Salvation According To Scripture, NOT What Your Pastor Told You!!!!!!! Part 1

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We are walking in today: Salvation According To Scripture, NOT What Your Pastor Told You!!




Today we look to the word (Salvation) H3444 yĕshuw`ah--salvation, deliverance; welfare, prosperity; salvation (by the Most High)


The Torah testifies.........……






Exo 14:13

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation H3444 of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.






The prophets proclaim..................






Isa 12:2


Behold, God is my salvation; H3444 I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. H3444






The writings bear witness............






1 Ch 16:23


Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. H3444






Salvation: According to Scripture






This is an overview of what the Bible says about Salvation.





Many today have heard about Salvation from their Pastors and Preachers. Most churches will be quick to tell anyone how to be saved — yet every church seems to have a slightly different description of what Salvation is. Why is this? Perhaps it is because many do not hold to the Truth of Scripture, but to various paradigms or ‘spin’ of what the Scriptures say. This mixture of Truth and error is called Tradition and Doctrines of Men, and according to Scripture, this is what turns men away from the Truth.





Any idea or notion must be tested against Scripture, just as the Bereans did. They searched the Scriptures daily, to see whether those things that the Apostle Paul said were true, or not (Acts 17:10-11). How much more should we do the same, for things we hear from our leaders?


Over the years, many groups have codified and written down various views of Bible subjects as they have understood them. Man has seen and understood only a partial view, however, and has had only a flicker of Light on various subjects. May The Most High open our eyes, and illuminate His Word for us today!
What is Salvation?





The Greek words translated Salvation in the New Testament include the meanings of deliverance, rescue, safety, and preservation of life. Many today, however, use additional Bible words and concepts for the word Salvation, resulting in mixed doctrines, resulting in error and confusion. The solution for this is to get back to Scripture, and to use Bible words to define Bible concepts. Let’s look at a few passages:





Many Scripture passages equate Salvation with Deliverance, rescue, safety, victory, and good health. Here are a few of these:


“…and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel…” (1Samuel 19:5)





“And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.” (Joshua 2:13)





“O LORD my The Most High, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.” (Psalms 7:1)





“Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.” (Psalms 59:2)





“And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” (James 5:15)





“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the unThe Most Highly;” (2Peter 2:5)





Still other passages equate Salvation with rescue of the soul, and Eternal Life. Here are a few passages:


“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalms 27:1)





“With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.” (Psalms 91:16)





“Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.” (Ezekiel 18:27)





“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)





From the above we see many different ideas, but for the purpose of this study, we will focus on perhaps the most important Truths of Salvation. These are the twin Biblical Truths of ‘coming out’ — of Redemption by the Blood of Messiah — and of ‘entering in’ to Eternal Life.





In order to re-adjust our thinking back to Biblical terms, we must “unlearn” some of the previous concepts we might have picked up along the way, most of which are unBiblical Traditions and Doctrines of Men. These errors regarding Salvation are numerous, but rather than enumerate the error, we will focus on the True.
Salvation: Past, present, and Future





A detailed word study of the entire New Testament yields some surprising results. We see the words and terms describing Salvation in a number of ways. The Scriptures are numerous, so we will show highlights, and the required attesting witnesses of Scripture to illustrate these Truths.





First, the New Testament shows Salvation as not only a past action, but as a present, ongoing process, and even as a future event or goal. As if that were not complicated enough, Scripture shows that each of the 3-fold parts of man — spirit, soul, and body — must undergo its own aspect of Salvation, also called Redemption in Scripture.





The simplest way for us to understand the New Testament Truths of Salvation is to look at the examples given to us in Scripture by the Ruach Hakodesh. These examples reveal past, present, and future aspects of Salvation, and are scattered throughout the New Testament for our learning.





The Most High has put these examples in Scripture for us to seek for, and to find, much as we might find treasures on a treasure hunt. These examples help us to clearly understand the meaning of some of the more obscure passages. The Most High wants His People to find these Truths, and to become prepared to enter into the Promised Land.





First we will look at a few example passages that show past, present, and future aspects of salvation:


Past Tense: ‘Saved’ (These include Greek Aorist and Perfect Tenses):





“And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.” (Luke 7:50)





“And Yahashua said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.” (Luke 18:42)





“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of The Most High:” (Ephesians 2:8)





“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Hamachiach Yahashua before the world began,” (2Timothy 1:9)





“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;” (Titus 3:5)





“I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.” (Jude 1:5)





Present Tense: ‘Being Saved’ (These include Greek Present Tense, Passive Voice, Participle):





“Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved?” (Luke 13:23a)





“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of The Most High.” (1Corinthians 1:18)





“For we are unto The Most High a sweet savour of Hamachiach, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:” (2Corinthians 2:15)





“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…” (Revelation 21:24a)


Future Tense: ‘Shall Be Saved’ (These include Greek Future Tense, Active and Passive Voice, Indicative Mood):





“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Yahashua: for he shall save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21)





“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)





“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:13)





“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” (Mark 13:13)





“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” (Mark 16:16)





“But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Yahashua Hamachiach we shall be saved, even as they.” (Acts 15:11)





“By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.” (1Corinthians 15:2)





The above Scriptures are examples of past, present and future aspects of Salvation. However, some of these verses are not easily understood in light of our existing paradigms, the “spin” we have been taught regarding Salvation. Much of what we know and understand has been tainted by centuries of Tradition and Doctrines of Men. We must therefore return to Scripture!





For example, let’s assume the word Salvation refers only to a one-time, historical event. Then the statement, “he that endureth to the end shall be saved” (Matthew 10:22) does not seem to agree with our assumption.





So in order to help us have a good understanding of Biblical Salvation, we must look at all of Scripture. We must likewise use Bible words and terminology, to discuss Bible truths.
Using Bible Words for Bible Truths





Most today use the word ‘saved’ and ‘salvation’ to refer to many things in Scripture. However, in order to have a good grasp of Scriptural concepts, we must get back to using Bible words. For example, redemption is not the same as salvation. Likewise, justification is not the same as salvation.





Just as important as using Bible words, we also must get back to using the Bible definitions of words. One of the greatest inroads Hasatan has made against the Believers is the re-defining of Bible words by the Theologians, resulting in the Doctrines of Men, which turn men from the Truth (see Titus 1:14).





The most destructive re-defining done yet is the re-defining of Biblical Grace, where the Biblical meaning has been blended into other concepts, such that the Biblical concepts of Grace and Salvation have been all but lost to the Believers. So we see that to avoid deception, we must return to the use of Bible words and Bible definitions.
Israel As Our Example





The New Testament refers many times to Israel as our example. So, let’s look the following passage in Jude:


“I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt…” (Jude 1:5a)





In this passage, Jude is simply recounting what is said in the Torah:


Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. (Exodus 14:30)





Notice that the Scriptures refer to the entire event of Israel’s ‘coming out’ of Egypt as being ‘saved’ out of the land of Egypt.
Coming Out Of Egypt





We recall that it was by the ‘Blood of the Lamb’ that Israel was redeemed from Egypt, by The Most High’s power, and His strength — by His Grace.





Notice what happens immediately after Israel left Egypt:


“Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea…” (1Corinthians 10:1-2)





Here we are reminded that the nation of Israel, having ‘come out’ by the Blood of the Lamb, were next baptized in the cloud and in the sea. This scenario is a prophetic picture of Believers today, who are first redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb, then become baptized in water, and in the Ruach Hakodesh.





It was this Baptism, we are told, that not only saved the Israelites, but drowned the Egyptians. Notice that this event is what is referred to as having “saved Israel” in the above passage in Exodus.





Both Old and New Testaments reveal that the ‘coming out‘ for Israel, and for Believers today, is only by the Blood of the Lamb, and water Baptism. It is clear also that for Israel, and for us today, this ‘coming out‘ is only by the Grace of The Most High.
He Brought them Out — to Bring Them In





Scripture has much to say about the Salvation of Israel from Egypt, and also about Salvation of Believers today. But to understand this, we must ask some questions.





For what purpose did The Most High Save His people? Why did The Most High Bring out His people? Did He bring them out, with the intention of leaving them alone, to die in the Wilderness? Notice that The Most High tells us His purpose for ‘Bringing them Out’ of Egypt:





“And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.” (Deuteronomy 6:23)





Notice The Most High’s purpose for Bringing them out by the Blood, was so that He might Bring them in. But did the generation that was ‘Brought out’ by the Blood, enter in? No! All that generation, except Joshua and Caleb, died in the Wilderness. They failed to ‘enter in.’


If that seems a little harsh, let’s now look at The Most High’s greater purpose, the very reason for bringing His people out of Egypt, and for giving them the Promised Land.
The Purpose for the Promised Land





First, let us recall the purpose for bringing Israel out of Egypt:


“And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.” (Deuteronomy 6:23)





Notice The Most High’s purpose for the Promised Land was “That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws.”


Now this is not just a description of purpose for the Israelites in that day. No, it is likewise The Most High’s statement of purpose for His people today! This is a description of the life of those that enter in– both before and after ‘entering in’ to the Promised Land.





However, that generation of Israel refused to walk in obedience, so they were refused entry to the Promised Land.
Most of That Generation Failed to Enter In





“But how did that happen?” We ask. They had been Saved from Egypt by the Blood of the Lamb, and by water Baptism. What happened? Both Old and new Testament Scriptures have much to tell us about what happened to them, as a ‘Warning’ to us today!





Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. (1Corinthians 10:11-12)


Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. (Hebrews 4:1)





This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: (2Peter 3:1-2)





With such serious warnings, it seems we should be searching diligently to find out exactly what that generation did, and exactly why they were refused entry into the Promised Land. Let’s look.
Why They Failed to Enter In





We are told in two chapters of the Book of Hebrews why that generation of Israelites failed to enter in. We are told also in the passage above in 2Peter, that we should be mindful of what the Prophets have spoken.





So let’s see what the Prophets have said about why Israel failed to enter in:


But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. (Ezekiel 20:13)





Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. Ezekiel 20:21





I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols. (Ezekiel 20:23-24)





These reasons given above by the Prophets are for our wisdom, and our learning. Notice how the Book of Hebrews refers to these actions by the Israelites:


But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? (Hebrews 3:17)





And to whom swear he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief . (Hebrews 3:18-19)


Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief . (Hebrews 4:11)





In the above passages, we see first, that the Israelites had “sinned.” We then see that the reason given in Hebrews 3:19 is ‘unbelief,’ as the meaning for the Greek word, Strong’s number tells us.





Then we see that the reason given in Hebrews 4:11 is given as ‘disobedience’, as the Greek word, Strong’s number indicates. But what is this ‘sin’ and ‘unbelief’ and ‘disobedience’ we are warned of? Let’s look at the New Testament definition of Sin:


Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (1John 3:4)





So Israel sinned. They ‘Transgressed the Law’ — the Torah. We are told they despised The Most High’s Statutes, and did not keep His Judgments, and polluted His Sabbaths, and went into the idolatry handed down from their fathers. Does all this apply to us today?





What we see above is confusing to many. We have been taught that we are saved by Grace, and not by obeying the Law. We are saved by the Blood, and not by works. These are true, but are only one side of the two-sided coin called Biblical Salvation.





Like Israel, we come out by the Blood of the Lamb, and we then are baptized in the water and in the Spirit. We come out by the Blood, and by His Grace.


But from what the Scriptures are telling us, coming out is only half the picture. We must then enter in by His Grace, by obedience! Notice that both coming out and entering in is only by His Grace — by His enablement given to us by His Spirit.





Israel failed to enter into the Promised Land on that day, due to disobedience. Likewise, Believers today can also be refused entry into the Promised Land — due to disobedience of the SAME Commandments, Statutes, and Precepts, according to the detailed warnings in Hebrews chapter 4!





Is this true? Can this concept be seen elsewhere in Scripture? Tomorrow we will look carefully at the words of Yahushua to determine this.

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