God's Complete Salvation (1)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eph 1: 7 In whom we have redemption through His blood, the
forgiveness of offenses, according to the riches of His grace,
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that every one who believes into Him would not
perish, but would have eternal life.
2Cor 3:18 But we all with unveiled face, beholding and
reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being
transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as
from the Lord Spirit.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The full salvation of the Triune God comprises many items in
three stages. The first stage, the initial stage, is the stage
of regeneration. This stage is composed of redemption [the death
of Christ for the forgiveness of our sins], sanctification
[positional--being set apart for God's purpose], justification
[being made acceptable to God] , reconciliation, and
regeneration. In this stage, God has justified us through the
redemption of Christ (Rom. 3:24-26) and regenerated us in our
spirit with 41 His life by His Spirit (John 3:3-6). Thus, we
have received God's eternal salvation and His eternal life, and
become His children (John 1:12-13), who shall not perish forever
(John 10:28-29). This initial salvation has saved us from God's
condemnation and from eternal perdition (John 3:18, 16).
The second stage of salvation, the progressing stage, is the
stage of transformation. This stage is composed of freedom from
sin, sanctification (mainly dispositional-Rom. 6:19, 22), growth
in life, transformation, building up, and maturing. In this
stage, God is freeing us from the dominion of indwelling sin--
the law of sin and death--by the law of the Spirit of life,
through the effectiveness of the death of Christ working
subjectively in us (Rom. 6:6-7; 7:16-20; 8:2). He is sanctifying
us by His Holy Spirit (Rom. 15:16), with His holy nature,
through His discipline (Heb. 12:10) and His judgment in His own
house (1 Pet. 4:17). He is causing us to grow in His life (1
Cor. 3:6-7) and transforming us by renewing the inward parts of
our soul by the life-giving Spirit (2 Cor. 3:17-18; Rom. 12:2)
through the working of all things (Rom. 8:28). He is building us
together into a spiritual house for His dwelling (1 Pet. 2:5;
Eph. 2:22) and maturing us in His life (Rev. 14:15) for the
completion of His full salvation.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from
Witness Lee, Life-study of First Peter, pp. 40-41. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.
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