The “paradigm of salvation” 544 - 1 - 5

The Paradigm of Salvation with thanks to Earl D. Rachmacher:

“I have been saved;

I am being saved;

and I will be saved.”

There are three tenses to salvation.

Past tense, justification is a free gift provided by the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross. When Jesus said it is finished (tetelestai), it was finished. To add to this is trying to do it our way by works; trying to reconcile ourselves to God and marginalizing the gift of grace. Jesus was the propitiation which afforded us reconciliation to our righteous God.

Present tense, Sanctification removes us from the power of sin. CM asked, “You’ve been saved, now what are you doing with it?” With sanctification, we are a work and process as we try to become more Christ like in our behavior.

In his commentary “Inheritance & Rewards” CM points out that all believers are not going to be equal in heaven. He adds that there a difference between overcoming sin and bearing fruit and that there is a difference between “entering” the Kingdom and “inheriting.” The goal is to become a partaker with Jesus, a metachoi in word and deed. This includes witnessing and bringing others into the kingdom.

From his writing even Paul was concerned that he might not have done enough as a partaker. 1 Corinthians 9:27, "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached (G2784) to others, I myself should be a castaway (G96)."

Future tense, Glorification removes us from even the presence of sin. The wonderful news is that all believers will be resurrected/ glorified and given a body like Christ. However, rewards and inheritance will be determined what we get is a partaker with Christ during our incarnation.

Crowns are promised to those who are/ were metachoi of Jesus.

• Crown of Life for those who have suffered for His sake.

• Crown of Righteousness for those who loved His appearing.

• Crown of Glory for those who fed the flock.

• Crown Incorruptible for those who press on steadfastly.

• Crown of Rejoicing for those who win souls.

In my personal walk with the Lord in I’m trying very hard to be a partaker with Him. I can recall when I was nearly embarrassed to mention the name Jesus around family and friends. The use of the word God was acceptable, however, saying Jesus seemed to be a bridge too far. Now as the song on the album Jerusalem Homecoming goes, "Can't Stop Talkin' About Him."

Jesus suffered greatly and then gave up his spirit into the hands of God. I will be eternally grateful to Jesus for reconciling me with a righteous God before whom I otherwise could never stand. Jesus indeed stood in the gap.

G2784

κηρύσσω

kērussō

kay-roos'-so

Of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel): - preach (-er), proclaim, publish.

G96

ἀδόκιμος

adokimos

ad-ok'-ee-mos

From G1 (as a negative particle) and G1384; unapproved, that is, rejected; by implication worthless (literally or morally): - castaway, rejected, reprobate.

God’s judgment starts with His own? Why? 521-2 - 13 - 1

God’s judgment starts with his own people. While Israel has been under the judgment of God numerous times here I’m going to concentrate on the Church. I always enjoy going over posts from previous classes to check for the relevancy today. What I posted in another class more than a year ago still has relevancy today.

In comparing and contrasting the different “judgments” that will occur in the future there are scriptures to support them.

Bema Seat Judgment starts with the house of the Lord after the Rapture. Those facing this judgment include:

The Raptured Church: 1 Thessalonians 4:17, “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up (G726) together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” God's judgment starts with his Church (believers) after the rapture. Here are believers have already been justified by the ransom paid by Jesus on the cross. Believers will be judged for what they did during their incarnation (Sanctification).

Those who passed believing in Christ, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:”

Tribulation saints raised at Christ’s return, Revelation 20:4b, “I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”

Believing Old Testament saints, Daniel 12:1-2a, “And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life”

G726

ἁρπάζω

harpazō

har-pad'-zo - pronunciation guide

From a derivative of G138; to seize (in various applications): - catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).

Interestingly and relevant is a Discussion Question I’m working on for the course 1 & 2 Peter, the paradigm of salvation:

Past Tense: Separation from the Penalty of Sin, Justification Salvation

Present Tense: Separation from the Power of Sin, Sanctification Salvation

Future Tense: Separation from the Presence of Sin, Glorification Salvation

 I suspect that we, the Church, are judged first as we are his children .

How do you define the terms sanctification, justification and glorification? 542 - 1 - 5

Paul often spoke about justification by faith, Galatians 2:16, “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”

Justification: Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."

Sanctification: Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."

The quote by Dr. Earl Rademacher, “I have been saved, I am being saved, and I will be saved” is reminiscent of CM’s summation of The Tenses of “Salvation:

Past Tense: Separation from the Penalty of Sin Justification

Present Tense: Separation from the Power of Sin Sanctification

Future Tense: Separation from the Presence of Sin Glorification

As past perfect means having been competed or passive voice where the subject receives the action (Justification) would imply that it is something that is done is for us (sinners). Justification declares the sinner righteous and assures the believer of his/her entrance into heaven.
I would compare the present tense or currently continuing to the middle voice where there is an interaction of sorts between us and the Holy Spirit, something that is in us (Sanctification) that makes us (sinners) seek righteousness.

As for Sanctification, we are a work in progress following justification by faith, thus requiring a pro-active involvement by the believer with the workings of the Holy Spirit in him/ her. While we believers are still in the presence of sin, it has less power over us. As long as we are in our present incarnation we will be exposed to sin, however, working in tandem with the Holy Spirit we should be able to overcome sin and proceed down the road to sanctification. So unlike justification which is a gift through faith, sanctification involves doing good works. Works such as being a prayer warrior, helping those less fortunate and generally being an ambassador for Christ.

Glorification will be that future and wonderful day when we are finally in the presence of the Lord. Then we will experience separation from the presence of Sin. We will be given a glorified body as promised in 1 John 3:2, "Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is."  

Added Later:

I'm attempting to learn more of the use of words in the Bible. Not surprising, justification relates to righteousness. Sanctification takes us to properly purification something I strive for. I was not able to locate glorification so instead, looked up glory. Interestingly enough this takes us to mantle, robe.

To quote CM, the Bible is a hologram. Truth is found throughout it.

Justification: G1343
δικαιοσύνη
dikaiosunē
dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay
From G1342; equity (of character or act); specifically (Christian) justification: - righteousness.

Sanctification: G38
ἁγιασμός
hagiasmos
hag-ee-as-mos'
From G37; properly purification, that is, (the state) purity; concretely (by Hebraism) a purifier: - holiness, sanctification.

No mention of glorification so Glory:
H155
אדּרת
'addereth
ad-deh'-reth
Feminine of H117; something ample (as a large vine, a wide dress); also the same as H145: - garment, glory, goodly, mantle, robe.

Compare the Shepherd Psalms (22, 23, & 24). What does the Holy Spirit say to you about these? 532-1 - 10 - 4

Perhaps it was the Holy Spirit that woke me yesterday with an epiphany that the subject Psalms could be analogous of Jesus from the foundation of time through eternity.

Most would agree that Psalm 22 reads like it was dictated by Jesus from the very cross. Here Jesus is the suffering Messiah who stepped out of eternity to incarnate as a mere human being and to take on the sins of the world. He was and is both fully man and fully divine. It is through the suffering Messiah, also known as the Lamb of God, that we are justified. It is a gift of grace through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. All we have to do for our salvation is accept that gift. Strange as it seems, many people will not accept the free gift of justification.

Psalm 23 starts with “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” and ends with “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Jesus left so that the comforter could come. To me this is the shepherd that is taking us through the church age which is quickly drawing to a close. We who have been justified by the blood of the suffering Messiah now move on to the stage of being a follower and imitator of Christ as we continue our work in progress of moving towards sanctification.

Psalm 24 stats with “The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” Here we have the glorified Messiah. This brings to mind the coming Rapture. Could this be a preview of our manifestation of glorification as we pass into in the presence of our beloved Savior? The Psalm ends with “Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.” This Lord of glory is also the Lord mighty in battle. Could be reminiscent of the Second Coming of Christ when he will come as the conquering Messiah conquering with His two edge sword of the word.

Psalm 22: justification

Psalm 23: sanctification

Psalm 24: glorification

Added later:

I keep looking up because I know our redemption draws near. I like the kiss approach, keep it short and simple. That is just what Paul did in his explanation of the gospel:

1 Corinthians 15:2-4

King James Version (KJV)

² By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

³ For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

⁴ And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Of course when one really digs into the subject Psalms, there is so much more that can be gleaned from them than justification, sanctification and glorification. I find that very often my thinking is outside the box something that thankfully these KI classes seem to encourage.

Explain the difference between Sanctification and Glorification 534-2 - 14-3

The quote by Dr. Earl Rademacher, “I have been saved, I am being saved, and I will be saved” is reminiscent of CM’s summation of The Tenses of “Salvation:

Past Tense: Separation from the Penalty of Sin Justification

 

Present Tense: Separation from the Power of Sin Sanctification

 

Future Tense: Separation from the Presence of Sin Glorification

 

Here I’m concerned with the present tense and future tense only.

With Sanctification we are a work in progress that follows justification by faith and requires a pro-active involvement by the believer with the workings of the Holy Spirit in him/ her. While we believers are still in the presence of sin, it has less power over us. As long as we are in our present incarnation we will be exposed to sin, however, working in tandem with the Holy Spirit we should be able to overcome sin and proceed down the road to sanctification.

 

Unlike justification which is a gift through faith, sanctification involves doing good works such as being a prayer warrior, helping those less fortunate and generally being an ambassador for Christ. I would also include being a prototype of behavior that would be appealing to God as an example to others rather than being a stumbling block.

Glorification will be that future and wonderful day when we are finally in the presence of the Lord. As believers we will be glorified by being resurrected and given a body like Christ as promised in 1 John 3:2, "Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is."

 

We will stand before Jesus on the Bema Seat of Judgment and receive our rewards and inheritances based upon what we did while in during our lives. Some will have more rewards than others. Paul comes to mind as one who no doubt has received great inheritance and rewards as he most assuredly was a metachoi of Christ.

 

As for me, and I haven't been called on to suffer for Christ through any persecution. I have had to stand up for my faith due to the occasional ridicule from family and friends, however, that would hardly be worthy of being a joint heir with Christ. In the final analysis, what Paul wrote will be reward enough for me. 1 Corinthians 2:9, "However, as it is written: 'What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived' — the things God has prepared for those who love him—"

Explain the difference between Justification and Sanctification

 Two views in the seemingly eternal question about Eternal Security are the Arminian who denies that “the true child of God is eternally secure” while the Calvinist “insists that, if he does not persevere in holiness, he was never regenerate in the first place.” With thanks to CM who further adds; “Can a man lose his salvation? Yes, if it depends on him; our eternal security is a gift of mercy through faith.
 
The simple message of the Gospel is provided by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"

CM puts the cookies on the bottom shelve; “The problem is the difference between justification (entrance) and sanctification (for inheritance).” Add to that is his summation of The Tenses of “Salvation”

Past Tense: Separation from the Penalty of Sin Justification
Present Tense: Separation from the Power of Sin Sanctification
Future Tense: Separation from the Presence of Sin Glorification

Here I’m concerned with the past and present tenses only and remember the lesson concerning tenses:

As past perfect means having been competed or passive voice where the subject receives the action (Justification) would imply that it is something that is done is for us (sinners). I would compare the present tense or currently continuing to the middle voice where there is an interaction of sorts between us and the Holy Spirit, something that is in us (Sanctification) that makes us (sinners) righteous.

Justification declares the sinner righteous and assures the believer of his/her entrance into heaven. Sanctification makes the sinner righteous.

Paul often spoke about justification by faith, Galatians 2:16, “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”

Ask most people who call themselves Christians if they think they're going to Heaven and often the answer will be something like, “Oh yes I'm a good person” and they will continue to bloviate about all their good works. When I mention that our salvation or justification is a gift given to us free of charge through faith in the work of Jesus Christ on the cross usually I get “that look.”

As for good works, these should follow from the individual being justified. If one is truly a follower of Jesus, it is expected that really sinful behavior would no longer appeal to him or her. Also doing good works should follow such as supporting pro-life groups, Israel or perhaps blogging.