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Conditions Required for Salvation

Okay, I have finally gotten the salvation situation. It is not that all these scriptures point in different direction, or there are other meaning of salvation. It is a time line of actions that direct the way to salvation or to be saved. It is like being handed a messed up Rubiks Cube. As you keep twisting and twisting to get all the colors together, the final result is that you solved it. The same with salvation, the only way to get saved or salvation is through Jesus Christ. And as you are saved you need to do things to grow in that salvation: reading the word, being obedient, knowing his promises, believe in the power that is given you through His word. You also, have ministry work and spreading the news of Jesus Christ. But the first key is excepting Jesus as your savior, and inviting Him into your heart.

Define:

Salvation-1. A saving or being saved; preservation from destruction; rescue. 2. a person or thing which is a means, cause, or source of preservation or rescue. 3. in theology, spiritual rescue from sin and death, saving of the soul through the atonement of Jesus, redemption.

Conditions Required:

Endurance
"And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake but he that endureth to the end shall be saved." Matthew 10:22

Faith and Confession
"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 saved." Romans 10:9

"For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe."
1 Corinthians 1:21

"And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus."
2 Timothy 3:15

Spiritual Receptivity:
"Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls." James 1:21

Spiritual Diligence
"Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1:10-11

Spiritual Cleansing
"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." Revelation 22:14

So as I lay out the time line of salvation, I hope that you will see the many facets of salvation.

1. The plan of salvation.

2. Announced by prophets

3. Salvation of God (Old Testament).

4. Salvation of Jesus Christ (New Testament).
a. Jesus the only door
b. Jesus the only savior
c. Jesus' grace is sufficient
d. Jesus' blood avails us
e. Salvation to whom obeys Jesus
f. Jesus' coming again

5. Conditions Required
a. Endurance
b. Faith and confession
c. Spiritual receptivity
d. Spiritual diligence
e. Spiritual cleansing

6. Available to All
a. A free gift of excepting salvation (eternal life)
b. We need to seek out the Lord, ( through prayer and the word)
c. The promise

Just remember that good works are important for our growth in the Lord, but it is not the way to Heaven. We have to except Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Then we need to be in prayer for our ministry work. Well, this has been interesting, so tomorrow I will look at another attribute of God. Tanya

Salvation part II

Hi ya all, before I blog tonight I would like to pray for the fourteen people who were either wounded or killed in the shooting today at West Roads Mall. And most definitely, I would like to pray for the families trying to understand this terror that has now effected their families.

Dear Awesome Father:
I lift up these families that are now coming to grips with the pain that they now face. I pray that loving Christian people grace their life with love and support. I also pray for the victims that witnessed this attack, protect their dreams and thoughts that will run in their minds. I pray for protection on these people and their families. I also ask for healing on the victims that are now in the hospital. Thank you Lord for hearing our prayers. Amen

Well tonight I am going to give some scriptures on Salvation, as I said, I was alittle surprised at the different meanings of salvation.

Salvation only available through Christ:

The Only Door:
"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

The Only Savior:
"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

His Grace Sufficient:
"But we believe that throught the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they." Acts 15:11

His Blood Avails:
"Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath throught him." Romans 5:9

"For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5:9

For the Obedient:
"And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;" Hebrew 5:9

At the Coming:
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." Hebrews 9:28

Well, I still can not believe all these different meaning of salvation. Tomorrow I will type some scriptures on conditions required of salvation. I will also look up some meanings of scripture in the dictionary. I hope that you are enjoying these different looks at the Lord in the bible through his scriptures. Have a wonderful night. Tanya

Weather

I have to share a story that is funny but serious. Last night my husband and I were watching the news. I was really surprised about the weather that Washington State was getting. They are having 100 mile an hour winds, flooding and landslides. So, I grabbed the phone an calling my parents, I was a little concerned. My step mother answers the phone and I ask her if the house has moved closer to Bremerton Washington, my parents live north of Bremerton. My step mother laughs and said almost. My dad was telling me that they have had snow storms that do not last, high winds and land slides and flooding more north of my parents. Dad said, he really wants to sell the house and move somewhere warm. I tell him, they should move to Iowa. Dad said he wanted to but my step mother does not. I reassured dad that we did have indoor plumbing and if your lucky, you can get a house with air conditioning. I think people honestly think we are hicks. Ha, Ha. So please be praying for the weather, and the safety of others during this winter. Tanya

He is our Salvation

I was looking up the word salvation in Jeff's Topical Bible, I was really shocked at how many meanings there is for salvation. I will share some of these different angles of salvation in the next coming days. But today I will be sharing the salvation of God.

Salvation of God:

A minister that I have listened to used this passage as a well of life and we can draw it out.

"And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee." Isaiah 12:1-6

"And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again not more for ever."
Exodus 14:13

"And hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation."
1 Samuel 2:1

"For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe."
1 Timothy 4:10

"And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God." Revelation 19:1

"The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy, he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing." Zep 3:17

Wow, He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy, love and singing. That is so amazing to me, what an awesome God we have. Our God is awesome and He is the only reason for this season. I will share another area of salvation tomorrow. This area is the Salvation thru Christ alone, the only door. Have a great day and meditate on His word day and night.
Tanya

For He Is Our Comfort

I came across a scripture last night that really spoke to me. The Lord is our provider, he gives us joy, He is our Savior. But how many of us use God as our comforter. I think sometimes I forget this. So today's attribute will be comforter.

Comforter:

"Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." Isaiah 40:1-5

"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." John 14:18

(And behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.)" Matthew 9:20-22

"Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied." Acts 9:31


There are so many scriptures on comfort. But know this, that during this time of the year and if fact everyday, all we have to do is know that the Lord is right next to us and He is comforting us. We are never alone.

Omnipresent-Always Present

I thought that this Christmas I would focus on Jesus. So I am going to start with one of His attributes.

Omnipresent:

"Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath; there is none else." Deuteronomy 4:39

"Thus saith the Lord, the heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye built unto me? And where is the place of my rest?" Isaiah 66:1

"But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens can not contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn sacrifice to Him?" 2 Chronicles 2:6

"If I ascend up to heaven thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there." Psalm 139:8

"The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." Proverbs 15:3

"Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? Saith the Lord, do not I fill heaven and earth? Saith the Lord." Jeremiah 23:24

"That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every on of us." Acts 17:27

If you look at these scriptures, they are clear that the Lord is every where at all times. So during this time of the year, when I feel alone, I am going to remember these scriptures and know that Jesus is sitting right by me and he will go through every thing with me.