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Deliverance and inner healing

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Is it true that all deliverance and inner healing happened when we got saved and became a new creation in Christ, and so there is no need for this after we get saved? What does the Bible teach about this?

There is of course a vital truth in believing who you are in Christ, and this must be part of the deliverance. But Jesus also said that believers shall cast out demons, see Mark 16:17, Matthew 10:1, 8, Mark 3: 15, 6:7, Lk 9:1, 10:19. Jesus himself cast out many demons (Mt 4:24, 8:16, 32, 9:33, 12:22, 15:22-28, Mk 1:23-27, 34,  5:8, 7:29, 9:25, Lk 4:35, 6:18, 7:21, 8:2, 27-36, 9:42,11:14, 13:12)  and believers did the same (Acts . 8:7, 16:17, 19:12). The question might be, who is this aimed at? There is little point in casting demons out of a non-Christian, as the demons will return unless the person immediately repents. Most non-Christians have demons and unless a person gets deliverance when or after they get saved these can remain, and that’s why Jesus told us to cast out demons. Yes, ideally demons should be cast out as soon as the person gets saved, but the fact is that, mainly due to inadequate teaching and lack of experience of most Christians in casting out demons, most people do not receive deliverance immediately they get saved and therefore still need deliverance later on in the Christian life. In fact, some Christians accept even more religious demons after they get saved, and if they carry on sinning then this too can allow demons to remain or additional demons to enter. As already said, believing who you are as a new creation in Christ is part of the deliverance process, and may be sufficient to bring deliverance from some demons. However, it is quite clear from Scripture and experience that, for a person who is strongly bound by demons and finds it difficult or impossible to receive freedom from God by themselves, casting demons out of that person through a word of command by another believer is usually required. That’s what body ministry is about.

Many Christians also carry hurts from the past that they need to be set free from, and this does not necessarily happen when they get saved. We can’t just bury our heads in the sand and say that the person just has to believe they are a new creation and therefore they can’t have demons or hurts anymore. Inner healing also should not dwell on the problem, but bring the solution, which is Jesus and what he has already done for us.  Even after a person gets saved they can get hurt, and that is why so many scriptures tell us to forgive everyone.  Having the right godly beliefs is of course a part of inner healing, but it is also not the only form of inner healing possible. But for complete inner healing we need to be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Rom 12:2). Of course, like physical healing, inner healing took place through the stripes of Jesus (1 Peter 2:24) and all we need to do is receive it by faith. But with physical healing, there are things we are told to do in scripture to receive healing such as lay hands on the sick (Mk 16:18), the prayer of faith (James 5:14), confession of your faults one to another and prayer for one another (James 5:16) and speaking the Word of God (Mt 8:8). The same with inner healing, sometimes we need to forgive (Mt 6:14, 18:21, 2 Cor 2:10) and let go of bitterness (Heb 12:15) to receive it. Often inner healing and physical healing are inter-related. It is very inconsistent for some of those who believe in the finished works of Christ on the cross to not believe in inner healing, yet they believe in and pray for physical healing. Either you believe all healing, both physical and inner healing takes place through the stripes of Jesus and you receive both through faith and prayer or you don’t believe you need either physical or inner healing after you are saved.  You can’t have one without the other. It seems to us like legalism to forbid people from obtaining inner healing and deliverance. We need to offer complete hope through complete deliverance and inner healing, and Jesus has given us the authority to cast out demons and bring healing to broken hearts (Luke 4:18, note that this phrase is included in the majority of NT manuscripts – refer to “http://word.spiritbodysoul.com/bible-versions/”.

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Repentance

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Is repentance a pre-requisite for salvation, or are you already saved and therefore repentance is a fruit of salvation?

Christian Universalists believe we are already saved because of what Jesus did on the cross, and all we need to do is realise that we are already saved (see http://word.spiritbodysoul.com/three-views-of-salvation/). Then, believing that all are already saved, they therefore also believe that repentance is a fruit not a pre-requisite of salvation. But according to the Bible, we are saved and justified when we believe (Mark 16:16, Acts 16:31, Rom 10:9-13, Heb 10:39, 1 Cor 15:2, Gal 2:16).  With this belief straightened out, we can now see that repentance precedes salvation. We can see this from Scripture as follows:

  • According to Acts 2:38, Peter told people to repent and be baptised      before receiving the Holy      Spirit. In Acts 3:19, 8:22 and 1 John 1:9 it is stated that confession of      sins and repentance is required for sins to be forgiven:
  • Acts 3:19      Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,      when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
  • Acts 8:22      Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the      thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
  • 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to      forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

These scriptures make no sense with a Universalist belief that all are saved.  It is obvious from Scripture that we are saved and justified when we believe, and repentance is therefore a pre-requisite for salvation. Believers also sometimes need to repent, see http://word.spiritbodysoul.com/repentance-process/.

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Reconciliation

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In 2 Cor 5:18 Paul says “reconciled us unto himself” – who is the “us”?  The context shows that this means believers.  We read in 2 Cor 5:19 “God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself” and in Col 1:20 “by him [Christ] to reconcile all things unto himself”, but what does this mean?  It certainly does not mean the whole world is saved, as that would contradict every other scripture which teaches that you are saved when you believe (Mark 16:16, Acts 16:31, Heb 10:39, 1 Cor 15:2, Eph 2:8 and Gal 2:16). No, it simply means a similar thing to John 3:16 – “God so loved the world…”  God loves everyone, and that love reconciles everyone to him.  Reconciliation and love atre different from salvation. We have already shown that a person is not saved unless they believe. Just to make it abundantly clear, Paul states in the next verse, v.20, “be ye reconciled to God”.  So we need to be reconciled to God, the love and reconciliation that God offered to the whole world through Christ must be received in order for a person to be fully reconciled to God.

More to be written, come back later.

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When we believe

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We are only saved (by the life of Christ) when we confess the Lord Jesus, believe and call upon Him – Paul makes this abundantly clear later on in Romans, in chapter 10 verses 9, 10 and 13 – “if thou shalt confess and believe… thou shalt be saved…..with the mouth confession is made unto salvation….whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”  The same truth that you are saved when you believe (and not before) and that we are saved by grace through faith (which is the faith of Jesus Christ, a gift of God) can be seen from Mark 16:16, Acts 16:31, Heb 10:39, 1 Cor 15:2, Eph 2:8 and Gal 2:16.  Romans 5:1 also does not say “all humans are justified by faith”. No, this idea is universalism, Romans 5:1 says “being justified by faith, we….” So this verse says “we” i.e. those Paul was writing to, believers, it does not say all, and it also says that we are justified by faith, so it is obvious that unbelievers (who do not have faith) are not justified, as we are justified by faith.

More to be written, come back later.

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Finished Work at Calvary

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Many people use the phrase “finished works of Christ on the cross” and have built many false teachings around this.  For a response to many of these false teachings, see http://spiritbodysoul.com/finished-work/.  However, let us look at the true origins of the teaching of the finished work of Calvary. This was first taught by William Durham around the time of the Azusa Street revival at the beginning of last century. See for example http://www.revival-library.org/pensketches/am_pentecostals/durham.html.
“William Durham… began a preaching mission at the Upper Room Mission in Los Angeles but, despite his brilliant oratory and pulpit presence, the congregation ejected him over sanctification teaching of the “Finished Work.” This teaching repudiated the holiness doctrine of sanctification as a second work of grace and instead declared that everything a believer would ever need was included in the finished work of Christ on the cross. This repudiation of the Holiness doctrine of sanctification as a “second work of grace,” argued that the “finished work” of Christ on Calvary becomes available to the believer at the time of justification. The benefits of Calvary are therefore appropriated for sanctification over the entire period of the Christian’s life, rather than at a single subsequent moment, as was believed by most Pentecostals in Durham’s day. ”

For more about sanctifiction see http://word.spiritbodysoul.com/sanctification-holiness and http://word.spiritbodysoul.com/sanctification-process. For more about what happened on the cross see http://word.spiritbodysoul.com/on-cross.

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Who is in Christ?

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These are the majority of the Scriptures which refer to being “in Christ”, and show that only those who are believers are said to be “in Christ”:

In John 15 Jesus speaks on being “in me”, saying that we cannot bear fruit unless we abide in Him – if everyone abides in Him then everyone must be bearing fruit, but clearly they are not.  Jesus spoke very clearly in v.6 of the consequences of not abiding in Him.  Why say this if everyone is in him? It would be a pointless statement.

Ro 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”  If everyone is in Christ Jesus then this is a pointless statement for Paul to make, as there would then be condemnation for no-one, there would be no hell, and no point in preaching the gospel.  The second part of the verse makes it clear who is in Christ – those who walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh.

Ro 12:5 “So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”   From the context Paul is clearly talking about believers, not everyone in the world.  Only believers are in Christ, not the whole world.

Ro 16:7 “Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.”  If everyone has been in Christ since Christ died then this statement would not make sense.  Clearly this verse means these people became believers (were “in Christ”) before Paul did.

1Co 1:2 “Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:”   Why would Paul say this if everyone was already sanctified in Christ?  It is very clear that not everyone calls upon the name of Jesus Christ, yet Paul says that only those who do this are in Christ. So it cannot be true that everyone is in Christ.

1Co 3:1 “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.”  “Babes in Christ” clearly refers to immature believers.  If everyone is in Christ and has always been then why would Paul say this – it would make no sense.

Eph 1:10 “That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:”  This is probably the most difficult verse in this list to explain but here goes.  The verse again does not actually tell us who is in Christ, but many Bible versions, based on corrupt manuscripts miss out the first “in Christ”, which confuses the whole meaning here.  Basically God will gather together in one, in Christ, all things which are already in Christ. To be expanded.

Eph 2:6 “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” Who was this written to? According to Eph 1:1 it was written to “the saints…and faithful in Christ Jesus”, so it is believers, not unbelievers who sit together in heavely places in Christ Jesus.

Eph 2:13 “But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”  Again, according to Eph 1:1, this is written to believers, as stated above.

Col 1:2 “To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”    Only the saints and faithful brethren are in Christ.  Clearly not everyone in the world are saints and faithful brethren, so it is clear that not everyone is in Christ.

1Th 4:16 “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.”   Hence there are some who rise first, and they are the people in Christ.  If everyone was in Christ, then everyone who is dead would rise at the same time and what Paul says here would be a pointless statement.

2Ti 2:10 “Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.”   Paul does this so people may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus. If everyone is already saved and in Christ then it would be pointless for Paul to endure all things.

2Ti 3:12 “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”   If everyone was in Christ, then everyone would be persecuted, but this is clearly not the case, no obviously not everyone is in Christ.

1Pe 5:14 “Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.”   Peter was clearly addressing believers here, who are those in Christ.  If everyone was in Christ, this would again be a pointless statement.

So we conclude then that those who are “in Christ” always refers to believers.  The Bible never says anywhere that the whole world is “in Christ”.

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Fasting

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As believers who have received the fullness of Christ, it may appear that there is no need to fast from food. So why would we fast?

Fasting is to be out of resting in the Lord and being led by what He is directing us to do, to spend time with Him and grow in our faith. It is not to be out of a desire to twist God’s arm to make him give something to us out of selfishness. (However, as we are righteous and freed from sin, why would we have a wrong motive in fasting anyway?) As some people rightly point out, there is an awesome scripture, in Isaiah 58:6-7, about “the fast God has chosen, to loose the bonds of heaviness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke….to deal thy bread to the hungry….” This gives us another aspect of fasting – freedom and generosity, how wonderful. There is a time for feasting, and a time for fasting, let the Lord lead you to what He wants you to do.

Although there is no command in the New Testament to fast, and so we are not to elevate its significance, there are several positive references to fasting, which show that it is still good to fast, when the Lord leads you to do that. It is obvious from the context that these are referring to fasting from food. We will examine these now.
Mt 6:16-17 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face.

So Jesus did not say “if you fast”, but “when you fast”, assuming that his disciples would fast.

Mt 9:15, Mk 2:18-19, Lk 5:34-5  And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Jesus said his disciples would fast after he was taken from them (i.e. had ascended into heaven). There is no discouragement from Jesus about fasting, our Lord Jesus says his disciples shall fast! This article explains this verse very well as follows:  “Some have suggested he was referring just to the several days between his death and resurrection. They would fast just for those days. But that is very unlikely for several reasons. One is that the early church fasted after the resurrection, as we have seen in Acts 13:1–3 (cf. Acts 14:23; 2 Corinthians 6:5; 11:27). The other is that in Matthew 25:1–13, Jesus pictures his second coming as the arrival of the bridegroom. In other words, the Bridegroom is taken away until the second coming of Christ.” This article just quoted also shows that even though Jesus is now with us again we still need to fast, and gives much more information on the reasons for and benefits of fasting.  Some people quote Lk 5:34 from The Living Bible, which says “Jesus asked, do happy men fast?” The obvious implication would then be that happy men do not fast and as we are happy and full of the joy of the Holy Spirit, we do not fast. But we have seen how this verse is translated, accurately, in the KJV, and therefore the Living Bible is a complete mistranslation of an important passage of scripture which teaches about fasting. Even the New Living Bible does not translate Lk 5:34 in that way. We can rightly conclude from the above that happy men do indeed fast when God leads them to do that.

Mt 17:21, Mk 9:29 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.   Therefore some kinds of demons will only be cast out by prayer and fasting.  These people are taking fasting away and stopping people getting free from demons. What is the benefit of that?  I am aware that this verse or the reference to fasting is not present in most Bible versions. However, the vast majority of Greek manuscripts contain this verse in its entirety and hence the KJV and NKJV contain this verse. For more information on this refer to http://word.spiritbodysoul.com/bible-versions/.

Even Paul encouraged married couples to fast and pray:

1Co 7:5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

The New Testament believers clearly fasted, see Acts 9:9, 10:30, 13:2-3 and 14:23. This is an example to us to fast and evidence that it is good to do this.

In Acts 13:1–3, again as stated here, “the course of history was changed when the leaders of the church in Antioch were worshiping, praying, and fasting.”

From Luke 18:12 it can be seen that the Pharisee boasted about his twice weekly fasting and his tithing. But that is not to say we should not fast or tithe, just don’t boast about it. In Acts 27:33-34 Paul told the shipmen he was with to eat something for their health, after fasting 14 days. He did not say never to fast.

We have covered all the verses in the New Testament about fasting, and we can see that although there are only a few and none commands us to fast, there is none that discourages us from fasting and some positive benefits of fasting are presented.  Rather than beating down the body, even health experts will tell you that fasting is healthy for the body.  I actually have not fasted much at all, but sometimes when I am in prayer I have no desire for food as I am so feasting on Jesus.

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Prayer / intimacy with God

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Believers are one in God (John 17:21), abide in Him (Jn 15:4-5) and Christ lives in us (Gal 2:20, Col 1:27), so why do we need to pray? One answer to this is that Jesus was God manifest in the flesh (1 Tim 3:16), completely one with God (Jn 17:21) and he still prayed. So long as we are righteous, and the prayer is “effectual fervent prayer”, according to James 5:16, it “avails much.”  We believe in many different forms of prayer, different types of prayer are right for different times as God leads us. Let’s read our Bible without preconceived ideas, while listening to God and what Godly people said who really knew how to pray, and see what the Bible really says about this important activity.

There are many scriptures that demonstrate the authority we have in God so that we can command mountains to move (e.g. Mark 11:23), and there is no Scripture that tells us to ask God to move the mountains. If we believe when we pray, we will have the things that we desire (Mark 11:24). Jesus also said that prayer to be seen by men will be rewarded on earth but not in heaven (Mt 6:5), and we are not to use vain repetitions in prayer (Mt 6:7) or ask just for our own pleasure (James 4:3). Another condition to be met if we are to receive what we ask for in prayer is that we abide in Jesus and his words abide in us (John 15:7). Effective prayer is also about asking in faith (James 1:6) and according to his will (1 John 5:14).

We love soaking and the ecstasy of God, and this is one vital aspect of prayer (again we recommend the book, “The Practice of the Presence of God” by Brother Lawrence). Some people play down or even ignore asking God for things in prayer, but the Bible tells us to do it. If we do not ask God for things, we may miss out from receiving things from God. Yes, He has already freely given us all things, but he still wants us to ask. He wants humility and total dependence on Him. As James 4:2 puts it so well, “ye have not, because ye ask not.” There are so many scriptures that tell us to ask God for things and petition Him:

  • John 15:7  If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
  • John 16:24  Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name:
  • Eph 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
  • Mt 9:38, Lu 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
  • 1Th 3:10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

There are so many scriptures which instruct us to pray for things or people. Each of these verses uses the Greek word proseuchomai, which means to wish, speak out, utter aloud towards. It involves speaking to God. Even after the finished work of the cross we are still commanded to speak aloud to God.

  • Notice in Ro 8:26, it is the Holy Spirit who intercedes when we      don’t know what to pray for, through our groanings, that is with our      mouth, this most probably means prayer in tongues. Let’s let God use us to      intercede, and we may need to step out and start speaking, but we need to      realise that it is the Holy Spirit who intercedes – there are no      scriptures which say we intercede of ourselves.
  • Mt 5:44 pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute      you;
  • Mt 6:9-13 After this manner therefore pray ye: …..Thy kingdom come.      Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.   Give us this day our daily bread.  And forgive us our debts, as we forgive      our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
  • Lu 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which      despitefully use you.
  • Lu 11:2-4 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, ….Thy kingdom      come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.  Give us day by day our daily bread.  And forgive us our sins; for we also      forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation;      but deliver us from evil.
  • 1Co 14:13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray      that he may interpret.
  • Php 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and      more in knowledge and in all judgment;
  • Col 1:3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus      Christ, praying always for you,
  • Col 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not      cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the      knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
  • Col 4:3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a      door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in      bonds:
  • 1Th 5:25 Brethren, pray for us.
  • 2Th 1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would      count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his      goodness, and the work of faith with power:
  • 2Th 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord      may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
  • Heb 13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in      all things willing to live honestly.
  • Jas 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the      church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of      the Lord:
  • Jas 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for      another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a      righteous man availeth much.
  • 1Jo 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto      death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto      death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

As we have already said, even Jesus, who was totally one with the Father, prayed to God for things:

  • Mt 26:53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he      shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
  • John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you      another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
  • John 17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them      which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
  • John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the      world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
  • John 17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which      shall believe on me through their word;

So we are encouraged to pray by asking God for things to receive from Him and communicating with God. There are conditions for answered prayer, which include faith, abiding in Him and His word abiding in us, asking according to his will and not using vain repetitions.

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On the cross

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What happens at the cross and when we believe?

Central to the gospel is of course Jesus – his death, burial and resurrection (1 Cor 15:1-8).  The good news is that Jesus is the way to the Father (John 14:6).  God loved us so much that he sent Jesus to die for us so that the world might be saved (John 3:17).

Only by the shedding of blood is remission, cleansing or forgiveness of sin (Heb 9:22, Mt 26:28, 1 John 1:7). So forgiveness is only possible because of what Jesus did on the cross and faith in that shed blood (Rom 3:25).  The Old Testament sacrifices all foreshadowed the complete and final sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for sin (Heb 9:26-28).   All this was done for us so that, if we believe, we won’t perish and are saved from condemnation and have eternal life (John 3:16 and 18).

Salvation is by grace through faith in the blood of Jesus on the cross and not by works (Eph 2:8-9, Rom 3:25).

Through His death on the cross, Jesus has justified us and made us righteous (Rom 3:22-24, 4:6, 5:9, 6:18, Gal 2:16), without works.

Salvation is by grace through the blood of Jesus on the cross and not by works (Eph 2:8-9).

Through the death of Jesus on the cross, our sins have been made whiter than snow (Rev 7:14, Isa 1:18).

This is a list of many of the things that Jesus provided for us when He died on the cross:

Forgiveness of sins

Salvation

Justification

Sanctification

Born again

Made righteous

Made a new creature

In Christ

Redeemed

Regenerated

Receive eternal life

Who is all this for?

Universalists believe all the following happened when Jesus died on the cross, and they believe all these happened to everyone in the world (see http://spiritbodysoul.com/gci-errors/).  So the universalists believe everyone is saved, justified, born again, sanctified, forgiven, etc. The truth is that Jesus provided all this for everyone on the cross, that aspect is all completed, but until a person believes in the Lord Jesus Christ, none of these are received by that person.  Only when we believe are we saved, justified, sanctified, forgiven, redeemed, in Christ etc.

Jesus died on the cross for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2), but that does not mean that everyone is saved.  Titus 2:14, Heb 9:12, 1 Peter 1:18, Rev 5:9, Rev 14:4 are all clearly written to believers, who are said to be redeemed by the blood of Jesus shed on the cross.  Jesus is the Saviour of the world (1 John 4:14), but only those who believe in Jesus Christ are saved.

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Eternal life

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If we believe in Jesus and are saved, we are the bride of Christ and dwell with God as the New Jerusalem (Eph 5:25, Rev 19:7-8, Rev 21). We will reign for ever and ever (1 Cor 6:2, Rev 22:5).

More to be written, come back later.