Covenant cont'd - Various divine covenants: Adam, Noah, Abraham, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Covenant zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA +_ Is a formal, solemn, and binding contract between two parties. - A divine covenant is between God and man but God makes the promise and sets the terms to provide blessing. _ There
contract between two parties.
and man but God makes the promise and sets the terms to provide blessing. _ There mayor may not be human
Noah, Abraham, Israel, David, and the New covenant.
Jesus Christ.
Parties: God with "those who are called" - both Jews and Gentiles
_ Obligation: faith in Jesus Christ
The new covenant is the basis for our salvation.
Purpose: to provide redemption of the
human race.
lived a sinless life.
powers while
to overcoming a serious breach between two parties. _The plan for our atonement was devised and carried out without our input or help.
punishment we were due because
limited as our view on the topic is
not God's view.
There are numerous components
that occur in a
believer's life. They occur prior to, during, or following what we call the person's moment of decision. They are all part of salvation.
Adoption Justification Calling Election Faith Foreknowledge Glorification Perseverance Predestination Regeneration Repentance Sanctification
salvation has been debated for years.
topic of order. These streams, named Calvinism and Arminianism, typically
differ on the order of the first three
components because of their view of the depravity of man.
1)
2)
Foreknowledge - God knows the future, including who will accept His call Election - God chooses whom He will
3)
Predestination - God sets up the circumstances in which the future believer will receive the call of the Holy Spirit.
4)
Calling - The Holy Spirit makes clear the gospel and extends the salvation call to all sinners.
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Repentance - the sinner understands the consequences of their sin and repents from it.
6)
Faith - the sinner puts their trust in the price paid for their sin by Christ
7)
Regeneration - the sinner becomes a new creation capable of not
Justification - we are fully righteous in
God's eyes because of the sacrifice of Christ
9)
Adoption - we receive the rights, privileges, and obligations of being in His family
10)
Sanctification - we are seen as holy at salvation, we grow in holiness in our Christian walk, and ultimately, we are removed from the presence of sin in heaven
11) Perseverance - continuing the
work of God to which He has called us to complete while we are still on the earth.
12) Glorification - Following death we
will ultimately receive a new incorruptible body.
God established a new covenant through Jesus Christ for our salvation.
Son in human form to fulfill the requirements.
for us to be made right with His Father.
salvation, some in the past, some at the moment of decision, some while we remain on earth, and finally one that occurs when we die.