Distinctives of the Christian and Missionary Alliance of the Philippines
JESUS OUR SAVIOR
Salvation is the deliverance of people from the power and
effect of sin.
This
deliverance from evil could only come through the payment of a price. That price was the death of the Perfect Son
of God. Jesus dealt with the problem of
sin by willingly dying on the cross. And, through his death and resurrection,
He is able to bring sinners into a right relationship with God – 1 Peter 1:18 –
21; Ephesians 2:18.
Because Jesus has already paid the penalty for sin, our
salvation is free. It begins when we
repent of our sin and trust Jesus Christ as our only Savior – Ephesians
2:8-9. It continues as He makes His home
in our hearts by faith and we live a new life – Ephesians 3:17, and will be
complete when Christ appears again – Philippians 3:20,21.
I.
Mankind has been
under bondage to sin since Adam and Eve chose to disobey God in the Garden of
Eden.
A. According to the following verses, who has sinned?
I Kings 8:46; Psalm 14:1-3;
Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans
3:9,23; 5:12
B. Why is sin such a serious thing?
Psalm 5:4-6;
Isaiah59:2;Colossians 1:21
C. How do the following Bible verses show us that no
one, by his own efforts, can deal with sin and have a right relationship with
God?
Proverbs 20:9; Romans 4:1-5;
7:24;
Galatians2:
16;Titus3: 5;
Ephesians
2:8,9
II.
The Bible tells
us how god, who is absolutely holy and righteous, puts a sinful person right
with Himself.
A. According to Romans 3:21-26:
1.
Who has sinned? (vs.23)
2.
How does God put people right with Himself? (vs.22)
3.
What does verse 24 say about the cost to the sinner
of being put right with God?
4.
What is the result of being put right with God
through Jesus Christ? (vs. 24)
5.
Why did God offer His Son? (vv. 25,26)
6.
How are people’s sins forgiven?(vs. 25)
B. Read also Ephesians 1:5-7 and 1 John 2:2.
III.
Our salvation is past,
present and future. A Christina is
already saved, is being saved, and will be saved.
A. A Christian is already saved.
He already
possesses salvation. Because of this salvation the believer:
1.
has passed from death to life-John 5:24
2.
is a new person –2Corinthians 5:17
3.
Has changed from being God’s enemy to being His
friend –2Corinthians 5:18; Romans 5:10,11.
4.
is given assurance by the Holy Spirit that he is a
child of God –Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:6,7
5.
has the righteousness that comes from God
–Philippians 3:9
6.
has freedom from the bondage of sin –John 8:34-36;
Romans6:22: Romans 8:2
7.
has been set free from the fear of death –Hebrews
2:14;15
8.
has peace with God –Romans 5:1
B. A Christian is being saved.
His life is
continual living evidence of the salvation he possesses through Christ, and
reflects Christ’s love and character to others in need of salvation.
1.
What does 1Corinthians 1:18 say about the message of
Christ’s death on the cross to those who are being saved?
2.
How great is God’s power, and what does it do for us?
Ephesians 1:19,20; 3:16, 20;
2 Peter 1:3
3.
What are some visible results in a Christian’s life
of the salvation he possesses through Jesus Christ? Romans 6:14,22; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 5:14a; Galatians
5:1,24,25.
C. A Christian will be saved.
His salvation will be
completed in the future, and is closer that when he first believed –Romans
13:11b. Christ “will appear a second
time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are waiting for him: -Hebrews
9:28b.
When
our salvation is complete:
1.
We will be saved from God’s anger –Romans 5:9;
1Thessalonians 5:9
2. Christ will
change our bodies and make them like His own –Philippians 3:20,21; 1John 3:2
3. We will live
together with Christ –1Thessalonians 5:10
4. We will possess
the blessings God keeps for His people and will share in what God has reserved
for His people in the Kingdom of light –Romans 8:17a; Colossians 1:12
5. We will posses
with Christ what God has kept for Him; we will also share His glory –Romans
8:17b.
6. Under the
authority and Lordship of Christ, we will rule as kings forever –Revelation
22:5b.
7. We will have
eternal glory; we will live with Christ and rule with Him –2Timothy 2:10-12.
8. Both creation and
we will be set free from slavery to decay, and share the glorious freedom and
the children of God. –Romans 8:21-23.
9.
There will be new heavens and a new earth “where
righteousness will be at home” –2Peter 3:13.
Jesus is the
source of our eternal salvation, so “Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on
whom our faith depends from beginning to end” –Hebrews 12:2.
