Title: Faith Leading to the Salvation of Souls
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). This eternal life is not the salvation of the flesh, but the salvation of the soul.
This is “... being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit” (1 Peter 3:18). Like Jesus, who is the firstfruits, we will live again in a spiritual body.
It is the same as it is written, “It is sown in a natural body and is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body” (1 Corinthians 15:44).
Only those who died with him have a spiritual resurrection. It is written, “If we have died with Christ, we also believe that we will live with him” (Romans 6:8), and again he testified, “This is faithful, if we have died with the Lord, we will also live with him” (Romans 6:8). (2 Timothy 2:11).
Therefore, eternal life, that is, the salvation of the soul, is “…if we have become united in the likeness of his death, we will also become united in the likeness of his resurrection” (Rom 6:5). Only those who have the same reality can experience it, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body” (2 Corinthians 4:10).
Let's look at the two robbers. One thief deserved the salvation of the flesh, and the other robbed the death of the flesh. This is the reality of being crucified with Christ, the body of sin. The result is so obvious. For if you died with him, you will also live with him. Regarding this fact, he wrote, “Jesus said to me, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise…” (Luke 23:43). Lord! Thank you.
Therefore, now that the flesh died with Christ, we enter into true rest. It is written, “He that has entered into his rest rests from his work, just as God rests from his work” (Hebrews 4:10). God works to those who have not yet died with Christ in the flesh, but to those who died with Christ on the cross, God also rests from his work.
This is “After Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, It is finished.” He bowed his head and died.” (John 19:30) As evidenced, when the body dies and the soul returns to the Father, you will enter into rest. The Bible speaks of this as “liberation from sin”. This is because the body of sin is destroyed and there is no more slavery to sin. The Bible speaks of these “free people” as “…holy brothers who are together with the heavenly calling…” (Hebrews 3:1).
These things are the grace of God that exists only in those of Christ Jesus who have “faith unto the saving of souls.” Therefore, those who have experienced this testify, “... it is by the grace of God that I am what I am, and his grace that was given to me was not in vain. ’ (1 Corinthians 15:10), he testifies.
It is a gift from God only available to those who lay down their lives (all their lives) with him in order to gain life (eternal life) again, that is, to those who obey the Son.
As the Word of Truth testifies, “He who believes in the Son has eternal life, and whoever does not obey the Son will not see eternal life, but the wrath of God remains on him” (John 3:36). obedience.” Therefore, those who believe in the Son, who obey the Son, are those of Christ Jesus, who with him crucified the body of sin.
Therefore, the end of faith does not save the sinner, but the sinner is killed with Christ and only
It is accomplished by saving the soul. Then, the disgraceful body that died with him will eventually be transformed into the same form as his spiritual body so that he can live again as a glorious body. He has given us the Holy Spirit as a guarantee. Thank you. I give you praise. Amen.
“As it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear has heard, nor the heart of man has conceived of all that God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9).
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