NEW LIFE IN CHRIST By: Randy Kea In II Corinthians 5:17, the apostle Paul said, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new.” Please consider the following analysis of this verse. “Therefore if” – This phrase sets forth the conditional nature of gaining and maintaining a right relationship with God. The word “if” is found throughout the New Testament denoting the fact that salvation is conditional. For instance, in John 8:31, the Lord said, “If ye continue in my...
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New Testament Salvation
NEW TESTAMENT SALVATION By: Randy Kea Please consider some fundamental facts about New Testament salvation: 1. Every accountable person is lost because of sin: “All have sinned” (Romans 3:23), “all the world is guilty (Romans 3:19). “Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death” (James 1:14-15), “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). The word death means separation in the Bible. The body separated from the spirit is “dead”...
Salvation
SALVATION By: Randy Kea There are things we need to remember about salvation: It’s Meaning ~ The basic meaning of the word salvation is “deliverance.” There are different words to define and describe salvation in the New Testament: 1) Redemption (to release or set at liberty; Colossians 1:14; Ephesians 1:7) 2) Remission (a dismissal of sins, a release; Acts 2:38; Matthew 26:28) 3) Reconciliation (to change from a state of enmity to a state of friendship with God; II Corinthians 5:17-21) 4) Justification (to pronounce righteous, an acquittal; Romans 3:26) It’s Need ~ The desperate...