Soteriology

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Guided by the truth - Soteriology & Ecclesiology - Salvation & The Church

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Salvation

Revelation 7:10 ESV
10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
What is the reason for salvation, why does God save us?
For His Glory
Ezekiel 36:22 ESV
22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came.
Out of His Love
How is salvation brought to us?
By His Decree
eternal
unconditional
immutable / efficacious
exhaustive
What about the problem of evil? Why are some decreed to be elect and some reprobate?
Romans 8-10 = The place to look for this…
Definition of Decreed Election

The decree of election is the free and sovereign choice of God, made in eternity past, to set his love on certain individuals, and, on the basis of nothing in themselves but solely because of the good pleasure of his will, to choose them to be saved from sin and damnation and to inherit the blessings of eternal life through the mediatorial work of Christ.

Romans 8:29–30 ESV
29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Ephesians 1:4–5 ESV
4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
Definition of Decreed Reprobation

The decree of reprobation is the free and sovereign choice of God, made in eternity past, to pass over certain individuals, choosing not to set his saving love on them but instead determining to punish them for their sins unto the magnification of his justice.

Matthew 7:13–14 ESV
13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
Romans 9:11–13 ESV
11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— 12 she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
What is the most evil act of all time… crucifixion… God ordained it and yet is innocent of evil and uses it for good!… God ordained it and yet MAN perpetrated it…
How is Salvation Accomplished for us?
Through the Penal Substitutionary Atonement of Jesus the Christ!!!!
The work of Christ was a work of substitutionary sacrifice, in which the Savior bore the penalty of sin in the place of sinners (1 Pet. 2:24); it is a work of propitiation, in which God’s wrath against sin is fully satisfied and exhausted in the person of our substitute (Rom. 3:25); it is a work of reconciliation, in which the alienation between man and God is overcome and peace is made (Col. 1:20, 22); it is a work of redemption, in which those enslaved to sin are ransomed by the price of the Lamb’s precious blood (1 Pet. 1:18–19); and it is a work of conquest, in which sin, death, and Satan are defeated by the power of a victorious Savior (Heb. 2:14–15).
How is Salvation Acquired and Applied to us?
Romans 10:9–11 ESV
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Order of Salvation / Aspects of Salvation - 7
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Bible Doctrine Chapter 32: Election and Reprobation: When and Why Did God Choose Us? Are Some Not Chosen?

“The Order of Salvation”

1. Election (God’s choice of people to be saved)

2. The gospel call (proclaiming the message of the gospel)

3. Regeneration (being born again)

4. Conversion (faith and repentance)

5. Justification (right legal standing)

6. Adoption (membership in God’s family)

7. Sanctification (right conduct of life)

8. Perseverance (remaining a Christian)

9. Death (going to be with the Lord)

10. Glorification (receiving a resurrection body)

Romans 8:29–30 ESV
29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
External / Internal Call
Conversion / Regeneration
Repentance
Faith
knowledge
assent
trust
Justification
Imputed Righteousness
Adoption
Sanctification
Perseverance
Assurance of Salvation
enjoy fellowship with God
ministry of HS in your heart
answered prayer
longing for Christ’s return
spiritual discernment
an acute awareness of sin and holiness
decreasing pattern of sin
increased pattern of obedience
growing rejection of worldliness
growing rejection by the world
love of fellow christians
Glorification
Are you saved?
Revelation 7:10 ESV
10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

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