QUOTE ON SALVATION OF HUMANKIND BY GRACE

 

“Grace is one of the personality attributes of GOD. It is an unmerited favor that is best demonstrated by the three stages of the cross (death, burial, and resurrection) of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

– Dr. Ezra Aniebue

LESSON 6

ARTICLE VI: THE SALVATION OF HUMANKIND BY GRACE

 

STATEMENT OF FAITH ARTICLE VI

We believe that man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of GOD.

 

Salvation is received by repentance toward GOD and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, a person becomes an heir of GOD, according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Rom. 10-13-15; Eph. 2:8; Titus 2:11;

3:5-7).

 

The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16).

 

Grace is GOD’s loving and merciful provision for the need of lost men and women. Human beings, in their natural state, are self-centered and proud; they are in bondage to Satan and spiritually dead in trespasses and sins. Because of their sinful nature, human beings are helpless to save themselves. But GOD is graciously disposed toward all men and women in spite of their moral corruption and spiritual rebellion.

 

Salvation is not the result of human merit or achievement but of divine purposeand initiative. It is not by means of sacramental mediation or moral training butbydivinemercyand power.

Salvation from sin is the free gift of GOD through Jesus Christ, conditioned only upon repentance toward GOD and trust in and commitment to Christ the Lord (Eph. 2:7-9)

 

Prayer is one of the greatest privileges the human race has today. If an individual has not been born again, the first prayer that GOD wants to hear is a prayer of repentance (Romans 10:8-10).

 

Jesus Christ said,“ He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave the power to become the sons of GOD, even to them that believe on His name.” (John 1:11-12).

 

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Acts 2:21).

 

“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John 2:1-2).

 

When we submit to GOD and ask Christ to intervene in our lives, a whole new world of opportunity and privileges will open for us because GOD answers prayers. There are many types of prayer: the prayer of faith, the prayer of thanksgiving, intercessory prayer etc. Prayer is communication with GOD. It is a dialogue with GOD. It is imperative that we pray in accordance with the Bible. First John 5:14 says, if we ask according to His will, He will answer us. For example, if you are praying for a need, or a concern in your life, you should understand and employ the following Scriptures:

 

“Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:7.

 

“But my GOD shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19).

 

According to these two Scriptures, if we have a care or need then Jesus is concerned about it. Anything, regardless of how large or small it may seem, if it is a care, He invites us to cast that care upon Him through prayer. It can be any one of the many cares of life that comes each and every day. It could be need for strength to be a better Christian to do His will, or it could be healing for the physical body. “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” (James 5:15). We as Christians cannot heal anyone, but He did say that we could pray and that the prayer of faith would heal the sick and the Lord would raise them up.

 

Jesus said in Matt. 18:19 “Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in heaven.” “Therefore, I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” Mark 11:24. Another verse of Scripture, Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever.” We know in the Bible days, Jesus answered prayer for all problems, sickness and troubles, that plague humanity. In accordance to this verse of Scripture, if Jesus answered prayers yesterday, He will do the same today. All through the Bible, GOD has always answered prayer and the truth is that, GOD always will.

 

Salvation, which comes by grace through faith, brings one into a vital life-changing union with Christ, which is characterized by a life of holiness and good works. The same grace by means of which one has been saved is the assurance of GOD’s continuing forgiveness and help in living the Christian life.

 

Redemption. Salvation involves the redemption of the whole person and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense, salvation includes regeneration, sanctification, and glorification.

 

Regeneration, or new birth, is a work of GOD’s grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart brought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward GOD and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward GOD. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Saviour. Justification is GOD’s gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer into a relationship of peace and favor with GOD.

 

Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to GOD’s purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual perfection through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in Him. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerated person’s life.

 

Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.

 

Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward GOD. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Savior. Justification is GOD’s gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer into a relationship of peace and favor with GOD.

 

Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to GOD’s purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual perfection through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in Him. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerated person’s life.

 

Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.

 

 

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES ON SALVATION

Read each of the Scripture verses cited. For your own benefit, on a separate paper, write notes and insights you receive from reading these verses and parallel them with the stated statement of faith.

 

• And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel (Genesis 3:15).

 

• And GOD said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And GOD said moreover unto Moses, thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD GOD of your fathers, the GOD of Abraham, the GOD of Isaac, and the GOD of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this  is my memorial unto all generations. Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them,

The LORD GOD of your fathers, the GOD of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey (Exodus 3:14-17). Will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey (Exodus 3:14-17).

 

 

• And GOD spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of GOD Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a GOD: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your GOD, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD (EXODUS 6:2-8).

 

• And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he  shall save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:21).

 

• From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matthew 4:17).

 

• From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that hemust go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chiefpriests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. ThenPeter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, be it far from thee, Lord:this shall not be unto But he turned, and said unto Peter, get theebehind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of GOD, but those that be of men. Then said Jesus unto hisdisciples,ifanymanwillcomeafterme,lethimdenyhimself,andtakeup his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and                         whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a manprofited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what                              shallamangiveinexchangefor hissoul?(Matthew16:21-26)

 

• Pilate saith unto them, what shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, let him be crucified (Matthew 27:22).

 

• He is not here: for he is risen, as he Come, see the place where the Lord lay (Matthew 28:6).

 

• Blessed be the Lord GOD of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (Luke 1:68-69).
• Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed GOD, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyeshave seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel (Luke 2:28-32).

 

• He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of GOD, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of GOD. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth (John 1:11-14).

 

• The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of GOD, which taketh away the sin of the world (John 1:29).

 

• Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of GOD. Nicodemus saith unto him, how can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into hismother’s womb, and be born?

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the  sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so  is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, how can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, we speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For GOD so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For GOD sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might  be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of GOD. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in GOD (John 3:3-14).

 

• He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of GOD abideth on him (John 3:36).

 

• Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life (John 5:24).
• I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture (John 10:9).

 

• And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand  (John 10:28-29).

 

• I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without                   me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is  my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you (John 15:1-16).

 

• Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth (John 17:17).

 

• And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved (Acts 2:21).
• Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).

 

• But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they (Acts 15:11).

 

• Andbrought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house (Acts 16:30-31).

 

• And the times of this ignorance GOD winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead (Acts 17:30-31).

 

• And now, brethren, I commend you to GOD, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified (Acts 20:32).

 

• For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of GOD unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the

 

• ¹⁷ For therein is the righteousness of GOD revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, the just shall live by faith. For the wrath of GOD is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the  truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1:16-18).

 

• Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long suffering;

               not knowing that the goodness of GOD leadeth thee to  repentance? (Romans

            2:4)

 

• For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom GOD hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of GOD (Romans 3:23-25).

 

• For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed GOD, and it was counted unto him for righteousness (Romans 4:3).

 

• But GOD commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to GOD by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life (Romans 5:8-10).

 

• What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? GOD How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer

therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he  liveth unto GOD. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto GOD through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto GOD, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto GOD. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under Canaanites, grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? GOD forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But GOD be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to GOD, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of GOD is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:1-23) grace.

What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? GOD forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But GOD be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to GOD, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of GOD is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:1-23).

 

• There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, GOD sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against GOD: for it is not subject to the law of GOD, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please GOD. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of GOD dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of GOD, they are the sons of GOD. For ye have  not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
• The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of GOD: And if children, then heirs; heirs of GOD, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us (Romans 8:1-18).

 

• For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren (Romans 8:29).

 

• Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of GOD, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:39).

 

• That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that GOD hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation (Romans 10:9-10).

 

• For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13).

 

• And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof (Romans 13:11-14).

 

• For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of GOD (1 Corinthians 1:18).

 

• But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of GOD is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30).

 

• 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 price: therefore glorify GOD in your body, and in your spirit, which are GOD’s (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

 

• But by the grace of GOD I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of GOD which was with me (1 Corinthians 15:10).
• Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of GOD, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that GOD was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though GOD did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to GOD

      (2 Corinthians 5:17-20).

 

• I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of GOD, who loved me, and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20).

 

• Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree (Galatians 3:13).

 

• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. AndtheythatareChrist’s havecrucifiedthe fleshwiththeaffectionsandIf weliveintheSpirit,letus alsowalkinthe Spirit (Galatians 5:22-25).

 

• For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision,

              uncircumcision, but a new creature (Galatians 6:15).

 

• In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7).

 

• For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of GOD: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which GOD hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without GOD in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto GOD in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of GOD; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of GOD through the Spirit (Ephesians 2:8-22).

 

• And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of GOD, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love (Ephesians 4:11-16).

 

• Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is GOD which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Philippians 2:12-13).

 

• For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of GOD; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is  the image of the invisible GOD, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled, in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and  unblameable and unreproveable in his sight (Colossians 1:9-22).

 

• If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of GOD (Colossians 3:1).

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

 

Match these terms relating to salvation

1. Regeneration
2. Repentance
3. Sanctification
4. Redemption
5. Justification
6. Glorification

 

1. Bought by the blood of Jesus
2. GOD’s acquittal
3. New birth
4. Turning away from sin to GOD
5. Culmination of salvation
6. Set apart from sin and to GOD