Salvation According To Scripture, NOT What Your Pastor Told You!!!!! PART 2!

Romans 5



We are walking in today: Salvation According To Scripture, NOT What Your Pastor Told You!!!!! PART 2!


Today we look to the word ENTER--H935 bow' -- Come, Bring, In, Enter, Go, Carry, Down, Pass, Out


The Torah testifies.........……

Deuteronomy 23:2
A bastard shall not enter H935 into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.



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

Jeremiah 17:25
Then shall there enter H935 into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.


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

Psalms 45:15
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter H935 into the king's palace.




What Did Yahushua Say?

As mentioned earlier, the concepts of Salvation and Eternal Life are used interchangeably throughout Scripture. Let’s notice some questions asked of Yahushua, and the answers he gives:

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, The Most High: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. (Matthew 19:16-17)


And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Yahashua said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, The Most High. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. (Mark 10:17-19)


And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy The Most High with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. (Luke 10:25-28)


And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Yahashua said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, The Most High. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. (Luke 18:18-20)


Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. (Luke 13:23-24)


Notice in each of the above passages, Yahushua is asked the same question, in broad, general terms. In each case, Yahushua gives the answer in broad, general terms, but does not give the specifics on how this salvation, this entering in, is to be accomplished.


In His answers, Yahushua is telling us exactly how we must ‘enter in,’ and in the answer given in Matt 19:17, He tells us the clue that this refers to the ‘enter-in’ side of the salvation coin, rather than the ‘come-out’ side. Note in the last passage above, Yahushua equates being saved to ‘entering in.’


What Yahushua has NOT told us in His answers seen above, is that the ONLY way someone may enter in to eternal Life, is that they must meet two requirements:


They must first ‘come out‘ by His Grace, only by the Blood of the ‘Lamb.’


They must ‘enter in‘ by His Grace, only by ‘Messiah-in-you,’ who provides the Grace — the enablement given by the Ruach Hakodesh, while He lives within. He gives us His enablement, so that we can keep His Commandments.


So we see that the Israelites lacked the obedience that would have allowed them in. Likewise, everyone today lacks this same obedience — unless they allow ‘Messiah-in-you’ to provide the Grace to accomplish this necessary obedience! The apostle Paul tells us plainly that Grace is for obedience to ‘The Faith’ (Romans 1:5).


The basic Torah requirements have not changed. They are the same for us, as they were for the Israelites, and for Yahushua, except for a few changes. The New Covenant changes, mentioned in the book of Hebrews, are the New and Better Things listed in Hebrews, and summarised in Jeremiah Chapter 31 and Ezekiel Chapter 36.


As part of these changes, The Most High will execute a new covenant with us, by writing His Torah [His ‘instructions’] internally on the tablets of our hearts, instead of externally on tablets of stone (Jeremiah Chapter 31). The Most High will also give us a new heart and a new spirit, and He will place His Spirit within us, so that He [by His Spirit] will cause us to walk in obedience to His statutes, ordinances, and commandments (Ezekiel Chapter 36).


Further changes include a change in the Priesthood, in which Yahushua is the High Priest, after an eternal order, and in which Believers carry out the priestly duties; and a change in the sacrifice system, in which the Blood of Yahushua is the True sacrifice. His Blood, spilled once for all time, replaces the Blood of bulls and goats that were mere figures of the True. As a part of the change of sacrifice, we are told (Hebrews 10:8-10) that the ‘not my will’ is established as the new sacrifice, as spoken in Psalms 40:7, which has taken away the old sacrifice.


The New Covenant changes also provide for the replacement of the obligation to obey the Law [Torah], with the opportunity to choose voluntarily to obey the Law [Torah]. This last change occurred through the Torah provision allowing that anyone who has been set free from bondage [sin], may [through the death of the ‘old’ man and resurrection of the ‘new’ man, by personally identifying with Yahushua’s death, burial and resurrection], voluntarily take upon himself the yoke of a new Master (Lev 26:13; Matt 11:29-30).


This last provision was made in order for the Father to find a Bride suitable for His son. Father is looking for those who love His Son — who keep His commandments (John 14:15); and for those who know His Son — who know that Messiah is the one who gave the Commandments to Moses. Thus Father is looking for those who are Born-Again [who have Messiah ‘birthed’ within them], and who, out of love for Messiah, voluntarily obey Messiah’s commandments written in the Law [Torah].


A wrested [twisted] version of the apostle Paul’s doctrine claims that under the New Covenant, the Torah has been “done away,” is not part of our salvation, and is not to be obeyed. This false notion is perhaps the cornerstone of today’s spiritual error among Believers, and it is called the Doctrine of Balaam in Revelation 2:14.


If indeed the Law [the Torah, which is eternal] had been “done away,” we would not be forgiven by the Blood of Yahushua — because it is the Torah that prescribes forgiveness by Blood. And so it is only because the eternal Torah is still active and in force today, that we can be redeemed by Yahushua’s Blood, and forgiven, and saved (Heb 9:22).


Instead of being external, the Commandments are now internal. Instead of trying to obey the Commandments by our own strength, our own ability, it is now ‘Messiah-in-us’ who gives us the ‘Grace’ — the delight, and the ability, to keep His Commandments! Like the apostle Paul, we too will delight in the Law in the inward man (Romans 7:22), when we, as Paul, begin to walk in obedience to Messiah’s eternal Law.
What Did the Apostle Paul Say?


The apostle Paul described both the coming out and entering in sides of the Salvation ‘coin.’ Let’s look at the following passage:

“Much more then, being now justified by his blood…” (Romans 5:9a)

In the above verse, we see the ‘come-out‘ stage of Salvation — of being justified by the Blood of the Lamb. Now notice:

“…we shall be saved from wrath through him.” (Romans 5:9b)


Above we see the ‘enter-in‘ stage of Salvation — of being ‘saved’ through Him — through ‘Messiah-in-us’ living His Life. This passage is one of many that reveals that it is HIS life that will cause us to walk in obedience. Now notice again:

“For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to The Most High by the death of his Son…” (Romans 5:10a)


Again, we see above a reminder of the ‘come-out‘ stage — of being ‘reconciled’ by the Death, the Blood of the Lamb. Now notice again:

“…much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:10b)

Above, we see again the ‘enter-in‘ stage — of being ‘saved’ through His Life — again, the Life of ‘Messiah-in-us,’ as He walks in obedience, in us.


Again Paul is reminding us that it is Yahushua’s life within us, and it is by His Grace, His enablement, that we will be saved — that we will enter into eternal Life.

Paul understood the mystery of Messiah-in-you (see Colossians 1:27), and he reminds us that He-in-us is our only hope of Glory — of entering into the Glory of The Most High. Notice next what Paul tells us:


For I delight in the law of The Most High after the inward man: (Romans 7:22)

Paul understood the importance of the Law (the Torah) being written in the inward man, thereby allowing Messiah-in-us to carry out, and to obey, the Father’s commandments through us, even though seeming to be unfamiliar to us as gentiles.
Our Salvation


We have seen that Biblical Salvation is really a two-sided issue, one of ‘coming out’ by the Blood of Yahushua, the Lamb, and then of ‘entering in’ by the obedience of Messiah-in-us, as we allow Him to do so. Both aspects of this Salvation are by His Grace — His enablement He gives us from living within us.


We have seen that in Scripture, the term Salvation refers to the coming out stage, as well as to the entering stage. We have seen likewise that the term Salvation is applied in Scripture to the overall process.


We have seen that the ministry of the Blood of the Lamb is for our Redemption, and also for our Justification, by His Grace, to bring man ‘out’ — out of Egypt, out of bondage to sin.

We have seen that the ministry of obedience, also by His Grace, by the life of Messiah-in-you, is to bring man ‘in’ — into the Promised Land — into the Kingdom of Heaven — the City of the Great King.


As we reflect on what we have seen, let us heed these words of the apostle Paul:

“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep:

for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.”

(Romans 13:11)