The Gift Of Salvation
Lesson 1: This Gift Called Salvation
Lesson 1: This Gift Called SalvationIntroduction: To be able to understand the gift of salvation God has given us means we can make the truth of our salvation a more important part of our life. Ephesians 6:17 says we are to “put on the helmet of sal…
Lesson 2: The Believer Is in the Eternal Plan of God
Lesson 2: The Believer Is in the Eternal Plan of God. God has a plan for all of His creation. Psalm 33:11 says, “The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations.” His plan for those who practice evil is judgment –…
Lesson 3: Redeemed
Lesson 3: Redeemed Salvation means you have been purchased out of the slave market of sin. Before salvation came to your life, you were unable to please God in anything. This was because all of us were born spiritually dead – because of the curse…
Lesson 4: Reconciled
Lesson 4: Reconciled Have you ever had a disagreement with someone you loved, and the disagreement kept you from talking to this person for a while? Then, finally, the two of you got back together, worked out your disagreement, and your relationshi…
Lesson 5: Related to God through Propitiation
Lesson 5: Related to God through Propitiation In this and the next few lessons we will look more closely at how Jesus’ death solved the problem of sin. If we may continue the idea of the box into which the shadow was placed (in the last lesson), th…
Lesson 6: Forgiven All Trespasses
Lesson 6: Forgiven All Trespasses Colossians 2:13-14 reads, “And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt th…
Lesson 7: Sin Capacity Co-crucified with Christ
Lesson 7: Sin Capacity Co-crucified with Christ We were born slaves to sin. We could not of our own ability please God in any way. This, in the Bible, is called a sin nature. When we accepted God’s gift of salvation, this sin nature was crucified…
Lesson 8: Free from the Law
Lesson 8: Free from the Law Accepting this gift of salvation sets us free from the Law. To state this simply, God’s rules for life in His kingdom have not changed but our reasons for following those rules have. Under the law, the people followed th…
Lesson 9: Children of God
Lesson 9: Children of God When we accept this gift of salvation we are made children of God. We are born into His family. 1 John 3:1-3 says, “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.…
Lesson 10: Adopted as a “Son”
Lesson 10: Adopted as a “Son” In our last lesson, we saw we are born into God’s family when we accept His salvation. God also adopts us as His “sons.”If we are born into God’s family, why would God also need to adopt us? To answer this we need to…
Lesson 11: Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ
Lesson 11: Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ Do you ever feel like you’re not good enough – to be liked by others, or to have a particular job even though you studied for it, or to be loved by God because of your sin? Then please read on to truly…
Lesson 12: Justified
Lesson 12: Justified If you would go to court accused of a crime, there would be three judgments possible. You could be declared guilty and punished, or declared not guilty and set free, or declared innocent of all charges. To be dec…
Lesson 13: Brought Near
Lesson 13: Brought Near Ephesians 2:13 says, “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”Have you ever had a friend or family member who tolerated you but would not let you get close to them for…
Lesson 14: Delivered from the Power of Darkness
Lesson 14: Delivered from the Power of Darkness A great truth for us to understand about salvation is found in Colossians 1:13 – “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness…” As we’ve seen in an earlier lesson, we are no longer slaves to sin,…
Lesson 15: Transferred into the Kingdom of the Son of His Love
Lesson 15: Transferred into the Kingdom of the Son of His Love The verse we started with in the last lesson doesn’t end with deliverance – it continues with hope! Colossians 1:13 – “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and…
Lesson 16: On the Rock, Christ Jesus
Lesson 16: On the Rock, Christ Jesus In the last lesson we looked at our deliverance from the view of having been released from prison and going out to help someone else also seek Jesus so they can be free. In this lesson we look at the deliverance…
Lesson 17: A Gift from God, the Father, to Christ
Lesson 17: A Gift from God, the Father, to Christ Not only does God the Father give us many things when we accept this gift of salvation, He also gives US as a gift to Jesus Christ. Yes, you are now a love-gift from the Father to the Son, Jesus Chr…
Lesson 18: Circumcised in Christ
Lesson 18: Circumcised in Christ Circumcision in the Bible was a procedure by which a personal and intimate judgment sets one aside from others for the purpose of identification and purity. It carries with it a deep sense of belonging.In Romans 2:29…
Lesson 19: Partakers of a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Lesson 19: Partakers of a Holy and Royal Priesthood 1 Peter 2:5 says we “like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”In the Old Testament…
Lesson 20: A Chosen Generation, a Holy Nation, a Peculiar People
Lesson 20: A Chosen Generation, a Holy Nation, a Peculiar People In continuation of the last lesson, 1 Peter 2:9 also states we “are a chosen race … a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who ca…
Lesson 21: Heavenly Citizens
Lesson 21: Heavenly Citizens In the last lesson we read we are a separate nation and people. Philippians 3:20 tells us, “Our citizenship is in Heaven…”Being a citizen of a particular country gives certain privileges only citizens of that country enj…
Lesson 22: Of the Family and Household of God
Lesson 22: Of the Family and Household of God As we learned in the last lesson, this gift of salvation makes us citizens of Heaven. This means we are also of the family and household of God – our home is God’s home. God is our Father. This is an eve…
Lesson 23: In the Fellowship of the Saints
Lesson 23: In the Fellowship of the Saints In John 17:11-23, Jesus prayed for those who would believe in Him – from His disciples who heard His prayer, to us who believe in Him today without being able to see Him. His prayer for us specifically was…
Lesson 24: A Heavenly Association
Lesson 24: A Heavenly Association The phrase “the Heavenly places” is the believer’s natural right of association with Christ. We are partners with Christ in:1) Life – Colossians 1:27, “To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles…
Lesson 25: Having Access to God
Lesson 25: Having Access to God We have access:1) Into His grace. The believer is not only saved by grace, but he stands in grace. Romans 5:2, “Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in…
Lesson 26: Within the Much More Care of God
Lesson 26: Within the Much More Care of God Romans 5:8-10 – “God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wr…
Lesson 27: The Inheritance of the Saints
Lesson 27: The Inheritance of the Saints There are two different kinds of “inheritance” named in the Bible that are linked with this Gift of Salvation. The first is found in Ephesians 1:14, “… (the Holy Spirit) is the guarantee of our inheritance un…
Lesson 28: His Inheritance
Lesson 28: His Inheritance The second inheritance mentioned in the Bible is not about something we get, but about who we are. In Ephesians 1:18 we who have accepted the Gift of Salvation are called the “riches of His glorious inheritance” – we are…
Lesson 29: Light in the Lord
Lesson 29: Light in the Lord Ephesians 5:8 reads, “… for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.” God is transparently holy. The believer has, by divine Grace, become light. It is not that divine…
Lesson 30: Vitally United to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Lesson 30: Vitally United to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit The Bible says – note the word “in” in each case:1) The believer is in God, the Father – “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians IN God the Father and the…
Lesson 31: Blessed with the Earnest (promise) or First-Fruits of the Spirit
Lesson 31: Blessed with the Earnest (promise) or First-Fruits of the Spirit The Holy Spirit is God’s contract-deposit, or down-payment guaranteeing us all the gifts of Heavenly glory that will one day be ours (see Ephesians 1:14 and Romans 8:23).The…
Lesson 32: Glorified
Lesson 32: Glorified Romans 8:30, “And those whom He predestined He also called, and those whom He called He also justified, and those whom He justified He also glorified.”One of God’s amazing gifts in our life, included in this Gift of Salvation,…
Lesson 33: Complete in Him
Lesson 33: Complete in Him Colossians 2:10 “… and you have been filled [completed] in Him, who is the head of all rule and authority.”When God saves us, gives us eternal life, makes us a new creature in Him, He has given us ALL we need to become lik…
Lesson 34: Possessing Every Spiritual Blessing
Lesson 34: Possessing Every Spiritual Blessing Everything we have read in this study can be summed up in this final statement – Ephesians 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual…
Lesson 35: What is my responsibility with this Gift of Salvation?
Lesson 35: What is my responsibility with this Gift of Salvation? What is my responsibility with all this I have been given by God?It is not my responsibility to try to “keep” it, for it has been given for eternity – see Romans 8:38-39.It IS my resp…
Lesson 36: Sanctification
Lesson 36: Sanctification Working out our salvation is called “sanctification” in 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 – “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own bo…
Gift of Salvation, The
Gift of Salvation, The CHARACTER COUNT Lesson 1: This Gift Called Salvation 1,391Lesson 2: The Believer Is in the Eternal Plan of God. 1,303Lesson 3: Redeemed 1,484Lesson 4: Reconciled 1,440Lesson…