|
1994
 In Relation to God
the Father:
1.
We have access to God's grace.
Ephesians 2:8 For by
grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God: Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit
unto the Father.
2.
We are adopted into the family of
God as God's sons.
Galatians 4:5 To redeem them
that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Ephesians 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
3.
We have an inheritance.
1 Peter 1:3-4 Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant
mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and
that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Colossians 3:24 Knowing
that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye
serve the Lord Christ.
4.
We are elected (chosen), (only those
IN Christ).
Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath
chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy
and without blame before him in love: 1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the
foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto
obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and
peace, be multiplied.
5.
We become a child of God.
John 1:12 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:
6.
We get Heavenly citizenship.
Ephesians 2:19 Now
therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with
the saints, and of the household of God;
7.
We become an heir of God.
Galatians 3:29 And if ye
be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Romans 8:17 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.
8.
We become a new creature.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are
passed away; behold, all things are become new. Galatians 6:15 For in Christ
Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new
creature.
9.
We become a servant of God.
Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye
have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
10.
We become a priest of God.
1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;
that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvellous light:
11.
We are reconciled to God.
Romans 5:10 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. Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off
are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
12.
We are Sanctified.
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are
sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the
Spirit of our God. Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may
receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified
by faith that is in me.
In Relation to God
the Son:
13.
We are accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 1:6 To the
praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the
beloved.
14.
We are baptized into Christ's body.
1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body,
whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been
all made to drink into one Spirit. Romans 6:4 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.
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put
on Christ. (There is no water baptism mentioned within 8 chapters in either
direction). There is no connection of the baptism of 1 Corinthians 12 to the
baptism of Acts 2:38.
15.
We are a love gift to the Son.
John
17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast
given me; for they are thine.
16.
We are buried with Christ.
Colossians 2:10-12 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all
principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the
circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the
flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein
also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who
hath raised him from the dead. Romans 6:4 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.
17.
We are indwelt by Christ.
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love
me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come
unto him, and make our abode with him.
18.
We posses eternal life.
John 10:28 And I give unto them
eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them
out of my hand.
19.
We are saved by Christ.
Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation
in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the
truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
20.
We have peace with God.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
21.
We become a friend of God. John
15:15 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.
22.
We have our name recorded in the book of life in heaven.
Luke 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject
unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Philippians 4:3 And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women
which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my
fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life.
23.
We are seated with Christ in heavenly places.
Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit
together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
24.
We receive a blessed hope. Titus
2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great
God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
25.
We come in fellowship with the Trinity.
1 John 1:3
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have
fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with
his Son Jesus Christ.
26.
We have a mansion prepared in glory.
John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would
have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (This becomes ours the
moment we receive Christ.)
In Relation to God
the Holy Spirit:
27.
We are born again.
John 3:3-7 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 his mother'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. (Again no water baptism.)
28.
We are anointed by the Holy Spirit.
1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have
received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but
as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no
lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. John 14:26 But
the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my
name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 16:13 Howbeit when he,
the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall
not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and
he will show you things to come.
29.
We are sealed by the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye
heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after
that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Ephesians
4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the
day of redemption.
30.
Our body becomes the temple of the Holy Ghost.
1 Corinthians 6:19 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?
31.
We are given spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit.
1
Corinthians 12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have
you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb
idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man
speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can
say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now there are diversities
of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations,
but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the
same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is
given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the
word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To
another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the
same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to
another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to
another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and
the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. For as the
body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body,
being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all
baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond
or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is
not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand,
I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall
say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of
the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the
whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the
members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they
were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet
but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee:
nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those
members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those
members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we
bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant
comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the
body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have
the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the
members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice
with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God
hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly
teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments,
diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all
teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all
speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts:
and yet show I unto you a more excellent way. (These gifts still apply with
he exception of the sign gifts given to Israel. God stopped dealing with
Israel and these sign gifts are now being counterfeited by Satan - 2
Thessalonians 2:1-6 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon
shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by
letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive
you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling
away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who
opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is
worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself
that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you
these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in
his time.)
32.
We are indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:11 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 you. 2
Timothy 1:14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy
Ghost which dwelleth in us. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the
temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
In Relation to the
Recipient.
33.
We are forgiven.
Luke 7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
34. We are
justified. Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Romans 4:5 But
to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly,
his faith is counted for righteousness.
35.
We are redeemed.
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art
worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain,
and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue,
and people, and nation; 1 Peter 1:18-19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were
not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain
conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious
blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
36.
We have an advocate (lawyer for defence).
1 John 2:1 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:
37.
We have the possibility of getting victory over sin.
Romans 6:1-2 What shall we say then? Shall we
continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are
dead to sin, live any longer therein? Romans 6:6 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. Romans 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also
yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for
ye are not under the law, but under grace. (Read all of chapter 6.)
38.
We become an ambassador for Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:20 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.
Dr. Bob Ream, 1994
Recommend
reading
How
to Lose salvation
Heaven
Bound
A
Know So Salvation
Danger
- Another Gospel
Conditional
Security Scripturally Refuted
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if
any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find
pasture.
|
