PLAN OF SALVATION
The more I read on salvation, the more I know that God does not take it lightly.
He put a lot of thought into the plan of salvation.
As you will see in the scriptures He had to keep it a mystery. If he had not
kept it a mystery they would not have crucifired Jesus.
Without the crucifiction we would all go to hell. For we have all fallen short of
the kingdom of god.
It also proves how much God truly loves you and me. We have all been pre-
destined to glory.
As you have seen the choice is ours. We can choose life and live in the
light, or we can choose death and walk in darkness.
I pray that when you have read the entire series on salvation you will choose
life.
I never realized the full extent of salvation before I started this series of papers
God has opened my eyes and I pray He does the same for you.
Once again I want to give all the glory to God. This has been a huge task and
without the Lord I could not have done this.
I praise the Lord for opening my eyes and ears and giving me the wisdom to
to understand these truths. Praise be to God for He is worthy of all of my praise
and worship. My heart is full of His love, for He is Love
SALVATION FOREORDAINED
The scriptures tell us that we were chosen before the foundation of the world.
God knew us before we were born. He knew us before the world was created
God had His plan for salvation so that we can go before Him blameless. That
we will go before Him in love.
That He had predestined us to be adopted as sons and daughters through
Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior
The truth is that it is Gods will for all of us to be part od His family.
We need to praise Him for His grace. We have all fallen short of His glory.
Yet He still loves us just as we are.
Through Jesus we are made acceptable before God. Jesus paid the price for
all the sins of the world when He allowed them to nail Him to the cross. As long
as we believe Jesus is Gods Son and confess it, with our mouths, Gods grace
covers us. Eternal life is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord.
DESCRIBED AS A MYSTERY
Jesus could not lie. But he also could not tell all straight out either. If
He
had they would not have crusified Him. Gods salvation plan would not have come
to pass.
Gods prophets prophesied in the scriptures of the coming of Christ. They told
of His coming long before Jesus was born. Most of the people believed Christ
was coming but didn't know when or how He would come.
The disciples of Jesus Christ asked why He spoke in parables. Jesus told
them that it had been given to them to see and believe the truths of God. God
gave them ears to hear the truths of the words spoken by Jesus Christ.
Jesus told them that to all others it would come in parables. Some would
understand. Many did not.
The parables spoke of spiritual things. Even today there are many that do
not understand the parables.
It is hard for some to take the parables and understand that they are not
speaking of earthly things.
The parables are speaking of Spiritual wellness. To teach us of Gods ways
and to understand just how much He loves us. By using everyday things like
the parable of the seeds, He is speaking of the seeds that are planted in the
hearts of mankind. They are also warnings of the ways of the world and the
differences between Gods ways and the ways of the world.
Paul writes to the church about the mysteries of salvation. That the gospel
of Jesus Christ has been manifested through Christ.
Paul tells of the prophetic Scriptures made know to all nations according to
God.
Paul speaks of being obediant to the gospel. To follow in the ways of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
The coming of Christ was prophecied many times in the old testament. So
the Israelites knew but had no idea when Christ would come. They also didn't
believe that Jesus was the Christ that had been prophecied.
The secret of salvation was kept until Jesus was nailed to the cross. When
Jesus was resurrected from the dead the secret was releast.
Many believed then. They did not believe when Jesus was teaching them.
They knew He was different but didn't believe Jesus was Gods only begotten
Son.
When you believe that Jesus is the Son of God you are sealed with the
the Holy Spirit.
Asking Jesus into your heart because you believe He is Gods only Son will
set you free of your sins. That you believe Jesus died on the cross so that we
could be justified by His blood. Jesus paid the price for all the sins of the world.
Baptism is a good thing. It is an outward showing confessing that Jesus is
your Lord and Savior. Remember God doesn't care how many times you are
dunked under water. God looks in your heart. Do you truly love the Lord? Are
you willing to turn away from the ways of the world?
For me when I learned how Jesus suffered and then poured out His blood for
me, well how could I not love Him with everything within me. My heart, my mind,
and my soul belong to Jesus. He is everything to me. My hope, my comforter,
my redeemer, my refuge, and I am filled with His love. Praise the Lord for all He
has done for me. Jesus will do the same thing for you all you have to do is ask
Him into your heart.
What amazes me is that when I mess up and I am not in His will He still loves
me. He loves me just as I am. Thank you Jesus!!!!! He picks me up when I fall
and puts me back on the path that I am suppose to be on.
My prayer s that whoever reads these scriptures will have a better under-
standing of how much God loves you. That you will want to be part of Gods
family.
I pray that everyone who reads these words will be blessed with Gods wisdom
to understand. That you will seek more of God. That you will have a relationship
with Him that will grow with each day that passes.
PRAISE GOD THE FATHER, JESUS THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT
LIVES WITHIN ALL OF GODS CHILDREN.
PLAN OF SALVATION SCRIPTURES
John 17:4; I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You
have given Me to do.
Hebrews 6:17-20; 17) Thus God determining to show mor abundantly to the
heirs of promise the immutability
of His counsel, confirmed it by an
oath,
18) that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible
for God to lie, we may have
strong consolation, who have fled for refuge
to lay hope set before us.
19)
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure
and steadfast, and which enters
the Presence behind the veil,
20)
where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus,
having become High Priest forever
according to the order of Melchiz-
edek.
FOREORDAINED SCRIPTURES
Ephesians 1:4-6; 4) just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy and
without blame before Him in love,
5) having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ
to the good pleasure of His will,
6) to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made
us accepted in the Beloved.
Ephesians 3:11; 11) according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished
in Christ Jesus our Lord,
DESCRIBED AS A MYSTERY
Matthew 13:11; He answered and said to them,
"Because it has been
given to you to know the mysteries
of the kingdom of heavenm but to
them it has not been given.
Mark 4:11; And
He said to them, "To you it has been given to know
the mystery of the kingdom of God;
but to those who are outside, all
things come in parables,
Luke 8:10; And
He said, " to you it has been given to know the mys-
teries of the kingdom of God, but
to the rest it is given in parables,that
seeing they may not see, And hearing they
may not understand.
Romans 16:25-26; 25) Now to Him who is able to establish you according to
my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ,
according to the revelation
of the mystery kept secret since the world began
26) but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scrip-
tures made known to all nations, according to
the commandment of the
everlasting God, for obedience to the faith----------
Ephesians 1:9-10,13; 9) Having made known to us the mystery of His will ac-
cording to His good pleasure which He purpossed
in Himself,
10)
that in the despensation of the fullness of the times He
might gather togethr in one all things in Christ,
both which are in heaven
and which are on the earth------in Him
13)
In Him you also trust, after you heard the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation; in whom also,
having believed, you were
sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 3:9-10; 9) and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mys-
tery, which from the beginning of the ages has
been hidden in God who
created all things through Jesus Christ/;
10) to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might
be made known by the church to the principalities
and powers in the
heavenly place,
Ephesians 6:19; and for me, that utterance
my be given to me, that I may
open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of
the gospel,
Colossians 1:26-27; 26) The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from
generations but now has been revealed to His saints.
27) To them God willed to make known what are the riches
of glory of this mystery among the Gentiles:
which is Christ in you, the
hope of glory
1 Timothy 3:16; 16) And without controversay great is the mystery of godli-
ness: God was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the spirit, Seen by
angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in
the world, Received
up in glory
1 Corinthians 2:7-9; 7) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden
wisdom which God ordained before the ages for
our glory,
8) Which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they
Known, they would not have crusified the Lord
of glory
9) For it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor
have entered into the heart of man, The things
which God has prepared
for those who love Him."
Revelation 10:7; but in the days of the sounding of the seventh
angel, when
he is about to sound, the mystery of God would
be finished, as He de-
clared to His servants the prophets.
