continued from (2) Now That I Believe...
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What happened to me when I believed?
1. I Was Forgiven of all my sin, past, present, and future.
Now that you believe, God Has “Forgiven you all trespasses” (Colossians_2:13).
The Apostle Paul declares that “God For Christ’s Sake Hath Forgiven you”
(Ephesians_4:32), and so In Christ we Have Redemption Through His Blood,
The Forgiveness Of sins” (Ephesians_1:7; Colossians_1:14).
2. I Was Justified In The Sight Of God.
The word “Justify” In Scripture Means “To Make Righteous.” God’s Word Says
That we Are “Justified Freely By His GRACE Through The Redemption That Is
In Christ Jesus” (Romans_3:24), and That “Being Now Justified By His Blood,
we Shall Be Saved From wrath Through Him” (Romans_5:9).
Paul assures us That we Are “Justified In The Name Of The Lord Jesus”
(I Corinthians 6:11), and “That Being Justified By His GRACE, we should
be made heirs according to the hope of Eternal Life” (Titus_3:7).
3. I Was Given Eternal and Everlasting Life.
“The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life” (Romans_6:23), for “By The Righteousness Of
One The Free Gift Came Upon all men unto Justification Of Life” (Romans_5:18).
All who believe on Christ “believe on Him To Life Everlasting” (I Timothy 1:16)
and become “heirs according to the hope of Eternal Life” (Titus_3:7).
4. I was Indwelt By The Holy Spirit of God.
Speaking to believers, Paul says that God Has “Sent Forth The Spirit Of His
SON Into your hearts” (Galatians_4:6) and so now The Spirit "Dwelleth In us”
(II Timothy 1:14; Romans_8:9,11). His Presence Within us Is The Down Payment
That God Has Made in us that shows He Is As Serious About Redeeming our bodies
As He Was About Redeeming our souls.
Paul declares that The Spirit is “The Earnest of our inheritance until The Redemption
Of The Purchased Possession” (Ephesians_1:14). This Blessing comes with a moral
and spiritual obligation to be a godly host to The Royal Guest Within us. The Apostle
Paul asked the Corinthians, who were not living in a godly manner:
5. I Was Baptized Into the true, invisible, world-wide Church, “the church which
is His Body” (Ephesians_1:22,23).
Paul says that we Were “Baptized Into Christ” (Romans_6:3). This Baptism has
nothing to do with water. The word “Baptism” In Scripture Speaks Of Identification.
Christ Was Identified As The Messiah When He Was Baptized With water
(John_1:31-33).
But He later Called His Death A Baptism (Luke_12:50) Because on The Cross He
Was “Numbered With the transgressors,” i.e., He Was Identified With sinners As
He Bore their sins (Isaiah_53:12 cf. Mark_15:27,28). When God Looked At Christ
On Calvary, He Did Not See His SON, He Saw us in our sins, and Poured Out His
Wrath Upon them. But Now our Baptism Into Christ Identifies us With Christ.
Now When God Looks at us, He Does Not See us in our sins, He Sees
Christ In His Righteousness. II Corinthians 5:21 Puts it this way:
Thus our Baptism Into Christ Is A Spiritual Baptism: “For BY One Spirit Are
we all Baptized Into One Body” (I Corinthians 12:13). While God Required
physical baptism and physical circumcision for His people Israel, God Gives
members of the Body of Christ A Spiritual Circumcision (Colossians_2:11)
and A Spiritual Baptism (Colossians_2:12). This Baptism Makes us
6. I Was Made Eternally Secure In Christ.
“If we believe not, yet He Abideth Faithful; He cannot deny Himself”
(II Timothy 2:13), and as members Of His Body we Are members Of
Himself. Now that we Are a part Of His Body, nothing “shall be able to
separate us from The Love of God” (Romans_8:39), for “He Which Hath
Begun A Good Work In you Will Perform It Until The Day Of Jesus Christ”
(Philippians_1:6).
In The Bible, the spiritual Ephesians and the sinful Corinthians
are both called “saints” (I Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians_1:1) and
both Are Said To Be “Sealed With That Holy Spirit Of Promise”
(Ephesians_1:13; II Corinthians 1:22). Our Salvation rests not on what
we do, But On What Christ Did At Calvary [His FINISHED Work! (Ga)].
"
(R Kurth) [GRACE ambassador emphases]
Berean Searchlight FULL Article:
Now That I Believe (Part 1)
Now That I Believe (Part 2)
Now That I Believe (Part 3)
GRACE And Peace...
====================
Index "Now That I Believe":
(1) Introduction
(2) What Did I Believe
(3) What Happened When I Believed
(4) Why Should I Serve The LORD
(5a) How Should I Serve The LORD (5b)
(6a) How Should I Deal With sin (6b)
(7) How Should I Deal With Adversity
(8) What Is my Future / Conclusion
"
What happened to me when I believed?
1. I Was Forgiven of all my sin, past, present, and future.
Now that you believe, God Has “Forgiven you all trespasses” (Colossians_2:13).
The Apostle Paul declares that “God For Christ’s Sake Hath Forgiven you”
(Ephesians_4:32), and so In Christ we Have Redemption Through His Blood,
The Forgiveness Of sins” (Ephesians_1:7; Colossians_1:14).
2. I Was Justified In The Sight Of God.
The word “Justify” In Scripture Means “To Make Righteous.” God’s Word Says
That we Are “Justified Freely By His GRACE Through The Redemption That Is
In Christ Jesus” (Romans_3:24), and That “Being Now Justified By His Blood,
we Shall Be Saved From wrath Through Him” (Romans_5:9).
Paul assures us That we Are “Justified In The Name Of The Lord Jesus”
(I Corinthians 6:11), and “That Being Justified By His GRACE, we should
be made heirs according to the hope of Eternal Life” (Titus_3:7).
3. I Was Given Eternal and Everlasting Life.
“The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life” (Romans_6:23), for “By The Righteousness Of
One The Free Gift Came Upon all men unto Justification Of Life” (Romans_5:18).
All who believe on Christ “believe on Him To Life Everlasting” (I Timothy 1:16)
and become “heirs according to the hope of Eternal Life” (Titus_3:7).
4. I was Indwelt By The Holy Spirit of God.
Speaking to believers, Paul says that God Has “Sent Forth The Spirit Of His
SON Into your hearts” (Galatians_4:6) and so now The Spirit "Dwelleth In us”
(II Timothy 1:14; Romans_8:9,11). His Presence Within us Is The Down Payment
That God Has Made in us that shows He Is As Serious About Redeeming our bodies
As He Was About Redeeming our souls.
Paul declares that The Spirit is “The Earnest of our inheritance until The Redemption
Of The Purchased Possession” (Ephesians_1:14). This Blessing comes with a moral
and spiritual obligation to be a godly host to The Royal Guest Within us. The Apostle
Paul asked the Corinthians, who were not living in a godly manner:
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of The Holy Ghost Which
is in you, Which ye Have Of God, and ye are not your own? For ye Are Bought
With A [An Infinite (Ga)] Price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit, which Are God’s” (I Corinthians 6:19,20).
is in you, Which ye Have Of God, and ye are not your own? For ye Are Bought
With A [An Infinite (Ga)] Price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit, which Are God’s” (I Corinthians 6:19,20).
5. I Was Baptized Into the true, invisible, world-wide Church, “the church which
is His Body” (Ephesians_1:22,23).
Paul says that we Were “Baptized Into Christ” (Romans_6:3). This Baptism has
nothing to do with water. The word “Baptism” In Scripture Speaks Of Identification.
Christ Was Identified As The Messiah When He Was Baptized With water
(John_1:31-33).
But He later Called His Death A Baptism (Luke_12:50) Because on The Cross He
Was “Numbered With the transgressors,” i.e., He Was Identified With sinners As
He Bore their sins (Isaiah_53:12 cf. Mark_15:27,28). When God Looked At Christ
On Calvary, He Did Not See His SON, He Saw us in our sins, and Poured Out His
Wrath Upon them. But Now our Baptism Into Christ Identifies us With Christ.
Now When God Looks at us, He Does Not See us in our sins, He Sees
Christ In His Righteousness. II Corinthians 5:21 Puts it this way:
“For He Hath Made Him To BE sin For us, Who Knew no sin,
that we might Be Made The Righteousness Of God In Him.”
that we might Be Made The Righteousness Of God In Him.”
Thus our Baptism Into Christ Is A Spiritual Baptism: “For BY One Spirit Are
we all Baptized Into One Body” (I Corinthians 12:13). While God Required
physical baptism and physical circumcision for His people Israel, God Gives
members of the Body of Christ A Spiritual Circumcision (Colossians_2:11)
and A Spiritual Baptism (Colossians_2:12). This Baptism Makes us
“members of His Body” (Ephesians_5:30).
6. I Was Made Eternally Secure In Christ.
“If we believe not, yet He Abideth Faithful; He cannot deny Himself”
(II Timothy 2:13), and as members Of His Body we Are members Of
Himself. Now that we Are a part Of His Body, nothing “shall be able to
separate us from The Love of God” (Romans_8:39), for “He Which Hath
Begun A Good Work In you Will Perform It Until The Day Of Jesus Christ”
(Philippians_1:6).
In The Bible, the spiritual Ephesians and the sinful Corinthians
are both called “saints” (I Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians_1:1) and
both Are Said To Be “Sealed With That Holy Spirit Of Promise”
(Ephesians_1:13; II Corinthians 1:22). Our Salvation rests not on what
we do, But On What Christ Did At Calvary [His FINISHED Work! (Ga)].
"
(R Kurth) [GRACE ambassador emphases]
Berean Searchlight FULL Article:
Now That I Believe (Part 1)
Now That I Believe (Part 2)
Now That I Believe (Part 3)
GRACE And Peace...
====================
Index "Now That I Believe":
(1) Introduction
(2) What Did I Believe
(3) What Happened When I Believed
(4) Why Should I Serve The LORD
(5a) How Should I Serve The LORD (5b)
(6a) How Should I Deal With sin (6b)
(7) How Should I Deal With Adversity
(8) What Is my Future / Conclusion
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