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Your Own Salvation
TheRysta:
Ray has said that the bible has said that God has said that we are said to need to find our own personal salvations.
Could I have some scripts please, it would really help my thinking with regards to the nature of self and the ego, ie. purposewise.
By the way, I'm pretty much not scared of hell anymore at all. I don't know for sure if I have, but I certainly feel that this is 'my salvation'. My life has improved so much since I realised fear could be tamed.
- Ryan
Ninny:
That is a very good start, my friend!! If you remember that perfect love casts out fear, that will be a great benefit to you for the rest of your life, Ryan...I'm not going to post scriptures now there are others who are much better and much quicker with it than I..You kick that beastly fear in the butt, boy and go for it!! :D
Kathy ;)
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: TheRysta on September 02, 2009, 01:03:26 PM ---Ray has said that the bible has said that God has said that we are said to need to find our own personal salvations.
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Where does Ray state 'we need to find our own personal salvations'?
Marques
Marky Mark:
--- Quote ---thinking with regards to the nature of self and the ego, ie. purposewise.
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ego;= Edging God Out ::). Its a worldly thang ;).
Mark
daywalker:
Hello Ryan,
I second Marques' question.
There is only One Who is responsible for our salvation and everyone's salvation.
Isaiah 43:3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior...
Isaiah 43:11 I, I am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior.
Psalms 68:20 Our God is a God of salvation; and to GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
I Timothy 2:3 This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Here's a great email from Ray regarding Salvation:
http://bible-truths.com/email3.htm#salvation
What does salvation mean to you? And how do you see your life after death?
[Ray Replies]
Thank you for your email and questions.
You don't really expect me to answer that question in one short email, do you?
Salvation means being "saved." There are lots of things we are saved from, not the least of which are SIN and DEATH. A life of sin is not good. A death without sin is also not good. But a LIFE, without SIN, now that's good.
We find Scripturally that we HAVE BEEN saved, are BEING saved, and SHALL BE saved. There is a PROCESS, however, at the point of accepting Christ as our Lord and Saviour, we BEGIN to EXPERIENCE salvation. However, in God's mind it is as "good and done".
Salvation is a REST (like the Sabbath foreshadowed) from the works and frustrations of the flesh and the carnal mind. God has TAKEN OVER! Through faith, we believe all that God has said and promised. We are thus SAVED by His GRACE through the channel of FAITH (which He imparts to each and every believer), and we then become the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
Therefore this no longer an condemnation toward those IN Christ. We are not yet perfect, but we are viewed as perfect by God because He now views us through HIS SON, Jesus Christ Who WAS PERFECT.
In SPIRIT we have Christ and we have the Father IN US and thus are ONE SPIRIT! The flesh takes on a highly subordinate role. It is the temple of God's spirit, but the pulls of the flesh, and the lusts of the carnal mind are CRUCIFIED with Christ.
We are FREE! We are now part of the BODY of Christ. We ARE the SONS OF GOD (Rom. 15:16). The whole of creation is groaning and awaiting our full unveiling, "For the premonition of the creating is AWAITING THE UNVEILING OF THE SONS OF GOD" (Rom. 8:19).
Here is where we really get to what OUR salvation is all about. We, the BODY of Christ, who ARE the SONS OF GOD will be used to SAVE THE REST OF THE WORLD AND THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE!! "Or are you not aware that the SAINTS shall judge the WORLD?... Are you not aware that we shall be JUDGING ANGELS..."
In the bigger picture OUR salvation is used to BRING salvation to the rest of God's creation! That sure beats sitting on a cloud playing rock-n-roll gospel music on a harp.
Hope that answers your question at least a little.
Sincerely in Christ's service,
Ray
Hope this helps.
Daywalker. 8)
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