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Preface FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.v

1 !ntrouction to the Plan of 'alvation FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.1

2 >he )eaning of 'alvation FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.-

3 >he Process of 'alvation FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF/

4 Gepentance for 'alvation FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.. Prayer of Gepentance FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF10

7eyon the Prayer of Gepentance FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. 10

5 Ho of +eliverance FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF12

6 Living for HoI >he Gighteous Life FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.1-

7 >he Plan of Geemption FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1

Geemption "oreshao%e in the l >estament FFFFFFF 1


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8 >he Plan of 4ustiEcation FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20

9 >he Christian JKperience FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. F21

10'trength from the or FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF22

11Appenices FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.2

AppeniK AI 7iblical or +eEnitions FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.. 29AppeniK 7I 'cripture 'tuy Geferences FFFFFFFFFFFFFF. 2

>he message of the Hospel of 4esus Christ is one of sacriEce, love anhope for humanity. >here is hope for people in all the earth because of HoMsunfailing plan of reemption through is 'on 4esus, the )essiah, %ho cameto save all %ho believe in im from the conemnation, bonage, slavery,ar&ness, an egraation of sin.

>hrough 4esus Christ, you can triumph over all evil that is meant toharm or estroy you. 4esus Christ has covere our sins through is 7loo,an is reay to forgive you if you believe in im. e has overcome the +evil,all evil, an the po%er of eath, hell, an the grave, ma&ing it possible forthose %ho trust an believe in im to be restore to a life free of sin an itsconse*uences.

>he principle of salvation is foune in having faith in 4esus Christ anthe sacriEce that e mae for us on the Cross.

“For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave

up His only begotten (unique !on" so that whoever believes in (trusts in"clings to" relies on Hi# shall not perish (co#e to destruction" be lost buthave eternal (everlasting life$

For God did not send the !on into the world in order to %udge (to re%ect" toconde#n" to pass sentence on the world" but that the world #ight &ndsalvation and be #ade safe and sound through Hi#$'


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Almighty Ho is eternal an self#eKistent. e is inEnite, %ithout beginningor en. e has al%ays eKiste.1 Ho transcens all of is creation, beingabove an inepenent of the create universe, %orl, an all that ebrought into eKistence.2 Ho is a 'pirit2a an cannot ie, therefore, in isinEnite &no%lege e gave to the %orl is only begotten 'on, 4esus Christ,the or, %ho %as %ith im in the beginning.2b Christ %oul, in ue courseof time, leave is glory in heaven to become incarnate in the earth as ahuman being. As a human, e %elt among the Creation that e mae anfor %hich e %oul ultimately ie in the sacriEcial act of Geemption.

!n the beginning, everything that Ho create %as goo, pure, an holy.othing %as contaminate by sin.3 After Ho Enishe is Creation # theheaven, the earth, an all that e place %ithin it, the man an %oman thate fashione after is o%n image an li&eness4 %ere eceive by the

serpent to isobey HoMs commans. Aam an Jve, originally create%ithout sin, yiele to an acte upon the rebellious conversation of the+evil, also calle 'atan.5 Aam an his %ife mae the fatal error of believingthe lies of the +evil6 %ho cause them to isbelieve the truth of thecomman that Ho ha spo&en.

+ue to the fall of Aam, all humans born from him %ere born into theearth %ith a preisposition to%ar %rongoing, or isobeience to Ho. >histenency is referre to as ?the sin nature@. >he sin nature of human beingsis a irect result of the "all. >hrough this eKample of the fall of HoMsoriginally perfect Creation, %e unerstan that life is only mae pure, an issustaine an blesse %hen %e are connecte to Ho through bonefello%ship.7 +isobeience cause the fello%ship bet%een Ho an Aam anJve to be bro&en, thereby giving 'in the ominion to rule. >heir personal anloving connection to the Creator an "ather %as amage.


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1. Psalm 90:2. Psalm 102:24-27.2. 1 Timothy 6:13-16. Colossians 1:15-16.

2a. John 4:24.2b. John 1:1, 14.

. Genesis 1:31.9. Genesis 1:1-27.-. Genesis 3:1-24.6. 1 Cointhians 15:33. 2 Cointhians 6:14./. !"o#$s 25:22. 2 Cointhians 13:14.

uman&inMs escent from Ho, an the loss of the privilege close

presence, peace, an rest of Ho, ushere in ecrease lifespans upon theearth, resulting in physical eath. 'in, %hich encompasses all isobeiencean rebellion against all that is of Ho, calls for the separation of the olyfrom the unholy. !t %as because of the rebellion, %hich Ho foresa%, that eimplemente a %ay to restore humanity to fello%ship %ith im.

>he goo ne%s for human&in, %hich is the message of the Hospel of 4esus Christ, is that because of HoMs immeasurable love for is Creation, eha alreay etermine a %ay for restoration an regeneration of repentanthumans, returning us to the gracious blessing of having relationship %ith

im as our "ather. 7ecause Ho is oly an only that %hich is pure, an freefrom sin, can enter is presence, is +ivine strategy %as to give is onlybegotten, sinless 'on, 4esus Christ, as the Geeemer for the %orl. As oursubstitute e %oul enure the %rath an punishment that manMs sinfulnature eserve. >he bloo of 4esus %as an is the only perfect anacceptable sacriEce that %oul ransom man&in from the conition of sin.

4esus Christ, in loving submission to the %ill of "ather Ho, gave imself,so that %e through is sacriEcial bloo atonement, coul once again haveaccess to eternal life in im, no longer subNect to the eath sentence ofseparation from Ho. 4esus Christ, sent by Ho an &no%ing no sin,8 too&

upon imself all of the sins of humanity an suOere the %rath of Ho thatsin merite. e ie because of the conemnation an Nugment that %asue to our ini*uity.9

4esus came into this %orl, born of a %oman,9a so that in human forme coul ie in our place in orer to ma&e atonement to Ho for our sinsthrough the sheing of is bloo. Christ came as the fulEllment of the)osaic La% an the l >estament 'acriEcial 'ystem. >o establish the e%


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Covenant, 4esus Christ came as the lamb of Ho9b %hose bloo %as she ancarrie by the Lor imself, our faithful igh Priest,9c into the )ost oly Placein heaven, to atone for the sins of humanity once an for all.

. 2 Cointhians 5:21. 1 John 3:5. John 14:30.. %ebe&s 4:15. %ebe&s 9:26' 10:6, (, 1(' 13:11. 1 John 1:7, (' 3:4.

9a. )atthe& 1:1(-25.

9b. John 1:29.

9*. %ebe&s 2:17. %ebe&s 3:1-2.

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At the time of is cruciEKion, 4esus %as arreste by Goman soliers, triebefore the Council, beaten an scourge severely, cro%ne %ith thorns,moc&e, spit upon, an Enally cruciEe on the Cross at a place calleHolgotha. 10 is bloo %as copiously she throughout this eKcruciatingeKperience of suOering. o mere mortal coul have borne this punishment. 4esus %as then burie in a borro%e sepulcher, an three ays later, HoMsPo%er raise im from the ea, thereby emonstrating to the %orl, 4e%san Hentiles ali&e, that 4esus is the )essiah, the only ne through %homman&in can be save.10a >he po%er of eath an the grave %ere efeatebecause of ChristMs resurrection.

>he Lor Ho mae an open sho% of 'atan, the go of this fallen %orl,proving that HoMs po%er %or&ing through 4esus Christ ha overcome thepo%er of eath, the grave, an hell. 4esus no% has the &eys of hell an ofeath. Christ, being raise from the ea, never ies again because eath

has no more ominion over im.10b 'atanMs ominion over the life of a7eliever in Christ 4esus has been ene through the bloo, the eath, burial,an resurrection of 4esus Christ. Ho continues to have victory over eathan over all the po%er of 'atan an his emons.

4esus Christ gave is life as the only acceptable sacriEce to Ho so thatthe chilren of Ho, forgiven of their sins, coul eKercise ominion in theearth as heirs of the inheritance, through the authority given by the Lor


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4esus Christ, %ho has been given all po%er in heaven an earth. 4esus arosefrom the ea to live forever as our faithful igh Priest, 'avior, an Lor.

7ecause e suOere in the boy an eKperience every temptation that

%e as human beings eKperience, e is able to intercee eOectively for us%ith the "ather, saving us completely from the evils that threaten to causeus to sin or estroy us. 4esus, through is 'pirit living in us, is able to &eepus from falling a%ay from eternal life in the "ather.11

ithout Ho in this %orl, all humans are %ithout hope. o matter ho%fulElling an successful oneMs life may seem to be %ithout a relationship %ithHo an 4esus Christ, the true reality of its superEcial nature is al%aysreveale that reliance on oneMs o%n abilities, %ealth, an accomplishmentsis ultimately futile an empty. uman %isom an intellect, an the things of

this %orl, incluing its structure systems, have the ability to eterioratean fail. Ho gives us true %isom, s&ill, an prosperous paths, %hich fareKcee the limitations of human ingenuity an unerstaning.

10. )atthe& 27:24-66. )atthe& 2(:1-10.10a. !+hesians 1:20-21. Phili++ians 2:9-11. 10b. eelation 1:1(. omans 6:9

11. %ebe&s 5:5-10. J$#e 1:24-25.

Ho never fails an cannot fail. Christ %elling %ithin you guaranteesyour salvation an eliverance in the evil times. !n troubles, e reveals toyou the %ay of escape an the solutions to problems. Ho may miraculouslyeliver you from humanly impossible circumstances. e increases yourunerstaning an &no%lege so that is purposes for you in the earth maybe accomplishe.

+eliverance out of oppressive situations may ta&e time, but if you are inChrist an e is in you, you can be assure that the Lor is al%ays %or&ingon your behalf. >here is no true solution, salvation an eliverance from theevils of this %orl %ithout 4esus Christ %ho is the ay, the >ruth, an theLife. Con*uest over sin only comes through faith in Christ an the victorythat e %on for us at the Cross. is )ission %as accomplisheI is shebloo pai the price for humanity to be free from the prison of bonage to


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sin, thereby efeating 'atanMs ability to hol humans captive as conemnesinners.


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Sacrifce o Love, Jesus Christ and the Cros▪

'alvation is the gift that Ho has provie to humanity through is 'on 4esus Christ. 'alvation means that anyone %ho believes in 4esus Christ asLor an 'avior, an turns a%ay from sin %ith a repentant heart, receivesforgiveness of sins an is no longer uner the curse of eternal conemnationan estrangement from Ho. A person save through Christ is no longer%ithout Ho in the %orl no longer hopeless, espairing, esperate anunshiele from estruction.

>he %or salvation means to save, to eliver from slavery orimprisonment, to protect or preserve safe from anger, loss or estruction. !talso means to ma&e %hole, to heal or restore to health, to eliver out ofphysical eath, to be heale to recover. Ho is the ne %ho accomplishessalvation for the repentant 7eliever. e elivers us from the conse*uences of sin an brings us into a more abunant life of glaness an prosperity

spiritually an naturally.

4esus saves is people from the guilt an po%er of sin. e purges yourlife an conscience from the sins that %oul conemn you, or cause you toblame yourself for past failures, catastrophes, an isappointments.Accepting 4esus Christ as your 'avior brings you into the family of Ho byenabling you to be born again of the 'pirit of Ho, becoming a ne%, livingbeing in Christ %hose sins have been parone an ta&en a%ay by is bloo.

Prior to forgiveness of our sins, %e are consiere ?ea@ in our

transgressions isobeient to the la%s of HoD. e are consiere as eabecause the state or conition of sin separates us from the only 'ource ofLife, the Lor Ho. Anything or anyone apart from Ho cannot live eternally.

!n the unregenerate, sinful nature, people are subNect to practicing sinsor %or&sD of the Qesh the carnal nature before being saveD, such asfornication, aultery all seKual immoralityD, lying, stealing, uncleanness,le%ness Elthiness, obscenity, vulgarity, profanityD, iolatry anything%orshippe, reverence or amire more than HoD, hatre, strife, envying,


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Sacrifce o Love, Jesus Christ and the Cros

run&enness, among others to name.12 >his sin nature is suppose to be

renere ineOective in the life an heart of the one %ho becomes savethrough 4esus Christ. >he sin nature is to no longer be able to rule this

iniviualMs behavior.

12. Galatians 5:19-21.

he !eanin" o Sa#vation

>he ol self is to remain cruciEe %ith Christ burie %ith im in iseath on the CrossD, an it is to remain ea as Christ 4esus lives through usas %e believe on im an is or& at the Cross.

o one can enter the &ingom of heaven if their sins have not beenforgiven through 4esus Christ. 7elief in the 'acriEce of 4esus Christ at theCross at Calvary is the only %ay to receive forgiveness of sin an access tothe "ather. e are in Christ through faith.12a nce you receive 4esus Christ asyour 'avior, you are brought from eath to life, mae alive in im.13 4esus

pai the price an penalty for our sins, becoming our replacement, layingasie is heavenly splenor an becoming a curse, accoring to the %ill ofHo the "ather. is gift of salvation restores all %ho believe in im to a rightstaning %ith Ho.


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12a. John 14:6.

13. omans 6:11-13. 1 Cointhians 15:22.

At the start of salvation, you eKperience a personal encounter %ith theLor, a uni*ue encounter, recogni=ing that e has mae a change in you anbelieving in faith that Ho has forgiven your sins.14 $ou pass from eath to life

spiritually, from the &ingom of 'atan, being rule by the po%er of sin anar&ness, to the &ingom of Ho, no% rule by the lifegiving po%er of Hoan is righteousness.15

>he save iniviual ma&es passage from 'atanMs ominion to HoMsominion from ar&ness to light.16 !n 'atanMs evil &ingom one is spirituallyea, subNect to the sinful nature an uner the inQuence of emonic po%ersan evil principalities. !n the sinful nature, oneMs %ay of life eKhibits


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isobeience to the righteous stanars of Ho. After the Lor converts the

repentant 7eliever into is &ingom, he or she has access to the Po%er ofHo an a personal relationship %ith im through 4esus Christ. Christ confers

upon 7elievers the po%er to become the sons of Ho.17

7ecause of HoMs righteous nature, +ivine authority, an 'overeignty as 4uge of all of is creation, e must Nuge an punish sin. !n the sinful,unregenerate not repentant, obstinate, unyielingD conition, man is subNectto the punishment for sin, %hich is eath.18 ChristMs sacriEcial eath for usatone for, or mae amens %ith Ho, for our sins thereby ma&ing it possiblefor us, through belief in im, to be save from the penalty of eternal eaththat %e %oul have normally incurre.19 4esus Christ imself rescue us fromthe Nugment that %as ue to humanity.

>he Lor is faithful to complete the salvation of the 7eliever by eliveringthe chil of Ho from the bonage, the po%er, an rule of sin over his or herlife. Aopte into the family of Ho, you come into fello%ship %ith the oly'pirit %ho lives in you to o the %or& of sanctiEcation puriEcation to ma&eone holy an free from sinD. >he oly 'pirit %ithin you %itnesses %ith yourspirit that you have a special relationship %ith Ho as your "ather an %ith 4esus Christ as your Lor an 'avior.20

19. *ts 10:43. omans 4:6-(.

1-. 1 John 3:14. omans 6:17-22.16. *ts 26:1(.1/. John 1:12.1. omans 6:23.1. omans 1:16. 1 Cointhians 1:1(.20. )atthe& 6:9. John 14:1(-23. Galatians 4:6.

he $rocess o Sa#vation

nce you receive the gift of salvation by having faith in 4esus Christ asthe 'on of Ho an your Geeemer, you must consier yourself ea to sin,meaning that your life is no longer controlle by former sinful esires thatinQuence your actions. $ou are ?ea@ to this carnal nature an no% live forChrist. $ou have ie an burie your ol life, the sinful self, an are bornagain %ith a ne% spiritual nature, to live in loving obeience to the teachingsan commans of 4esus Christ an the "ather. >he eath an burial of your


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former sinful nature, an the ne% life imparte to you by Ho is a testimony

of your faith as a 7eliever, eKemplifying the eath, burial an resurrection of 4esus Christ. $ou have become a ne% being in Christ 4esus, is 'pirit also no%

%elling %ithin you.21

As Christians, %e are not to yiel to the former temptations that onceentice us to sin, but are to epen on the po%er of the oly 'pirit to give usstrength to resist these lures.22

>he Lor 4esus Christ has overcome the %orl an all sin an temptationthat %oul cause you to fall from the grace of Ho. is presence in youenables you to overcome any evil %ith %hich you are tempte.23 e arere*uire as chilren of Ho to separate ourselves from sin24 an everythingthat %oul corrupt or interfere %ith our %al& %ith Ho.25

As& the "ather for the baptism of the oly 'pirit, the Po%er of Ho by%hich you live a holy an pure life in this %orl of proliferating immorality.26

e are to serve the Lor %ith our %hole heart an emonstrate is love anrighteousness in the earth for the avancement of HoMs &ingom against'atan an his &ingom of %ic&eness.27

All Christians strive to%ar the goal of our future salvation, %hen Christelivers us from HoMs coming %rath on the ungoly. 'aints of Ho %ill reign%ith Christ an share in is glory.28 >he Lor %ill re%ar the faithful %ho haveovercome the %orl.29 7elievers must ta&e care not to forfeit this future

salvation. Gegar all %arnings, instruction, iscipline, an correction that Hosens to you through is or an through is people. >hose %ho rebelagainst HoMs commans an righteousness %ill not enter the 3ingom ofHo. e amonishes an guies us in orer to buil %ithin us a holycharacter an nature that is li&e is, transforming us into the image of is'on.30

21. omans 6:1-14.22. omans (:1-17. John (:31-32' 14:21. 2 Timothy 3:15-17.

2. John 16:33. 1 John 2:13-14. 1 John 4:4' 5:4. eelation 2:7, 11' 3:5, 12, 21' 17:14.29. omans 6:1-14.2-. *ts 2:40. 2 Cointhians 6:17-1(.26. *ts 2:33-39. !+hesians 5:1(.2/. 2 Cointhians 10:4-5. !+hesians 6:11-1(. 1 Pete 5:(-9.2. omans (:2-30. 1 Cointhians 15:49.2. eelation 2:7.0. omans (:29. omans 12:9-21. 1 Cointhians 1:9' 9:24-27. Phili++ians 2:12-16. 2 Pete 1:5-11.

%ebe&s 1:1-4. %ebe&s 5:(. %ebe&s 12:1. 2 Cointhians 4:3-4. Colossians 1:13-17' 3:5-11.


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!n orer for your sins to be forgiven an to be mae right %ith Ho, youbegin %ith accepting 4esus Christ as 'avior, believing that e is the ay tosalvation, the ay to the "ather. $ou must confess your sins to Ho, anac&no%lege that 4esus Christ is the 'on of Ho, an that e ie for yoursins, being raise from the ea to live eternally. Gepentance is the Erst stepto being parone of your sins so that you may enter into the presence of

Ho through the bloo of 4esus Christ.

!n the 7oo& of Acts, chapter 2, verse , the apostle Peter proclaims theor of the LorI “)nd Peter answered the#" *epent (change your viewsand purpose to accept the will of God in your inner selves instead of re%ectingit and be baptized" every one of you" in the na#e of +esus ,hrist for theforgiveness of and release fro# your sins- and you shall receive the gift ofthe Holy !pirit$' A)P, AmpliEe 7ible, 345D

>he gift of the oly 'pirit is a promise to all %ho believe in Christ 4esus.

>he oly 'pirit in%ells us an enables us to live as chilren of Ho in theearth, an oes the %or& of cleansing, purifying, an reEning our spirits,hearts an mins.

>he %or of confession for repentance is foun in the follo%ing'criptures. .!criptures are fro# the /ew 0nternational 1ersion [/01] of the Holy2ible3

%o&ans 10'9(10

“(4 5hat if you confess with your #outh" “+esus is 6ord"' and believe in yourheart that God raised hi# fro# the dead" you will be saved$ (78 For it iswith your heart that you believe and are %usti&ed" and it is with your #ouththat you confess and are saved$' [/01]

1 John 1'9 “0f we confess our sins" he is faithful and %ust and will forgive us our sins and purify us fro# all unrighteousness$' [/01]


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$rover)s 28'13

“He who conceals his sins does not prosper" but whoever confesses andrenounces the# &nds #ercy$' [/01]

%e*entance or Sa#vation

Prayer of Repentance

>he follo%ing is an eKample prayer that you may follo% to eKpressrepentance to Ho. !t inclues the spo&en invitation for the Lor 4esus Christto come into your life. ave a heart of sincerity as the Lor guies your%ors an spirit as you pray.

“Dear LORD ,

I realize that I am a sinner in need of salvation. I believe that Jesushrist is the !on of "od, the #essiah, and that $e died to save mefrom my sins. I believe that $e %as raised from the dead to liveforever as my Lord and !avior. I confess my sins to you, and than&you for for'ivin' me and purifyin' me. I turn a%ay from my sins andas& you to be Lord and ruler of my life. Please (ll me and baptize me%ith your $oly !pirit. )men.*

!f you have praye this prayer, by the grace of Ho you are no% save an%elcome into the family of Ho.

+eyond Repentance

After you have praye the prayer of repentance an have by faithaccepte the Lor 4esus Christ as your 'avior an Lor, Christ comes to live%ithin you to rule as Ho an 3ing. o%, through the bloo of 4esus, your sinshave been forgiven an you have been grante access to personal fello%shipan relationship %ith Ho the "ather. $ou can no% obtain the blessing of


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+ivine eliverance from the bonage of sin an from this point for%ar, aslong as you are in Christ an e is in you, you have Jternal Life.

>he Lor Ho, through is oly 'pirit, begins %ithin you the process ofsanctiEcation, separating you unto imself, from evil things an evil %ays,

purifying you from unrighteousness. >he Lor cleanses your heart anconscience of evil, lustful, prieful thoughts an past sinful ees, purgingout of you everything that is ispleasing to im. >his regenerating ne% birth,the %ashing an rene%al of your min, comes also through the stuy of theor of Ho, the oly 7ible, in %hich Ho reveals is righteous stanarsan is min an ill to%ar is chilren. Christians are to pattern their livesaily after the righteous eKamples foun in 'cripture. >he 'criptures testifyof 4esus Christ an is sacriEcial cruciEKion, our 'avior an perfecteKample.30a >he or teaches us the %ay to live holy before Ho.

0a. 4ohn -I.▪ %e*entance or Sa#vation

As a true isciple of 4esus Christ, you have put to eath your ol ientityan its sinful inclinations an esires. >he immoral character, behaviors,

patterns of thought, an communications in %hich you use to engage mustno% be abanone so that your life represents %ho you are suppose to beas a chil of Ho. >he 'pirit of Ho gives you the po%er an the ability toovercome these former %ays. $our strength in this overcoming po%erremains in the fact that 4esus Christ has alreay overcome the issues that ispeople eKperience in the %orl.31 >he Lor 4esus Christ has eprive the %orlof the po%er to harm those %ho believe in im. e has con*uere the %orlan mae it possible for is follo%ers to have victory in this life.31a

$our responsibility as a true 7eliever is not only to profess 4esus Christ,but to live an act accoring to is righteous teachings so that your life is ashining eKample to those %ho o not &no% Christ. $ou must purpose in yourheart an min that you %ill allo% Ho to o the %or& of puriEcation %ithinyou, ma&ing you holy, an that you are committe to living a life pleasing toHo.32 $ou continue to mature in Ho by learning, through is or, %hat ere*uires of is chilren in regar to moral character an righteous behavioran attitue. is holy character is built up in you as you continue to pursue arighteous life in Christ through loving obeience to Ho an is or.


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1. John 16:33.

31a. /$e 10:17-20.2. omans 12:1-2.


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'cripture gives testimony of ho% 4esus Christ, uring is earthly ministry,emonstrate that e is the 'avior, the )essiah, sent from Ho. e cast outemonic spirits, bringing salvation to those %ho sought im, elivering them

an restoring them to a state of %holeness. 4esus Christ, %ho Ho raisefrom the ea to live forever, is the same toay as e %as then.32a econtinues to eliver iniviuals from emonic possession an oppression. !nthe ame of 4esus Christ, in %hich all authority eKists over all the po%ers ofthe +evil, emonic spirits are cast out. 4esus also gave this authority to isisciples.

>he follo%ing are some of the 'criptures that spea& of the po%er anauthority of 4esusChrist over all the po%er of the enemy. R'criptures ta&en from the e% !nternational5ersion R!5S of the oly 7ibleS.

!atthe+ 8'28(33 see also Lu&e I26#6D

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hen he arrive at the other sie in the region of the Haarenes, t%o emon#possesse men coming from the tombs met him. >hey %ere so violent that

no one coul pass that %ay.

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?hat o you %ant %ith us, 'on of HoT@ they shoute. ?ave you come

here to torture us before the appointe timeT@30 31

'ome istance from them a large her of pigs %as feeing. >heemons begge 4esus, ?!f you rive us out, sen us into the her of pigs.@

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e sai to them, ?HoU@ 'o they came out an %ent into the pigs, an the%hole her rushe o%n the steep ban& into the la&e an ie in the %ater.


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33 >hose tening the pigs ran oO, %ent into the to%n an reporte all this,incluing %hat ha happene to the emon#possesse men.

!atthe+ 9'32(33

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hile they %ere going out, a man %ho %as emon#possesse ancoul not tal& %as brought to 4esus. 33

An %hen the emon %as riven out, the man %ho ha been mute spo&e. >he cro% %as ama=e an sai, ?othing li&e this has ever been seen in!srael.@

2a. ebre%s 1I▪ od o -e#iverance

!atthe+ 10'1, 6(8

1 e calle his t%elve isciples to him an gave them authority to rive outevil spirits an to heal every isease an sic&ness.6 Ho rather to the lost sheep of !srael. 7As you go, preach this messageI V>he&ingom of heaven is near.M8 eal the sic&, raise the ea, cleanse those %ho have leprosy, rive outemons. "reely you have receive, freely give.

!ar. 1'21(27, 32(34 also see Lu&e 9I1#/, 90#91D

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>hey %ent to Capernaum, an %hen the 'abbath came, 4esus %ent into thesynagogue an began to teach. 22 >he people %ere ama=e at his teaching,because he taught them as one %ho ha authority, not as the teachers of thela%. 23 4ust then a man in their synagogue %ho %as possesse by an evilspirit crie out, 24 ?hat o you %ant %ith us, 4esus of a=arethT ave youcome to estroy usT ! &no% %ho you are W the oly ne of HoU@


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25 26

?7e *uietU@ sai 4esus sternly. ?Come out of himU@ >he evil spirit shoo&

the man violently an came out of him %ith a shrie&.

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>he people %ere all so ama=e that they as&e each other, ?hat is thisT Ane% teaching W an %ith authorityU e even gives orers to evil spirits anthey obey him.@

32 33 34

>hat evening after sunset the people brought to 4esus all the sic& anemon#possesse. >he %hole to%n gathere at the oor, an 4esus heale many %ho ha

various iseases. e also rove out many emons, but he %oul not let theemons spea& because they &ne% %ho he %as.

▪ od o -e#iverance

!ar. 9'17(27 see also Lu&e I/#9D


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17

A man in the cro% ans%ere, ?>eacher, ! brought you my son, %ho is

possesse by a spirit that has robbe him of speech. 18 henever it sei=eshim, it thro%s him to the groun. e foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth

an becomes rigi. ! as&e your isciples to rive out the spirit, but theycoul not.@19 ? unbelieving generation,@ 4esus replie, ?ho% long shall ! stay %ith youT7ring the boy to me.@ 20 'o they brought him. hen the spirit sa% 4esus, it immeiately thre% the

boy into a convulsion. e fell to the groun an rolle aroun, foaming at themouth. 21 4esus as&e the boyMs father, ?o% long has he been li&e thisT@

?"rom chilhoo,@ he ans%ere. 22 !t has often thro%n him into Ere or %aterto &ill him. 7ut if you can o anything, ta&e pity on us an help us.@23 ? V!f you canMT@ sai 4esus. ?Jverything is possible for him %ho believes.@

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!mmeiately the boyMs father eKclaime, ?! o believe help me overcomemy unbeliefU@hen 4esus sa% that a cro% %as running to the scene, he rebu&e the

evil spirit. ?$ou eaf an mute spirit,@ he sai, ?! comman you, come outof him an never enter him again.@ 26

>he spirit shrie&e, convulse him violently an came out. >he boy loo&eso much li&e a corpse that many sai, ?eMs ea.@ 27 7ut 4esus too& him bythe han an lifte him to his feet, an he stoo up.

!ar. 16'15(18

15 16

e sai to them, ?Ho into all the %orl an preach the goo ne%s to allcreation.hoever believes an is bapti=e %ill be save, but %hoever oes not

believe %ill be conemne. 17 An these signs %ill accompany those %hobelieveI !n my name they %ill rive out emons they %ill spea& in ne%tongues 18 they %ill pic& up sna&es %ith their hans an %hen they rin&ealy poison, it %ill not hurt them at all they %ill place their hans on sic&people, an they %ill get %ell.@

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31 ?Fo% is the time for Nugment on this %orl no% the prince of this %orl

%ill be riven out. 32 7ut !, %hen ! am lifte up from the earth, %ill ra% allmen to myself.@

Living for Ho is a Noyful eKperience for the true 7eliever. Jven uringchallenges, har times an iBculties, the security of having Christ as Loran 'avior removes the eOect that the stresses of living in this fallen %orlcan bring. 7ecause you belong to 4esus Christ, you can go irectly to Ho inprayer, &no%ing that 4esus has *ualiEe you as righteous accoring to is

atonement for your sin. As a former sinner, you i not have the privilege toreceive into your life the blessings an grace that Ho gives as a result of theLor 4esus Enishing all that %as necessary to save you from everyconse*uence of sin.

Jach ay of your life, purpose in your min an heart that you %ill live forChrist in every %ay. +etermine that you %ill o that %hich is pleasing to imaccoring to is teachings an righteous stanars in is or. 'uccess inthis is not achieve by the cleverness of humanistic methos an beliefs, orby self#help solutions. >his is attaine by the total surrener of your life to

Christ 4esus %ho %ill give you the po%er an esire to obey im in yourattitues, behaviors an ecisions.

$our life as a Christian is not to consist of a repetitive cycle of sinningan repenting. Ho is merciful an longsuOering ho%ever e also searchesthe hearts an intents of men.32b ne %ho shuns the sacriEce that Christmae on the Cross by yieling to sinful behaviors repeately emonstratesto Ho their unbelief in the grace, sanctity an po%er of HoMs gift ofsalvation. 4esus ie to save you from these very sins.


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As humans, %e may eKperience %ea&ness in many areas of life ho%ever%e o not have to fail an must not use %ea&ness as an eKcuse toeliberately sin. e are to be ea to sin, having ie %ith Christ on theCross, being raise to a ne% life in im. e no longer have contact %ith that

to %hich %e are ea. e o not overcome the sin nature in our o%nstrength, but in the strength of the Lor.32c ur faith is not in ourselves but inChrist an the or& that e Enishe for us at the Cross. ur faith may beteste at some points in our lives, but %e must never let go of faith in Christ,%ho brought us out of ar&ness.

2b. 4eremiah 1/I#10. 1 Corinthians 2I10. Gevelation 2I2.2c. JKous 1-I2. 4ob 12I1. Psalm 1I2 1I2 2/I1 2I/ 2I11 9I2 96I1 6I-

/I26 9I- !saiah 12I2 !saiah 2-I9 !saiah 26I9 !saiah 90I2 9-I29 2Corinthians 12I.

Livin" /or od' he %i"hteous Lie

>his is the &ey to living a righteous life before Ho. 3no% an remembereach ay that 4esus Christ has alreay efeate 'atan an all evil po%ers atthe Cross at Calvary. e too& a%ay the +evilMs legal right to hol you captive,in bonage to sin an ar& %ays of life. >he bloo that 4esus she uring iscruciEKion mae forgiveness of sin possible for every iniviual %ho %oulbelieve in im. 7y faith in 4esus Christ an is bloo atonement, your sinsare forgiven. $ou have been absolve of the sin that %oul give 'atan theright to hol you captive in his &ingom. Gegarless of your past, you havebeen forgiven cleare, release, free, liberateD from your sins throughfaith in 4esus Christ. >he oly 'pirit then oes the %or& in your heart an lifeto ma&e you a holy chil of Ho.

$ou are no longer a slave to sin, but a servant to Gighteousness, living forthe )ost igh Ho. Ho no% sees you in is 'on 4esus, your sins covere byis bloo, %ith righteousness imparte to you. >he "ather, through 4esusChrist, receives you as is son or aughter. >his is your conEence in living atrue Christian life, regarless of %hat life circumstances may present.


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!t is %hen %e forget this magniEcent gift of Ho that %e fall prey to

temptations that the +evil sens to us. 'ome fall a%ay, returning to aegenerate sinful state, reNecting the price that Christ pai for their salvation.

Losing faith in Christ 4esus means reNection of the only ay to be save. Hooes not ta&e a%ay an iniviualMs salvation, but rather, one can ma&e thechoice to reNect the ay through unbelief.

;nbelief is a sin of the heart an is emonstrate to Ho by oneMsconuct an life choices. Continuing to act in a %ay that opposes all that Hoconsiers right is the emonstration an eKpression of unbelief, %hicheKclues a person from the promises of Ho. >he en result of being rule bythe sin nature is eath an eternal separation from Ho. neMs soul %oullive eternally in hell.

'urrener yourself to Ho resist refuse to accept refuse to go along%ith, refuse to give in to, %ithstan, be proof against, avoi, refrain, abstainfromD the +evil, an he %ill Qee from you.32d >his is %hat the Lor 4esus iuring is temptation in the %ilerness. e submitte is %ill to Ho anresiste the lures of the +evil %ith the truth of HoMs or.32e nce you havereceive 4esus Christ into your life, is po%er helps you to resist anrenounce the esires of the sin nature the QeshD. Ho oes not tempt ispeople because Ho cannot be tempte %ith evil. !f one sins then, he is lea%ay to o so by his o%n lustful esires.32f As a true isciple of 4esus Christ,your esire shoul be to ecline any invitation to engage in immoral ees.

2. 4ames 9I/.2e. )atthe% 9I1#11.2f. 4ames 1I1#1-.

Livin" /or od' he %i"hteous Lie

As a Christian, you must also be a%are of one of the greatest forces of

the sin nature, %hich the or of Ho aresses as lust. Lust is a strongesire of any &in, %hether it relates to appetite, physical esires, or anintense esire for po%er. $ou are able to overcome any evil temptation of lustby &no%ing an trusting that 4esus Christ %on this victory for you alreay, byatoning for sin of every nature an efeating 'atanMs po%er to rule theesires that originate in the hearts of iniviuals. 4esus Christ through theoly 'pirit reigns in the hearts of the born again 7eliever an overpo%ers thesin nature as %e yiel ourselves to is rule an sovereignty.


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5ictorious living for the 7eliever is eEne by the or of Ho %hich

prescribes the orer in %hich %e are to live. >he 'criptures eclare that thee% Covenant %ith Ho an is people has been establishe through the

"inishe or& of 4esus Christ at the Cross an by is great 'acriEce for all%ho believe in im. >he bloo an the Cross of 4esus Christ is the ans%er tosin.32g

Gemaining triumphant every ay of your life is not accomplishe by youro%n strength, ability, or %illpo%er, but by your sincere belief in 4esus Christan is Hrace, an unerstaning that e alreay con*uere sin anefeate 'atan for your sa&e. !f you are struggling %ith certain enticementsto sin, remin yourself of %hy you o not have to yiel yourself to the sin #because Christ has overcome this an the oly 'pirit lives in you to give you

the po%er necessary to remain strong an submitte to Ho.

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4esus Christ attaine our salvation by paying a ransom %ith is life anthe sheing of is priceless bloo. "allen humanity, alienate from Ho, hato be reeeme W bought bac& from the bonage an po%er of sin. 33 !n thesinful conition, human beings are uner the ominion, or rule an authority,of satanic po%ers.34

Anyone %ho remains unrepentant, %hose sins have not been forgiventhrough reemption in 4esus Christ, is still a slave to sin35 an is in nee ofeliverance from the guilt of sin, its po%er, an the punishment that itmerits.36 7elievers %ho are in Christ 4esus %ho have receive is gift ofsalvationD are not conemne uner the La% of 'in an eath, but are unerthe La% of the 'pirit an of grace.37

4esus Christ pai the price to free us from the captivity of sin by sheingis bloo an giving is life as a substitute sacriEce for us.38 Geemptionthrough the bloo atonement of 4esus Christ means that %e are free from thela% # from its legalistic orinances %hich coul not be &ept completely anperfectly by humans. Christ 4esus is the only ne %ho %as an is able to

fulEll the la% completely an perfectly. e came to fulEll all of the La%.39

As 7elievers in Christ, %e are consiere NustiEe before Ho because allof the commanments of Ho have been fulElle by is only begotten 'on.'ince human beings coul not &eep the )osaic La% in its entirety becausethe Po%er of Ho i not resie %ithin the %orshipper uner the l >estament, 4esus Christ came to fulEll the La%. e &ept the La% perfectly forus. e covers us %ith is perfect obeience as %e trust in im, having faithin im as our 'avior an Lor.

e have a ne% freeom in our Geeemer, 4esus Christ, an are able tolive righteously an obey im freely by follo%ing is commanments, thegreatest of %hich is to love one another.

. omans 3:10-1(.


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9. *ts 10:3(' 26:1(.-. omans 6:6' 7:14.

6. *ts 26:1(. omans 1:1(' 6:1-1(, 23. !+hesians 5:(. Colossians 1:13. 1 Pete 2:9./. omans 6:14' (:1-2.

. )atthe& 20:2(. )a 10:45. 1 Cointhians 6:20. !+hesians 1:7. Tit$s 2:14. %ebe&s 9:12. 1 Pete 1:1(-19.. )atthe& 5:17-1(. omans (:15-17. Galatians 5:13-14. 1 Cointhians 6:19-20' 7:22-23.▪ he $#an o %ede&*tion

Redemption oreshado%ed in the Old -estament

+uring the time of the l >estament, uner the La% of )oses, Hoimplemente a temporary sacriEcial system in %hich the bloo of animals

Rbulloc&s, rams, goats, lambs, turtleoves, pigeonsS atone for the sins of thepriests an the people of !srael.40 >his %as to ta&e place until the time of thee% Covenant, in %hich HoMs plan of reemption through the bloo of 4esusChrist %oul be fulElle. >he bloo atonement of 4esus Christ, the Lamb ofHo, became the Enal an only acceptable sacriEce to Ho for the sins of ispeople an all of humanity.

!n the former sacriEcial system uner the l Covenant, %orship %asoBciate by the Levitical priesthoo. >he people of !srael ha to ma&esacriEces repeately for the forgiveness of sins by bringing animals

accoring to the commanments of the La%. >he high priest ha to enter the)ost oly Place of the >abernacle once every year %ith the bloo of a goatan bulloc& to atone for his sins an for the sins of the chilren of !srael.

Anyone %ho i not &eep the La% in its entirety %as guilty of brea&ing the%hole La%, an therefore uner conemnation. >he curse an conemnationof the La% is %hat 7elievers have been reeeme from through the blooatonement of Christ 4esus. e became the curse so that %e coul be free to%orship Ho in im.41

Ho fore&ne% that the temporary metho of sacriEce coul not

completely cleanse the conscience of the people, an that the bloo ofanimals coul not ma&e permanent atonement for the sins of humans. >hecommanments of the La% %ere implemente through )oses because of la%brea&ers. !t %as put in place to give us an eKample of ho% impossible it is forhuman beings to be righteous %ithout the in%elling po%er of HoMs 'pirit. >he re*uirements of the La%, impossible for imperfect mortals to &eepfaultlessly, ampliEe our nee for a perfect 'avior %ho coul completelyfulEll all that "ather Ho re*uires of is chilren.


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Ho ha etermine that e %oul give is only begotten an sinless'on as the once for all sacriEce for the people, is bloo being the Enal

atonement for sin. Christ 4esus is theGevelation of the only an Enal ay through %hich all sin is forgiven.7elieving in 4esus Christ, an having faith that is bloo reeeme humanityfrom sin, attributes to us forgiveness of sins. e ta&es a%ay our sins, an ineKchange, imputes an imparts is righteousness to us so that %e areaccepte by the "ather as is chilren.

90. /eiti*$s 9:(. 91. Galatians 3:13-14.

4ustiEcation is part of the conversion eKperience of the 7eliever in %hichthe iniviual is mae right %ith Ho, starting ane% %ith im as is chil. !tis a gift of Ho. 42 o person can ma&e himself or herself right %ith Ho by&eeping the La% or by merely performing goo %or&s because %e have allsinne an come short of the glory of Ho an are in nee of the salvation of 4esus Christ.43

>he sacriEcial eath of 4esus Christ an is bloo atonement %asnecessary for us to be vinicate before Ho. 4esus %as raise from the eaafter being cruciEe, being the perfect an complete appeasement of HoMs

Nugment an %rath on sin. e satisEe the Nugment on sin, a Nugmentnecessitate by the evil of sin an the righteousness an holiness of Ho.ChristMs resurrection from the ea %as conErmation that the price ha beenpai for the sins of humanity.

Ho Almighty NustiEes the 7eliever on the grouns of ChristMs eath anbloo atonement. Ho ac*uits men of their guilt on the conitions of isgrace in Christ 4esus an the acceptance of Christ by faith. Ho the "ather,because of the bloo penance of 4esus Christ, creits the righteousness of


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Christ to the 7eliever. >his creite righteousness is not our o%n, but that ofChrist.44 Ho sees 7elievers covere in the perfect righteousness of is 'on 4esus. >his allo%s mortal humans to be accepte into HoMs presence an&ingom, permitting our entry into the &ingom of heaven. o one can everbe goo enough of themselves, separate from Christ, to merit entrance into

HoMs eternal presence.

>he Lor 4esus Christ is our Avocate, our Counselor, before the "ather.e intercees on our behalf, an is able to present us before "ather Ho asbeing creite %ith is righteousness. Ho NustiEes those %ho have faith in 4esus. 4ustiEcation is the heavenly legal an formal ac*uittal from guilt byHo as 4uge, the pronouncement of the former sinner as righteous. 4ustiEcation means that there is no more conemnation of the one %ho is NustiEe.

92. omans 3:24-26. !+hesians 2:(.9. omans 3:23. omans 4:2-(.99. Phili++ians 3:9.

nce you receive 4esus Christ as your 'avior, is 'pirit comes to in%ellyou.45 >he

Lor 4esus ma&es all things ne%. $ou go through the process of being bornagain from the 'pirit of Ho, becoming a ne% creation in Christ, %ith a ne%

nature imparte by Ho, to begin a ne% life in righteousness. >he oly 'piritabies %ith you an enables you to live successfully as a chil of Ho. 46 >heoly 'pirit %itnesses %ith your spirit that you no% belong to the family ofHo.47

Jach ay of your life may bring temptations, tests, an trials that maycause you to esire to return to former unrighteous %ays. $ou may eveneKperience pressure from family or friens, or be riicule by those %ho are


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not save. >his is not an uncommon persecution that 7elievers eKperience. !t

is imperative that you rely on the po%er of the oly 'pirit to enable you to bevictorious over these situations. "alling bac& into habitual sins %ill cause you

to become entangle again %ith the bonage of sin, an the roa bac& isiBcult, an, as the or of Ho teaches, it is impossible to be rene%e untorepentance.48

!f a person reNects the %ay of salvation by returning to the habitualpractice of sin, the 5oice of the oly 'pirit eventually becomes *uiete inyour spirit, heart an min. $ou must remember that 4esus Christ ie, %ascruciEe an she is bloo, so that your sins %oul be forgiven resulting inrestoration to Ho. $ou have gaine access to entrance into the &ingom ofheaven, an to all of the promises to %hich the see of Abraham are heirs.nce you belong to 4esus Christ, you are AbrahamMs see by faith.49

!f you fall a%ay by ma&ing the choice to return to the practice of alifestyle of sin after you have accepte the LorMs gift of salvation, grace, anmercy, you have reNecte the only sacriEce that "ather Ho eemeacceptable for forgiveness of sins. $ou crucify the Lor 4esus again, bringingim to open shame, an there is no more sacriEce acceptable to Ho forsin.50 As you commit to obey the Hreatest Commanment, to love the LorHo an one another, an as you observe to follo% is leaing an teaching,be encourage in your %al& of faith. >he Lor searches the intents of the

hearts an &no%s %hose hearts are sincere to%ar im. e is able to &eepyou from falling from the grace of Ho.51

9-. Galatians 2:16-21. 96. omans (:5-14. 9/. omans (:16-17.9. %ebe&s 6:4-6.9. Galatians 3:7-9, 16' 4:2(. omans 9:(.-0. %ebe&s 6:6.-1. J$#e 1:24.


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[Unless otherwise indicated, definitions are from Strong’s New Testament Greek Dictionary]

!)L)-IO/

4982 s >o save, i.e. eliver or protect literal or EgurativeDIWheal, preserve, saveselfD, o %ell, be ma&eD %hole. >o save, eliver, ma&e %hole, preserve safefrom anger, loss, estruction.

!D ;se of personsI >o &eep safe, to preserve, or eliver out of physicaleath.

'cripture referencesI )atthe% I2- 19I0 16I2- 29I22 2/I90, 92)ar& I9 I- 1I20 Lu&e 6I I29 4ohn 12I2/ Acts 2/I20, 1ebre%s -I/ 4ue -D.

!!D f sic& personsI >o save from eath an by implicationD to heal, restore tohealth passively, to be heale, recover.

'cripture referencesI )atthe% I21#22 )ar& -I2, 2, 9 Lu&e /I-0I6, 9 4ohn 11I12 Acts 9I 4ames -I1-D.

!!!D 'peciEcally of salvation from eternal eath, sin, an the punishmentan misery conse*uent to sin. >o save, an by implicationD, to giveeternal life.

'cripture referencesI )atthe% 1I21 10I22 1I11 1I2- 29I1 )ar&10I26 1I1 16I16 Lu&e I12 4ohn -I9 10I Acts 2I90 Gomans -I#10 11I19 1 Corinthians 1I21 -I- 1 >imothy 2I1- 9I16 2 >imothy 9I1ebre%s /I2- 4ames 1I21 -I20D.

Also refers to those being save, those %ho have obtaine salvation throughChrist an are &ept by im.


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'cripture referencesI Lu&e 1I2 Acts 2I9/ 1 Corinthians 1I1 2Corinthians 2I1- Gevelation 21I29D.


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!)L)-IO/

4990 strA eliverer, i.e. Ho or ChristIWsavior, eliverer, preserver, one %ho saves

from anger or estruction an brings into a state of prosperity anhappiness.

!D f Ho as savior.

'cripture referencesI Lu&e 1I9/ 1 >imothy 1I1 2I 9I10 >itus 1I2I10 I9 4ue 2-D.

!!Df 4esus as the )essiah, the 'aviour of men, %ho saves is people fromthe guilt an po%er of sin an from eternal eath, from punishment an

misery as the conse*uence of sin, an gives them eternal life anblesseness in is &ingom.

'cripture referencesI Lu&e 2I11 4ohn 9I92 Acts -I1 1I2 Jphesians-I2 Philippians I20 2 >imothy 1I10 >itus 1I9 2I1 I6 2 Peter 1I1,11 2I20 I2, 1 1 4ohn 9I19D.

4991 striaGescue or safety physical or morallyDIWeliver, health, salvation,save, saving. !D +eliverance from anger, slavery, or imprisonment.

'cripture referencesI Lu&e 1I6, /1 Acts /I2- Philippians 1I1ebre%s 11I/D. 7y implication, victory. GeferenceI Gevelation /I1012I10 1I1D.

!!D +eliverance from sin an its spiritual conse*uences an amission toeternal life %ith blesseness in the &ingom of Christ.


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'cripture referencesI Lu&e 1I// 1I 4ohn 9I22 Acts 9I12 1I2616I1/ Gomans

1I16 10I1, 10 11I11 1I11 2 Corinthians 1I6 /I10Jphesians 1I1 Philippians 1I2 2I12 1 >hessalonians -I, 2 >hessalonians 2I1 2

>imothy2I10 I1- ebre%s 1I19 2I, 10 -I 6I I2 1 Peter 1I-, ,10 4ue D.

7y association, a source or bringer of salvation, 'aviour. 'cripturereferenceI Acts 1I9/D.


!)L)-IO/

4992 strion+efener or by implicationD efenseIWsalvation. +elivering, saving,bringing salvation.

!I/ ver)

264 ha&artan literalD >o miss the mar& an so not share in the pri=eD, s%erve from the%ay, to err, especially moralD to sinIWfor your faults, oOen, sin, trespass.

!D >o err, s%erve from the truth, go %rong spea&ing of errors of octrineor faith. 1 Corinthians 1-I9 >itus I11D.

!!D >o err in action, in respect to a prescribe la%, i.e. to commit errors, too %rong, sinI

'cripture referencesI )atthe% 2/I9 4ohn -I19 I11 I2# Gomans 2I12I2 -I12,

19, 16 6I1- 1 Corinthians /I2, 6 Jphesians 9I26 1 >itus -I20ebre%s I1/


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10I26 1 Peter 2I20 2 Peter 2I9 1 4ohn 1I10 2I1 I6, # -I16, 1.%ith the prep. eis 1-1D, unto, to sin against anyone, to oOen, %rong

)atthe% 1I1-, 21 Lu&e 1-I1, 21 1/I, 9 Acts 2-I1 Corinthians 6I1 I12D.

;se in the > aD of ?sinning@ against Ho 1D by angels, 2 Peter 2I9 2D byman, )atthe% 2/I9 Lu&e 1-I1, 21.


!I/ noun

266 ha&artialiteralD A missing of the mar&. Oence, sin #fulD.

!D Aberration from the truth, error 4ohn I96 16I#D.

!!D Aberration from a prescribe la% or rule of uty, %hether in general or ofparticular sinsI

ADHenerally, )atthe% I6 I2, -, 6 )ar& 1I9#- 4ohn I9 Gomans/I-

1 Corinthians 1-I 2 Corinthians 11I/ ebre%s 9I1- 10I26 4ames 2I1 Peter 2I22D.


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7D'po&en of particular sins, %hich are to be gathere from the conteKte.g. of unbelief 4ohn I21, 29D- of le%ness 2 Peter 2I19D of

efection from the gospel of Christ ebre%s 11I2-12I1D.

CD'inful, i.e. either as causing sin Gomans /I/, i.e. ?!s the la% thecause of sinT@D, or as committing sin 2 Corinthians -I21, i.e. ?e hasbeen treate as if e %ere a sinner@D.

+D >he practice of sinning, habit of sin. Gomans I -I12, 20#21Halatians I22D.

JDProneness to sin, sinful esire or propensity. 4ohn I9 Gomans 6I1,2, 6, 12, 19 /I/ ebre%s I1D.

!!!D "rom the ebre%, the imputation or conse*uences of sin, the guilt anpunishment of sin as in the phrase ?to ta&e a%ay Ror bearS sin,@ i.e. theimputation of it. 4ohn 1I2 Gomans 11I2/ ebre%s I26 10I11 1 Peter2I29 1 4ohn I-D

!n the >, a comprehensive term for moral obli*uity aD a principle or sourceof action, or an in%ar element proucing acts Gomans I -I12, 1, 206I1#2 /I/#, 11, 1D bD a governing principle or po%er, e.g. Gomans 6I6,?the boyD of sin,@ here ?sin@ is spo&en of as an organi=e po%er, actingthrough the members of the boy, though the seat of ?sin@ is in the %ill theboy is the organic instrumentD. >his governing principle is personiEeGomans -I21 6I12, 19, 1/ /I11, 19,1/, 20, 2, 2- I2 1 Corinthians1-I-6 ebre%s I1 11I2- 12I9 4ames 1I1-D$


!I//0R

268 ha&art#os.

!D As aN.I erring from the ivine la%, sinful, %ic&e, impiousI


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ADHenerallyI a sinful generation )ar& ID a sinful man, a sinnerLu&e -I 1I/

29I/ 4ohn I16, 29D a sinful %oman Lu&e /I/, D

7Dblivious to the conse*uences of sin, guilty an

eKpose to punishment Gomans -I1 /I1 Halatians 2I1- 4ue1-D.

!!DA sinner, transgressor, impious personI'inners, espisers of Ho use by the 4e%s to refer to the Hentiles, heathenor pagan nations. )atthe% 26I9-, )atthe% 20I1 )ar& 10I Lu&e 1I2D.

859 *hesis. >he remission of sinsFmeaning to remove the guilt, punishment, an po%er

of sin)atthe% I2, -#6 26I2 Lu&e /I9/#9 4ohn 20I2 ebre%s 10I9D. >hus, in 4ohn I91, ?your sin remaineth@ means your guilt an eKposure topunishment remain. >he same may be sai of 1 Corinthians 1-I1/, %here?ye are yet in your sins@ inicates one is still uner the guilt an po%er ofsin ebre%s I26, 2D.

863 a*hi&i. >o remit sins.


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59 a"ora >o purchase specially to reeemIWbuy.

)etaphorically, to ac*uire for oneMs self by a ransom orprice pai in the >, spo&en of those %hom Christ hasreeeme by his bloo from the bonage of sin an

eath. 1 Corinthians 6I20 /I2 2 Peter 2I1 Gevelation 19I#9D.

629 a*o#utrsis nA releasing for i.e. on payment ofD a ransom. ;se of aD eliverance fromphysical tortureebre%s 11I-D bD the eliverance of the people of Ho at the coming ofChrist %ith is gloriEe saints, ?in a clou %ith po%er an great glory,@ Lu&e21I2, a reemption to be accomplishe at the secon avent, 2 >hessalonians 2I cD forgiveness an NustiEcation, reemption as a result of eKpiation, eliverance from guilt of sins Gomans I29 Jphesians 1I/Colossians 1I19 Gomans 6I9 ebre%s I1-D D the eliverance of the7eliever from the presence an po%er of sin, an of his boy from bonageto corruption, at the coming the Parousia in its inceptionD of the Lor 4esus,Gomans I2 1 Corinthians 1I0 Jphesians 1I19 9I0D.

1805 ea"ora

[Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of the Old and New Testament]

v.D enotes ?to buy out@, especially of purchasing a slave %ith a vie% to hisfreeom. ;se metaphorically Halatians I1 9I-D of the eliverance byChrist of Christian 4e%s from the La% an its curse. 'igniEes the price pai%ith a vie% to reemption.

[Strong’s New Testament ree! Dictionary]

>o buy up, i.e. ransom EgurativeD to rescue from loss improveopportunityDIWreeem. "rom e& 1-/D, out or from, an agorX=o -D, tobuy. >o purchase out, to buy up from the possession or po%er of someone. !nthe >, to reeem, to set free from service or bonage Halatians I1 9I-D.



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3084 #utro. v >o release on receipt of ransom. 'igniEes the actual eliverance, the settingat liberty. a&in to lutron, ?a ransom@D. >o release by paying a ransom price,to reeem Lu&e 29I21D, in the natural sense, !srael set free from the Gomanyo&e in a spiritual sense, of the %or& of Christ in reeeming men ?from allini*uity@ anomia, ?la%lessness,@ the bonage of self#%ill %hich reNects the%ill of Ho >itus 2I19 1 Peter 1I1F@ye %ere reeeme,@ from a vainmanner of life, i.e., from bonage to traitionD.

>he eath of Christ is the means of reemption.

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3085 #utrsis nA reemption. ;se in the general sense of eliverance. ;se of the nation

of !srael, Lu&e 1I6 2I use of the reemptive %or& of Christ ebre%sI12D, bringing eliverance through is eath, from the guilt an po%er ofsin.

[Strong’s New Testament ree! Dictionary]

>o release on receipt of a ransom. Geemption, eliverance spo&en of thereemption of !srael Lu&e 1I6 2ID. ;se metaphoricallyI reemptionfrom sin an its conse*uences ebre%s I12D.


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[Unless otherwise indicated, definitions are from Strong’s New Testament Greek

Dictionary]

J1!-II)-IO/


1344 di.aio v >o eem to be right to sho% to be right or righteous to be NustiEe.)atthe% 11I1 Lu&e /I- Gomans I9 1 >imothy I16D. >o eclare to be

righteous, to pronounce righteous.

1345 di.ai&a nA concrete eKpression of righteousness a eclaration that a person or thingis righteous.

1347 di.aisis >he act of pronouncing righteous, NustiEcation, ac*uittal. >he establishmentof a person as Nust by ac*uittal from guilt. Gomans 9I2-D.


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Creation and the /a## o !anHenesis 1I1#1Henesis 2I1#2-Henesis I1#29

Sa#vation throu"h Christ Jesus!saiah I6)atthe% 1I1#2)atthe% 2I9#6)atthe% 16I1#1/Lu&e 9I90#91Lu&e 29I2-#2/ 4ohn I16#1 4ohn 9I2- 4ohn /I26#2/, 91#92 4ohn 11I2/ 4ohn 12I9

4ohn 19I6 4ohn 19I16Gomans I2#2-Gomans -I6#, 10Gomans I1#2, #10Gomans 10I#10Acts 9I12Acts I2Acts 16I1/Acts 16I2-#9

Acts 22I9Halatians I1#19Philippians 2I-#11

1>imothy 1I1-2>imothy I12

ebre%s 10I1#221 4ohn 1I


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Christs ntercession or :e#ieversebre%s /I2-

/aith in the race o Jesus Christ 4ohn 1I1/Gomans 1I16#1/Jphesians 2I#

he L ;%- -e#ivers and Saves +euteronomy 26I#Psalm 2/I1Psalm 62I1!saiah -I9#12


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