, When they shall see the smoke of her burning,

Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, Saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; For no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

The merchandise of gold, and silver, And precious stones, and of pearls, And fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, And all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, And all manner vessels of most precious wood, And of brass, and iron, and marble,

And cinnamon, and odours, And ointments, and frankincense, And wine, and oil, And fine flour, and wheat, And beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, And slaves, and souls of men.

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, And all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, And thou shalt find them no more at all.

The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, Shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, Weeping and wailing,

And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, That was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, And decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, And sailors, and as many as trade by sea, Stood afar off,

And cried When they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

And they cast dust on their heads, And cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, Wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate.

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, And ye holy apostles and prophets; For God hath avenged you on her.

And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; And no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; And the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; And the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: For thy merchants were the great men of the earth; For by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, And of all that were slain upon the earth.

During the coming great tribulation the combined “good works” secular organizations of this world will turn against the Father and attempt to dethrone his Son, only to be themselves utterly destroyed by the brightness of his coming.

2. Many Religious Organizations (the World Council of Churches, etc.; see Rev. 17).

Revelation 17 (KJV 1900)

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

The unified religious movement will likewise suffer destruction during the tribulation.

3. None of the above can help any man or woman please God!

IV The Threefold Method Of Salvation.

While God has indeed dealt with his creatures under different dispensations (the pre-law stages, the age of the law, the post-law stage, etc.),

He saves them all by the identical threefold method:

A. Salvation is always by Blood (Heb. 9:22).

Hebrews 9:22 (KJV 1900)

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

1. This blood must be innocent, shed, and applied.

2. This blood has to be personally accepted – not imposed

B. Salvation is always through A Person (Luke 5:21; Jonah 2:9; Acts 4:12; 1 Thess. 5:9; Heb. 5:9).

Luke 5:21 (KJV 1900)

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Jonah 2:9 (KJV 1900)

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

Acts 4:12 (KJV 1900)

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

1 Thessalonians 5:9 (KJV 1900)

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 5:9 (KJV 1900)

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

1. No prophet, priest, king, wizard, healer, preacher, doctor, etc ever saved anybody

2. The only way that JESUS could save anyone would be if He were GOD! Which he is!

C. Salvation is always by Grace (Eph. 2:8, 9; Titus 2:11).

Ephesians 2:8 (KJV 1900)

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Ephesians 2:9 (KJV 1900)

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Titus 2:11 (KJV 1900)

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

1. Grace is the attitude of giving a gift simply because of love, and without ANY effort on the part of the recipient to earn it!

2. This grace is preceded by the sinner's faith (Rom. 5:1; Heb. 11:6) – activates the gift.

Romans 5:1 (KJV 1900)

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Hebrews 11:6 (KJV 1900)

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

3. This grace is followed by the Saviour's peace (Rom. 1:7; 1 Cor. 1:3; Gal. 1:3) – proves the gift was received.

Romans 1:7 (KJV 1900)

To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:3 (KJV 1900)

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:3 (KJV 1900)

Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

V. The Work Of The Trinity In Salvation.

Stephen D. Swihart offers the following helpful information: "The relationship of the Father to the Son, and the Son to the Holy Spirit in the plan of salvation is unique.

A careful study of the following outline will make this association plain."

A. The Father's work: He DESIGNED the plan in eternity.

1. Foreknow (Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2, 20).

Romans 8:29 (KJV 1900)

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans 11:2 (KJV 1900)

God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

1 Peter 1:2 (KJV 1900)

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

1 Peter 1:20 (KJV 1900)

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

2. Predestinate (Acts 4:28; Rom. 8:29, 30; 1 Cor. 2:7; Eph. 1:5, 11).

Acts 4:28 (KJV 1900)

For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

Romans 8:29 (KJV 1900)

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans 8:30 (KJV 1900)

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

1 Corinthians 2:7 (KJV 1900)

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Ephesians 1:5 (KJV 1900)

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Ephesians 1:11 (KJV 1900)

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

3. Choose/elect (Mt. 20:16; 22:14; 24:22, 24, 31; Mk. 13:20, 22, 27; Lk. 18:7; Acts 9:15; 22:14; 26:16; Rom. 8:33; 9:11; 11:5, 7, 28; 16:13; Eph. 1:4; Col. 3:12; 1 Thess. 1:4; 2 Thess. 2:13; 2 Tim. 2:10; 1 Pet. 1:2; 2:4, 6, 9; 2 Pet. 1:10; Rev. 17:14).

Matthew 20:16 (KJV 1900)

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Matthew 22:14 (KJV 1900)

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Matthew 24:22 (KJV 1900)

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

Matthew 24:24 (KJV 1900)

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Matthew 24:31 (KJV 1900)

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Mark 13:20 (KJV 1900)

And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

Mark 13:22 (KJV 1900)

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Mark 13:27 (KJV 1900)

And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Luke 18:7 (KJV 1900)

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Acts 9:15 (KJV 1900)

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Acts 22:14 (KJV 1900)

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

Acts 26:16 (KJV 1900)

But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

Romans 8:33 (KJV 1900)

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.

Romans 9:11 (KJV 1900)

(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

Romans 11:5 (KJV 1900)

Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Romans 11:7 (KJV 1900)

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

Romans 11:28 (KJV 1900)

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.

Romans 16:13 (KJV 1900)

Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

Ephesians 1:4 (KJV 1900)

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Colossians 3:12 (KJV 1900)

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

1 Thessalonians 1:4 (KJV 1900)

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 (KJV 1900)

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

2 Timothy 2:10 (KJV 1900)

Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

1 Peter 1:2 (KJV 1900)

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

1 Peter 2:4 (KJV 1900)

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

1 Peter 2:6 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

1 Peter 2:9 (KJV 1900)

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

2 Peter 1:10 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Revelation 17:14 (KJV 1900)

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

4. Call (Mt. 20:16; 22:14; Acts 2:39; Rom. 1:6, 7; 8:29, 30; 9:7, 11, 24; 11:29; 1 Cor. 1:2, 9, 24, 26; Gal. 1:6,15; 5:8,13; Eph. 1:18; 4:1,4; Phil. 3:14; Col. 3:15; 1 Thess. 2:12; 5:24; 2 Thess. 1:11; 2:14; 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 1:9; Heb. 3:1; 9:15; 11:18; 1 Pet. 1:15; 19, 21 ; 3:1; 5:10 ; 2 Pet. 1:3, 10; Jude 1; Rev. 17:14).

Matthew 20:16 (KJV 1900)

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Matthew 22:14 (KJV 1900)

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Acts 2:39 (KJV 1900)

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Romans 1:6 (KJV 1900)

Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

Romans 1:7 (KJV 1900)

To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:29 (KJV 1900)

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans 8:30 (KJV 1900)

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Romans 9:7 (KJV 1900)

Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Romans 9:11 (KJV 1900)

(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

Romans 9:24 (KJV 1900)

Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

Romans 11:29 (KJV 1900)

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

1 Corinthians 1:2 (KJV 1900)

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

1 Corinthians 1:9 (KJV 1900)

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:24 (KJV 1900)

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

1 Corinthians 1:26 (KJV 1900)

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

Galatians 1:6 (KJV 1900)

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Galatians 1:15 (KJV 1900)

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,

Galatians 5:8 (KJV 1900)

This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

Galatians 5:13 (KJV 1900)

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Ephesians 1:18 (KJV 1900)

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 4:1 (KJV 1900)

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

Ephesians 4:4 (KJV 1900)

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

Philippians 3:14 (KJV 1900)

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:15 (KJV 1900)

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

1 Thessalonians 2:12 (KJV 1900)

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 (KJV 1900)

Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

2 Thessalonians 1:11 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

2 Thessalonians 2:14 (KJV 1900)

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 6:12 (KJV 1900)

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

2 Timothy 1:9 (KJV 1900)

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Hebrews 3:1 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Hebrews 9:15 (KJV 1900)

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Hebrews 11:18 (KJV 1900)

Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

1 Peter 1:15 (KJV 1900)

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

1 Peter 1:19 (KJV 1900)

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

1 Peter 1:21 (KJV 1900)

Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

1 Peter 3:1 (KJV 1900)

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

1 Peter 5:10 (KJV 1900)

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

2 Peter 1:3 (KJV 1900)

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

2 Peter 1:10 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Jude 1 (KJV 1900)

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Revelation 17:14 (KJV 1900)

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

B. The Son's work: He DISCHARGED the plan in the fullness of time.

1. God's eternal covenant with Christ – that He would Save

a. Matthew 26:54; Mark 14:21; Luke 22:22 with Luke 24:25-27, 46; Acts 2:23; 4:25-28; 13:27, 28; 26:22, 23; 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4; 1 Peter 1:11, 20.

Matthew 26:54 (KJV 1900)

But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

Mark 14:21 (KJV 1900)

The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

Luke 22:22 (KJV 1900)

And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

Luke 24:25–27 (KJV 1900)

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Luke 24:46 (KJV 1900)

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

Acts 2:23 (KJV 1900)

Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Acts 4:25–28 (KJV 1900)

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

Acts 13:27 (KJV 1900)

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

Acts 13:28 (KJV 1900)

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

Acts 26:22 (KJV 1900)

Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

Acts 26:23 (KJV 1900)

That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 15:3 (KJV 1900)

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

1 Corinthians 15:4 (KJV 1900)

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

1 Peter 1:11 (KJV 1900)

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

b. 2 Corinthians 1:20; Galatians 3:17; cf. Luke 1:68-79; Hebrews 11:13, 17-19, 39, 40.

1 Peter 1:20b (KJV 1900)

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

2 Corinthians 1:20 (KJV 1900)

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

Galatians 3:17 (KJV 1900)

And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

Luke 1:68–79 (KJV 1900)

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; For he hath visited and redeemed his people,

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David;

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, Which have been since the world began:

That we should be saved from our enemies, And from the hand of all that hate us;

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Might serve him without fear,

In holiness and righteousness before him, All the days of our life.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord To prepare his ways;

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people By the remission of their sins,

Through the tender mercy of our God; Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.

Hebrews 11:13 (KJV 1900)

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Hebrews 11:17–19 (KJV 1900)

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

Hebrews 11:39 (KJV 1900)

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

c. Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 3:11; cf. Ephesians 1:3-14; 2 Timothy 1:9.

Hebrews 11:40c (KJV 1900)

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Romans 8:28–30 (KJV 1900)

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Ephesians 3:11 (KJV 1900)

According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Ephesians 1:3–14 (KJV 1900)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

2 Timothy 1:9 (KJV 1900)

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

d. Philippians 2:6-8; Hebrews 10:5-9; cf. John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38; 17:14; 18:11.

Philippians 2:6–8 (KJV 1900)

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Hebrews 10:5–9 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

John 4:34 (KJV 1900)

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

John 5:30 (KJV 1900)

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

John 6:38 (KJV 1900)

For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

John 17:14 (KJV 1900)

I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

John 18:11 (KJV 1900)

Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

e. Isaiah 42:6; cf. Malachi 3:1.

Isaiah 42:6 (KJV 1900)

I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, And will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, And give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Malachi 3:1 (KJV 1900)

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: And the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, Even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: Behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

f. Hebrews 7:22; cf. Hebrews 9:15, 16; 12:24; 13:20.

Hebrews 7:22 (KJV 1900)

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

Hebrews 9:15 (KJV 1900)

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Hebrews 9:16 (KJV 1900)

For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

Hebrews 12:24 (KJV 1900)

And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Hebrews 13:20 (KJV 1900)

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

2. God's eternal covenant with Christ explained.

a. That Christ should be the second federal Head of the human race (1 Cor. 15:45-47).

1 Corinthians 15:45–47 (KJV 1900)

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

b. That Christ would partake of flesh and bones (Heb. 10:5-9).

Hebrews 10:5–9 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

c. That Christ would function in a Son and Servant relationship to God (Isa. 43:10; 49:3-6; 52:13; Mt. 12:8-20; Jn. 10:17; 12:49; 14:28, 31; Acts 3:26; Phil. 2:7).

Isaiah 43:10 (KJV 1900)

Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, And my servant whom I have chosen: That ye may know and believe me, And understand that I am he: Before me there was no God formed, Neither shall there be after me.

Isaiah 49:3–6 (KJV 1900)

And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, And my work with my God.

And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, To bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, Yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, And my God shall be my strength.

And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Isaiah 52:13 (KJV 1900)

Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, He shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

Matthew 12:8–20 (KJV 1900)

For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

And charged them that they should not make him known:

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

John 10:17 (KJV 1900)

Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

John 12:49 (KJV 1900)

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

John 14:28 (KJV 1900)

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

John 14:31 (KJV 1900)

But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

Acts 3:26 (KJV 1900)

Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Philippians 2:7 (KJV 1900)

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

d. That Christ would die for the sins of the world (Mt. 1:21; 18:11; Jn. 1:29; 12:23, 47; 17:1-5; Acts 3:26; Rom. 5:6; 1 Tim. 1:15; Heb. 2:14, 15; 10:5-10; 1 Jn. 3:5, 8; 4:9, 10).

Matthew 1:21 (KJV 1900)

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Matthew 18:11 (KJV 1900)

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

John 1:29 (KJV 1900)

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 12:23 (KJV 1900)

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

John 12:47 (KJV 1900)

And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

John 17:1–5 (KJV 1900)

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

Acts 3:26 (KJV 1900)

Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Romans 5:6 (KJV 1900)

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

1 Timothy 1:15 (KJV 1900)

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Hebrews 2:14 (KJV 1900)

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

Hebrews 2:15 (KJV 1900)

And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Hebrews 10:5–10 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

1 John 3:5 (KJV 1900)

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

1 John 3:8 (KJV 1900)

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 4:9 (KJV 1900)

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

1 John 4:10 (KJV 1900)

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

e. That Christ would receive as his inheritance the nations, along with all power and authority (Ps. 2:6-8; 8:5-8; 22:27; 110:1-7; Dan. 7:13, 14; Mt. 11:27; 28:18; Jn. 3:35; Eph. 1:20-23; Rev. 1:5).

Psalm 2:6–8 (KJV 1900)

Yet have I set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.

I will declare the decree: The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; This day have I begotten thee.

Ask of me, And I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Psalm 8:5–8 (KJV 1900)

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:

All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field;

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

Psalm 22:27 (KJV 1900)

All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Psalm 110:1–7 (KJV 1900)

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness From the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

The Lord at thy right hand Shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; He shall wound the heads over many countries.

He shall drink of the brook in the way: Therefore shall he lift up the head.

Daniel 7:13 (KJV 1900)

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Daniel 7:14 (KJV 1900)

And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Matthew 11:27 (KJV 1900)

All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

Matthew 28:18 (KJV 1900)

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

John 3:35 (KJV 1900)

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

Ephesians 1:20–23 (KJV 1900)

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

Revelation 1:5 (KJV 1900)

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

3. The Spirit's work: DECLARE the plan daily.

a. Propagation (Lk. 8:5-15; Rom. 1:16; 10:14-17; 15:18-21; 1 Cor. 1:18-24; Col. 1:4-6; 1 Thess. 1:5, 6; 2:13; 2 Thess. 2:13, 14; Heb. 4:12; Jas. 1:18, 21; 1 Pet. 1:23-25).

Luke 8:5–15 (KJV 1900)

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Romans 1:16 (KJV 1900)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Romans 10:14–17 (KJV 1900)

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 15:18–21 (KJV 1900)

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:

But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

1 Corinthians 1:18–24 (KJV 1900)

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Colossians 1:4–6 (KJV 1900)

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

1 Thessalonians 1:5 (KJV 1900)

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

1 Thessalonians 1:6 (KJV 1900)

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

1 Thessalonians 2:13 (KJV 1900)

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 (KJV 1900)

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

2 Thessalonians 2:14 (KJV 1900)

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 4:12 (KJV 1900)

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

James 1:18 (KJV 1900)

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

James 1:21 (KJV 1900)

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 1:23–25 (KJV 1900)

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

b. Conviction (Zech. 12:10; Jn. 16:7-11; 1 Cor. 14:24).

Zechariah 12:10 (KJV 1900)

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, The spirit of grace and of supplications: And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, And they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, And shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

John 16:7–11 (KJV 1900)

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

1 Corinthians 14:24 (KJV 1900)

But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

c. Regeneration (Jn. 3:3-7; Titus 3:5, 6).

John 3:3–7 (KJV 1900)

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Titus 3:5 (KJV 1900)

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Titus 3:6 (KJV 1900)

Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

d. Sanctification (Rom. 15:16; 2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2). (The Victor Bible Source Book, pp. 120,121)

Romans 15:16 (KJV 1900)

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 (KJV 1900)

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

1 Peter 1:2 (KJV 1900)

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

VI. The Costliness Of Salvation.

A. Creation was easy for God, and came about through his spoken word. Note:

1. "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light" (Gen. 1:3; 1:6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24,26).

Genesis 1:3 (KJV 1900)

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 1:6 (KJV 1900)

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Genesis 1:9 (KJV 1900)

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Genesis 1:11 (KJV 1900)

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:14 (KJV 1900)

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

Genesis 1:20 (KJV 1900)

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Genesis 1:24 (KJV 1900)

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 1:26 (KJV 1900)

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

2. "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, what is man, that thou art mindful of him?" (Ps. 8:3, 4).

Psalm 8:3 (KJV 1900)

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Psalm 8:4 (KJV 1900)

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?

3. "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth ... for he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast" (Ps. 33:6, 9).

Psalm 33:6 (KJV 1900)

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 33:9 (KJV 1900)

For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

B. Salvation was expensive, and came about through His own shed blood. Note:

1. "Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?" (Isa. 53:1).

Isaiah 53:1 (KJV 1900)

Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

2. "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all" (Isa. 53:4-6).

Isaiah 53:4–6 (KJV 1900)

Surely he hath borne our griefs, And carried our sorrows: Yet we did esteem him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: The chastisement of our peace was upon him; And with his stripes we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned every one to his own way; And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

3. "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot" (1 Pet. 1:18,19).

1 Peter 1:18 (KJV 1900)

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

1 Peter 1:19 (KJV 1900)

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

4. In the book of Revelation John records all of heaven praising Christ for his work in creation (Rev 4:11) and salvation (Rev 5:9).

Revelation 4:11 (KJV 1900)

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Revelation 5:9 (KJV 1900)

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

5. The only blood that could purchase the payback of all sins ever committed would have to be the blood of an eternal being (Acts 20:28) that lived perfectly, and suffered under all authorities: man’s authority, Satan’s authority, and especially God’s authority.

Acts 20:28 KJV 1900

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Therefore, it was GOD who had to pay the highest price

VII) The Old Testament Types Of Salvation.

A. Adam and Eve .

1. They illustrate that salvation clothes us (Gen. 3:21; Zech. 3:1-5; Rev. 3:5, 18; 19:7, 8).

Genesis 3:21 (KJV 1900)

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Zechariah 3:1–5 (KJV 1900)

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; Even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by.

Revelation 3:5 (KJV 1900)

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Revelation 3:18 (KJV 1900)

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Revelation 19:7 (KJV 1900)

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Revelation 19:8 (KJV 1900)

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

2. Their sin was that of disobedience – because they were convinced they could live independent of God and His laws!

3. The first terrible result of sin upon Adam and Eve was the realization of their shame and nakedness before God (Gen. 3:7).

Genesis 3:7 (KJV 1900)

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

But the gracious Creator then forgave and clothed his two sinful citizens in Eden (3:21). .

B. Cain and Abel

1. They illustrate that obedient faith in lamb blood guarantees us acceptance.

2. It also demonstrates (in Cain's example) the wrong way to be accepted (Gen. 4:4; Eph. 1:6).

Genesis 4:4 (KJV 1900)

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

Ephesians 1:6 (KJV 1900)

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

3. Abel made the first recorded "public profession of faith" on earth when he offered the blood sacrifice while Cain became the first religious rebel by offering a bloodless sacrifice.

C. The Ark and the Passover .

1. They illustrate that salvation protects us from God's wrath (Gen. 7:1; Ex. 12:23; see also Rom. 1:18; Col. 3:6; 1 Thess. 1:10; Rev. 6:17).

Genesis 7:1 (KJV 1900)

And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Exodus 12:23 (KJV 1900)

For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

Romans 1:18 (KJV 1900)

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Colossians 3:6 (KJV 1900)

For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

1 Thessalonians 1:10 (KJV 1900)

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Revelation 6:17 (KJV 1900)

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

2. The unprotected will be subjected to a future world judgment wrath (the message of the Ark) and to a personal great white throne judgment (the lesson from the Passover).

D. Abraham and Isaac

1. They illustrate that salvation provides for us an acceptable substitute (Gen. 22:12-14; see also Isa. 53:4-6; 1 Pet. 3:18).

Genesis 22:12–14 (KJV 1900)

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.

Isaiah 53:4–6 (KJV 1900)

Surely he hath borne our griefs, And carried our sorrows: Yet we did esteem him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: The chastisement of our peace was upon him; And with his stripes we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned every one to his own way; And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

1 Peter 3:18 (KJV 1900)

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

2. Some twenty centuries after Abraham was asked to offer up Isaac, another Father lifted up his only Son on that same spot, but this time there was no last-minute reprieve.

E. The Manna and The Smitten Rock . .

1. They illustrate that salvation satisfies US (Ex. 16:14; 17:6; see also Ps. 103:5; 107:9). Bread from the sky and water from a rock.

Exodus 16:14 (KJV 1900)

And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.

Exodus 17:6 (KJV 1900)

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Psalm 103:5 (KJV 1900)

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 107:9 (KJV 1900)

For he satisfieth the longing soul, And filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

2. These were not just rain and sunshine blessings, but miraculous provision because of God’s grace in spite of their lack of faith

3. Oh, the total and tender satisfaction of God’s salvation!

F. The Brazen Serpent .

1. This illustrates that salvation cures us (Num. 21:9; Jn. 3:14).

Numbers 21:9 (KJV 1900)

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

John 3:14 (KJV 1900)

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

2. In the New Testament Christ applied this Old Testament event to himself and led Nicodemus to salvation (John 3:14,15).

John 3:14 (KJV 1900)

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

John 3:15 (KJV 1900)

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

G. Naaman .

1. He illustrates that salvation cleanses us (1 Ki. 5:1-14; Ps. 51:7).

1 Kings 5:1–14 (KJV 1900)

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.

And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

Psalm 51:7 (KJV 1900)

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

2. This Syrian pagan was the only man in the entire Old Testament to be cleansed from the dreadful scourge of leprosy.

3. His is a great picture of what salvation is like.

H. The Tabernacle.

1. This illustrates that salvation restores lost fellowship (Ex. 25:22; Ps. 23:3).

Exodus 25:22 (KJV 1900)

And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

Psalm 23:3 (KJV 1900)

He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

2. One of Israel’s most tragic moments in the Old Testament was the worship of a devilish Egyptian golden calf god. (See Ex. 32.)

Exodus 32 (KJV 1900)

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord.

And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?

Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.

For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)

Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.

And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.

And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

Both idolatry and immorality were involved in that sordid affair.

But the newly constructed tabernacle was able to once again assure Israel’s fellowship with God.

3. Jesus is our Tabernacle – our way to fellowship with God!