The Availabilty of Salvation
Introduction: There is growing problem in our world and it stems from the idea that we no longer need God. This is not a new problem it is a problem that has existed since the dawn of time.
Men have always tried to find a way that they could bypass the Salvation of God through Jesus. Some people are willing to accept God but not his Son.
· The question we have to ask ourselves is why do people have a contempt for Gods way.
· Paul brings some of the great soteriological themes to their fullest development.
· Paul’s doctrine of soteriology was centered in the grace of God.
· It was God who initiated salvation purely out of His grace
· This satisfied His divine justice and brought release from sin’s bondage and a legal declaration of righteousness to the believer
1. Forgiveness. When God forgave us our trespasses, He did so out of His grace.
Colossians 2:13
13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.
2. Redemption: Paul employs the term to describe the believer’s release from bondage and enslavement to sin.
Galatians 3:13
13 But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
3. Propitiation: It indicates that Christ fully met and satisfied the demands of a righteous and holy God.
I John 2:2
2 He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
4. Justification: Justification is a legal act whereby God declares the believing sinner righteous on the basis of the blood of Christ
Galatians 3:24
24 Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith.
· We need to understand that Salvation is available to all who will Accept Christ
Romans 11:11
I. SALVATIONS IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO STUMBLE
A. To Stumble is Err from God’s Law
1 John 3:4
4 Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.
1. Stumbling will not lead to death
1 John 5:17
17 All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death.
2. Stumbling is a sign of Foolishness
Proverbs 24:9
9 The schemes of a fool are sinful……
3. All men are conceived and born in Sin
Job 15:14
14 Can any mortal be pure? Can anyone born of a woman be just?
4. All men are shapen in Sin
Psalm 51:5
5 For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
5. Scripture concludes all under Sin
Galatians 3:22
22 But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.
6. No man is without Sin
Ecclesiastes 7:20
20 Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.
II. SALVATION IS AVAILABE TO THOSE WHO FALL
A. To Fall is to experience or suffer destruction
1. It keeps us from Falling to Sn
Matthew 1:21
21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
2. Salvation keeps us from Falling to Uncleanness.
Ezekiel 36:29
29 I will cleanse you of your filthy behavior. I will give you good crops of grain, and I will send no more famines on the land.
3. Salvation keeps us from Falling to The devil.
Colossians 2:15
15 In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.
Hebrews 2:14-15
14 Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. 15 Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.
4. Salvation keeps us from Falling to Gods Wrath.
1 Thessalonians 1:10
10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.
5. Salvation Keep’s us from Falling to This present evil world.
Galatians 1:4
4 Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
6.Salvation keeps us from Falling to our Enemies.
Luke 1:71-74
71 Now we will be saved from our enemies
and from all who hate us.
72 He has been merciful to our ancestors
by remembering his sacred covenant—
73 the covenant he swore with an oath
to our ancestor Abraham.
74 We have been rescued from our enemies
so we can serve God without fear,.
7. Salvation Keeps us from Falling to Eternal death.
John 3:16-17
16 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him..
III SALVATIONS IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO DESIRE IT
A. (JEALOUSY MOVES THEM)
1. They wanted to Clothed with Salvation
Isaiah 61:10
10 I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels.
2. They wanted to be Satisfied by God’s Salvation
Luke 2:30
30 I have seen your salvation,
3. They wanted to experience Love through God
Salvation
Psalm 40:16
16 But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “The Lord is great!”.
4. We should Wait for God’s Salvation
Lamentations 3:26
26 So it is good to wait quietly
for salvation from the Lord.; Ro 8:24.
7. We should Long for Salvation
Psalm 119:81
Kaph
81 I am worn out waiting for your rescue, but I have put my hope in your word.,
Psalm 119:174
174 O Lord, I have longed for your rescue, and your instructions are my delight..
8. We should Earnestly look for Salvation
Psalm 119:123
123 My eyes strain to see your rescue, to see the truth of your promise fulfilled..
9. Daily approach nearer to Savation
Romans 13:11
11 This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. .
Romans 11:12-13
12 Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God’s offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it.
13 I am saying all this especially for you Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I stress this,
4. SALVATION IS AN AVAILABLE GIFT TO THOSE WHO ACCEPT IT (ENRICHED)
10. Receive Salvation as the end of their faith.
1 Peter 1:9
9 The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls..
11. Welcome the tidings of Salvation
Isaiah 52:7
7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news,
the good news of peace and salvation,
the news that the God of Israel reigns!; Ro 10:15.
12. Pray to be visited with Salvation
Psalm 85:7
7 Show us your unfailing love, O Lord, and grant us your alvation.;
Psalm 106:4
4 Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people;
come near and rescue me.;
Psalm 119:41
41 Lord, give me your unfailing love, the salvation that you promised me..
13. Pray for the assurance of Salvation
Psalm 35:3
3 Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me.
Let me hear you say, “I will give you victory!”.
14. Pray for a joyful sense of Salvation
Psalm 51:12
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you..
V. SALVATION IS AN AVAILABLE BLESSING TO THOSE WHO ACCEPT IT
VI. SALVATION IS AVAILABLE TO BE SHARED TO THE WORLD BY THOSE WHO ACCEPT IT
