Complete Salvation - Derek Prince

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BOOKSBYDEREKPRINCE

Appointment in JerusalemAtonement: Your Appointment with God

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(asting(atherhoodGod Is a )athma*erGod's )ediine BottleGod's +lan for Your )oneyGod's ,emedy for ,e-etionGod's .ill for Your &ifeThe Grae of Yielding

The Holy Spirit in YouHow to (ast SuessfullyHus/ands and (athersJudging: .hen% .hy% How%&uifer "#posedThe )arriage Co!enant0rphans1 .idows1 the +oor and 0ppressed0ur De/t to Israel

+ages from )y &ife's Boo*+romised &and,eei!ing God's Best,ediso!ering God's Churh,ules of "ngagementSelf2Study Bi/le CourseShaping History Through +rayer 3 (asting(oundational Truths for Christian &i!ing

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COMPLETE SALVATION

2006 Derek Prince Ministries-Intemational

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Contents

Introduction...........................................................7

1 So Great a Salvation...........................................9

2 New e!ta"ent #!a$e o% &Salvation'...........2(

( )e Cro!!* E+c)an$e........................................((

, )e Cro!!* Identi%ication..................................,7

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want to e"0)a!ie t)at our !alvation i!

greatand it i! complete3 4ecau!e I 4elieve t)at"an5 C)ri!tian! w)o )ave e+0erienced

!alvation )ave not e+0erienced all t)at Godincluded in t)e !alvation e )a! 0rovided. It i!a! i% t)e5 are livin$ in a corner o% a little )ou!e3w)erea! t)e5 )ave actuall5 entered a $reat 4i$3

wonder%ul "an!ion t)at God )a! 0re0ared %ort)e". In %act3 I do not 4elieve t)at t)ere i! aC)ri!tian on eart) toda5 w)o )a! e+0eriencedt)e co"0letene!! o% all t)at God )a! 0rovidedin !alvation6and I include "5!el%. I t)an God

I a" en8o5in$ a lot "ore t)an I did w)en I wa!%ir!t !aved in 19,13 4ut I now t)ere i! "uc)3"uc) "ore %or u! all.

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1 SOGREATASALVATION

n e4rew! 2*(3 t)e writer a!!* How shall weescape if we neglect so great a salvation...?I

It i! agreat!alvation t)at God )a! 0rovided%or u! t)rou$) e!u! C)ri!t. owever3 one o%

t)e $reat dan$er! i! t)at we would &ne$lect' it6t)at i!3 not reall5 enter into it. Ne$lectinclude! acce0tin$ our $reat !alvation a! 8u!t at)eolo$ical %act or doctrine 4ut not e"4racin$ itin %ullne!! in our e+0erience.

Understanding the Vastness ofOur Salvation

In E0)e!ian! (*17:193 t)e a0o!tle Paul 0ra5!%or t)e 0eo0le o% God*

444 That you, being rooted and grounded inlove, may be able to comprehend with all thesaints what is the width and length and depth

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and heightto !now the love of Christ whichpasses !nowledge" that you may be filled with allthe fullness of #od.

I 0icture enterin$ our $reat !alvation a!

walin$ into a tre"endou! "an!ion. It )a!"an5 corridor! and di%%erent t50e! o% roo"!. I%we loo3 %ir!t o% all3 at t)e widt)6it !tretc)e!out a! %ar a! our e5e! can !ee in eit)er direction.)en i% we loo a)ead at t)e len$t)3 we cannot!ee t)e end o% it. I"a$ine !tandin$ on a $rand

!tairca!e in t)e "id!t o% t)at wonder%ul"an!ion. W)en 5ou loo down3 5ou cannot !eeall t)at i! 4eneat) 5ou. ;inall53 a! 5ou loo u03it !tretc)e! 4e5ond w)at 5ou can tae in wit)5our e5e!i4le3 t)e word salvation)a! a ver5 wide a00lication. ;or "an5 0eo0le it"i$)t !i"0l5 "ean )avin$ t)eir !in! %or$iven

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So #reat a Salvation

and 4eco"in$ &a 0re0aca$ed !oul %or)eaven.' >ut t)ere i! a lot "ore to !alvationt)an t)at.

Salvation i! a 4i4lical word %or God=! all:

inclu!ive 0rovi!ion %or "an. It i! u!ed in t)eNew e!ta"ent to de!cri4e all t)e 4ene%it! and4le!!in$! o% God "ade availa4le to u! t)rou$)

e!u! C)ri!t. It include! t)e %or$ivene!! o% !in!3t)e $i%t o% eternal li%e3 t)e 0rovi!ion o% 0)5!ical)ealin$3 t)e 0ower to live a li%e t)at i! di%%erent

6in %act3 ever5 0rovi!ion %or t)i! li%e and t)ea!!urance o% eternit5 in t)e 0re!ence o%/l"i$)t5 God.

The I!ortan"e of Trusting in

God#s SalvationP!al" 7@*12:-, de!cri4e! t)e Aord=! dealin$!

wit) I!rael in 4rin$in$ t)e" out o% E$50t andt)en tain$ t)e" t)rou$) t)e wilderne!!. It al!o!tate! w)5 t)e Aord 4eca"e an$r5 wit) i!

0eo0le. Puttin$ it into ever5da5 lan$ua$e3 Godwa! an$r5 4ecau!e t)e5 )ad !uc) a !"all viewo% i" and i! !alvation. Si"ilarl53 I 4elievet)at !o"eti"e! we $rieve God 45 our !"all

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co"0re)en!ion o% t)e !alvation e )a! $ivenu!.

I% 5ou anal5e t)e 0a!!a$e3 salvation i! t)eall:inclu!ive word %or ever5 4le!!in$ and

0rovi!ion God $ave t)e"3 %ro" t)e ti"e t)e5!acri%iced t)e Pa!!over la"4 and weredelivered %ro" E$50t until t)e5 entered t)eirin)eritance. It included 0rotection %ro" God=!

8ud$"ent t)rou$) t)e 4lood o% t)e la"43 t)e!u0ernatural 0a!!in$ t)rou$) t)e Red Sea3 t)e

0re!ence o% God co"in$ down in t)e %or" o% acloud3 4ein$ %ed ever5 da5 wit) "anna %ro")eaven3 water $u!)in$ out o% t)e roc!3 and !oon.

owever3 de!0ite all t)e marvelous things

God did3 t)e 0eo0le !inned and re4elled in t)ewilderne!!3 te!ted God in t)eir )eart!3 and!0oe a$ain!t i" Bver!e! 17:2?. er!e! 21 and22 tell u!*

Therefore, the $ord heard this and was

furious" so a fire was !indled against %acob, andanger also came up against &srael, because theydid not believe in #od, and did not trust in Hissalvation.

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ave 5ou ever con!idered w)at it too to%eed !o"e t)ree "illion 0eo0le ever5 da5 I!aw a 0icture 5ear! a$o o% t)e %rei$)t train t)atwould 4e reFuired to carr5 t)e water and %ood%or t)ree "illion 0eo0le %or one da5. It wa! aver5 lon$ train indeed6and t)at wa! 8u!t %orone da5< God %ed t)e" in t)e wilderne!! %orforty years./ll t)at 0rovi!ion wa! included int)eir !alvation.

/l!o included wa! t)e %act t)eir !)oe! never

wore out and t)eir clot)e! never $ot old. W)ent)e5 were !ic3 God 0rovided )ealin$. In t)e)eat o% t)e da53 e covered t)e" wit) a cloudand3 in t)e cold o% ni$)t3 e 0rovided t)ewar"t) and li$)t o% a %ire. God=! total 0rovi!ion

wa! !u""ed u0 in t)i! one word &!alvation3'u!ed in ver!e 22 Bin e4rew it i! yeshuah'. etGod wa! $rieved 4ecau!e t)e5 did notco"0re)end t)e e+tent o% i! !alvation.

;urt)er on3 in ver!e ,13 it !a5!* (es, againand again they tempted #od, and limited the Holy

)ne of &srael.

I con%e!! t)at "an5 ti"e! I )ave li"itedGod in "5 conce0t o% !alvation. I )ave )ad a

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need and t)ou$)t to "5!el%3 Can & really trust#od for that need?I t)in "o!t C)ri!tian! toda5!et li"it! to w)at t)e5 t)in God will do. )e!eare not !cri0tural li"it!3 t)e5 are 8u!t li"it! on)ow 4i$ we i"a$ine God=! !alvation to 4e. Weneed to 4ear in "ind t)at t)i! $rieve! t)e Aord.W)en t)e I!raelite! !et li"it! to w)at t)e5t)ou$)t God could do3 it $rieved i".)ere%ore3 let u! re!olve in our )eart! t)at wewill not !et li"it! to w)at God can do3 4ut

rat)er 4elieve in t)e all:inclu!ive3co"0re)en!ive !alvation God )a! 0rovided.

The $erfe"t Sa"rifi"e of %esusChrist

e4rew! 1?*1, !tate! w)at wa!acco"0li!)ed 45 t)e deat) o% e!u! C)ri!t ont)e cro!!*

*or by one offering He has perfected foreverthose who are being sanctified.

i! deat) wa! a !acri%ice3 %oreordained 45God3 on 4e)al% o% t)e w)ole )u"an race.

W)en I tau$)t En$li!) a! a !econd lan$ua$e

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to /%rican !tudent!3 one o% t)e t)in$! t)at Idi!covered wa! t)at I )ad to teac) t)e" t)e!i$ni%icance o% En$li!) ten!e!. / ten!e i! t)e%or" o% t)e ver4 t)at !)ow! t)e ti"e o% t)eaction. In t)i! ver!e two ten!e! are u!ed andt)e5 are ver5 !i$ni%icant. )e %ir!t i! called t)eperfect tense. It !a5!3 *or by one offering He hasperfected forever....

)e writer to t)e e4rew! )a! 8u!tde!cri4ed )ow t)e Old e!ta"ent 0rie!t! !tood

"ini!terin$ dail53 o%%erin$ a$ain and a$ain t)e!a"e !acri%ice!3 w)ic) could never tae awa5!in. owever3 !0eain$ a4out e!u!3 )e !a5!3+ut this an, after He had offered one sacrifice forsins forever, sat down at the right hand of #odBver!e 12. )e contra!t i! 4etween t)e 0rie!t!3w)o !tood continuall53 and e!u!3 w)o o%%eredi! one !acri%ice and !at down. W)5 did e !itdown >ecau!e e wa! never $oin$ to )ave to"ae anot)er !acri%ice< e )ad done it all3 onceand %orever. owever3 t)e Old e!ta"ent

0rie!t!= 8o4 wa! never %ini!)ed3 4ecau!e t)eir!acri%ice! could not deal wit) t)e real 0ro4le"o% !in. e!u!= wor i! co"0lete. It never )a! to4e added to3 and not)in$ can ever 4e taen

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awa5 %ro" it. It i! %orever. )at i! w)5 t)e0er%ect ten!e i! u!ed.

S0eain$ a4out t)o!e w)o area00ro0riatin$ t)e wor o% e!u!3 t)e writer call!

u! those who are being sanctified Bver!e 1,.)at i! w)at we call a continuing present tense.e!u!= wor wa! 0er%ect3 4ut our a00ro0riationo% it i! a continuin$ process. We are being!ancti%ied. /nd a! we are 4ein$ !ancti%ied6a!we are increa!in$l5 !et a0art to God3 draw

clo!er to God and a00ro0riate "ore o% God=!0rovi!ion and 0ro"i!e!6we enter "ore and"ore into t)e %ull 0rovi!ion o% t)e one !acri%iceo% e!u! C)ri!t.

I wa! a 0)ilo!o0)er 4e%ore I wa! a 0reac)er3

and I o4!erved t)at t)e >i4le i! t)e onl5 4oot)at dia$no!e! accuratel5 t)e cau!e o% )u"an0ro4le"!. )e cau!e i! !tated in one word* sin.No ot)er 4oo dia$no!e! t)e nature and e%%ect!o% !in or tell! u! t)e re"ed5 e+ce0t t)e >i4le. I%we )ad to deal wit) t)e 0ro4le" in our own

wi!do" or !tren$t) it would de%eat u!.

Sin=! re"ed5 i! a !acri%ice. )i! i! t)e"e!!a$e o% t)e w)ole >i4le3 %ro" 4e$innin$ to

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end. W)erever t)ere i! !in3 t)ere has to be a!acri%ice. /ll t)e Old e!ta"ent !acri%ice! were0re%i$urin$! B!)adow! or t50e! o% t)e one3$loriou!3 %inal3 all:!u%%icient !acri%ice w)ic)

e!u! "ade on our 4e)al% on t)e cro!!.

>e%ore e died3 e!u!= la!t triu"0)ant cr5wa!3 &It i! %ini!)ed


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wonder%ul occurrence! o% &4ut' in t)e >i4le B!eeRo"an! *2(3 %or e+a"0le. In o)n=! $o!0el3 wecontinue*

+ut as many as received Him, to them He

gave the right -& prefer to say authority tobecome children of #od, to those who believe inHis name/ who were born, not of blood, nor ofthe will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of#od.

o 4e 4orn o% God i! new 4irt). In !treet

"eetin$!3 in t)e cit5 o% Aondon in 0articular3 I)ave )ad t)e 0rivile$e o% leadin$ )undred! o%0eo0le into t)e new 4irt). I !aid to t)e"3 &I%5ou want to 4e 4orn a$ain3 t)ere i! one t)in$5ou )ave to do* ou )ave to receive i"


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)e new 4irt) i! a one:ti"e e+0erience. /0er!on never need! to 4e 4orn a$ain twice.Huc) o% it i! 0otential3 in a certain !en!e* wereceive aut)orit5 to 4eco"e c)ildren o% God.owever3 aut)orit5 i! u!ele!! i% not u!ed. W)atwe 4eco"e de0end! on )ow "uc) we u!e t)eaut)orit5 t)at we are $iven.

W)en I "ini!tered in /%rica3 I o4!erved t)atan /%rican=! attitude i!3 &)ere i! no )ar" ina!in$ %or it.' I% 5ou $ive an /%rican a 0air o%

!)oe!3 )e will 0ro4a4l5 !a53 &)an 5ou< >utw)ere are t)e !oc!' I% )e now! t)ere i!!o"et)in$ to 4e received 45 a!in$3 )e willu!uall5 co"e and a! %or it. )ere%ore3 it i! notdi%%icult to $et 0eo0le to co"e %orward in !u4:

Sa)aran /%rica in an a00eal. Rat)er3 it i!di%%icult to stop t)e"< I !tru$$led to teac) "5!tudent! t)at3 once t)e5 )ad a!ed to receive

e!u!3 t)e5 did not )ave to ee0 a!in$. e hadco"e in< )e real victor5 wa! w)en t)e5 didnot co"e %orward a$ain64ecau!e t)en t)e5

)ad $ra!0ed t)e %act t)at t)e5 )ad receivedi".

In contra!t to new 4irt)3 salvation is an

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ongoing process.It i! not a one:ti"e e+0erience.ou "i$)t 4e 4orn a$ain 4ut3 a! %or !alvation3)ow %ar )ave 5ou co"e Salvation i! re%erred toin t)ree ten!e!* in t)e 0er%ect ten!e3 t)e !i"0le0a!t ten!e3 and t)e continuin$ 0re!ent ten!e.

E0)e!ian! 2*@ !a5!* *or by grace you havebeen saved through faith.... )at i! t)e 0er%ectten!e. ran!lated literall53 Paul i! !a5in$3 &>5$race 5ou are )avin$:4een:!aved.' It i!co"0leted.

itu! (*- !a5!* 0ot by wor!s of righteousnesswhich we have done, but according to His mercy, HeGodJ saved us. )at i! t)e !i"0le 0a!t ten!e.;or "e3 t)ere wa! a !0eci%ic "o"ent in ti"ew)en God !aved "e* it wa! a4out "idni$)t on

a ;rida5 evenin$ late in ul5 19,1. )ere i! one0articular "o"ent w)en we 0er!onall5 enterinto t)e 0rovi!ion o% God.

In 1 Corint)ian! 1*1@ we %ind t)e continuin$0re!ent ten!e* *or the message of the cross is

foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us whoare being saved it is the power of #od. )econtinuin$ 0re!ent ten!e "ean! &u! w)o arecontinuall5 4ein$ !aved.'

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In !u""ation3 we )ave a one:ti"ee+0erience in w)ic) we can !a53 &God !aved"e.' )rou$) t)at e+0erience3 we enter into a!alvation w)ic) i! alread5 co"0lete* we arehaving1been1saved. >ut3 at t)e !a"e ti"e3!alvation continue! to wor in u!* we arecontinuall5 being saved.

/ vivid illu!tration o% t)i! i! Noa)=! ar.)ere are two "ain ar! in t)e Old e!ta"ent*t)e 4i$ ar o% Noa) and t)e little ar o% Ho!e!.

>ot) are 0icture! o% C)ri!t. )e 4i$ ar !0ea!o% "e in Christ"t)e little ar !0ea! o% Christ inme.Eac) o% t)e" !0ea! o% C)ri!t.

;ocu!in$ on t)e 4i$ ar o% Noa)3 we !ee t)at!alvation ca"e t)rou$) enterin$ t)at ar. /t a

certain ti"e3 Noa) and )i! %a"il5 entered intot)e ar and they were saved. )e ar wa! alread5co"0lete and 0er%ect. It )ad 4een 4uilt e+actl5accordin$ to God=! in!truction!. It never )ad to4e re0aired it never )ad to 4e ad8u!ted ori"0roved or recalled. It wored 0er%ectl5< /nd

t)an God it did3 4ecau!e it would )ave 4eentoo late i% it )ad not< )e "o"ent t)e5 enteredinto t)e ar3 t)e5 entered into a 0er%ect

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!alvation. >ut all t)e ti"e t)e5 were in t)e ar3t)e ar wa! continually saving them %ro" t)ewater! t)at ra$ed all around.

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want to draw 5our attention to !o"e t)in$t)at doe! not co"e out in an5 tran!lation o%t)e >i4le t)at I now o%. In t)e New

e!ta"ent3 t)ere i! one Gree word %or &!ave.'Puttin$ it in En$li!) letter!3 it i! so2o. )i! Greeword so2oi! "o!t o%ten tran!lated a! &!ave' or&!aved3' 4ut t)ere are ot)er 0a!!a$e! w)ere iti! tran!lated &)ealed3' &"ade well3' &"ade

w)ole3' &0re!erved3' and !o on. )e!e ot)ertran!lation! conceal t)e %act t)at !alvation i!4ein$ re%erred to.

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o "ae t)i! clear3 I will $ive !evene+a"0le! %ro" t)e New e!ta"ent o% t)e u!e o%t)i! word so2ow)ere3 i% we did not )ave acce!!

to t)e Gree3 we would )ave no wa5 o%nowin$ t)at t)e word 4ein$ u!ed i! so2o6t)ati!3 !alvation.

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Matthew 14:36

3nd when the men of that place recogni2ed-%esus, they sent out into all that surroundingregion, brought to Him all who were sic!, and

begged Him that they might only touch the hemof His garment. 3nd as many as touched it weremade perfectly well.

4verses 56157'

)i! i! 0art o% t)e "ini!tr5 o% e!u!. W)att)e Gree actuall5 !a5! i! t)e5 were&t)orou$)l5 !aved' or &co"0letel5 )ealed.' Iti! t)e Gree word so2o,wit) t)e 0re0o!ition diain %ront3 w)ic) "ean! &t)rou$)'6i"0l5in$thoroughly. Ever5 0er!on wa! "iraculou!l5)ealed3 or t)orou$)l5 !aved. In ot)er word!3

)ealin$ wa! not an addition to !alvation3 it wa!one 0art o% !alvation. It i! !alvation a00lied tot)e 0)5!ical 4od5.

Luke 8:36

Aue @*2:(9 $ive! a record o% t)e !o:called&Gadarene de"oniac3' a "an w)o wa! totall5de"onied. e would not wear an5 clot)e!and )e lived a"on$ t)e to"4!3 cuttin$ )i"!el%3

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!)outin$ out da5 and ni$)t. W)en e!u! ca"e3t)e "an did one tre"endou!l5 !i$ni%icantt)in$* )e ca"e and %ell down 4e%ore e!u! andwor!)i0ed i" BHar -*. In "5 e+0erience o%)el0in$ 0eo0le $et delivered %ro" evil !0irit!3t)e5 )ave to 4e willin$ to !u4"it to e!u!ot)erwi!e t)e5 do not Fuali%5. )i! "an dida4!olutel5 all )e could do a%ter t)at3 t)ede"on! too over. >ut )e )ad co"e to e!u!and e!u! !aw t)at3 in )i! )eart3 wa! a de!ire %or

i"!el%. e!u! a!ed )i! na"e and t)e de"on!re0lied3 $egion, 4ecau!e "an5 de"on! )adentered )i". )en t)e de"on! 4e$$ed e!u!39o not send us into the abyss:)e5 0leaded to$o into a near45 )erd o% !wine in!tead3 and

e!u! 0er"itted it.

)ere )ave 4een a lot o% intere!tin$!0eculation! a! to w)5 e!u! did t)i!. H5o0inion i! t)at it would )ave 4een a$oniin$%or t)e "an i% t)e de"on! )ad $one outunwillin$l5. )ere%ore3 e!u! $ave t)e" an

o0tion t)e5 were 0re0ared to acce0t* to $o intot)e !wine. )e !wine t)en i""ediatel5 randown t)e !tee0 !lo0e into t)e lae and weredrowned.

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It i! wort) notin$ t)at one "an couldcontain !uc) de"on 0ower and ee0 it undercontrol3 5et t)e !a"e de"on! could de!tro5 a)erd o% two t)ou!and 0i$!. )at $ive! u! !o"eidea o% t)e 0ower o% )u"an 0er!onalit5. Han5ti"e! in deliverance w)en I )ave )eard!o"eone=! !tor53 I )ave 4een overw)el"ed 45t)e %act t)at 0eo0le could live wit) w)at t)e5)ave )ad to %i$)t in!ide t)e".

)e 0eo0le w)o e0t t)e !wine went and

told a4out it in t)e cit5*

Then they went out to see what hadhappened, and came to %esus, and found the man

from whom the demons had departed, sitting atthe feet of %esus, clothed and in his right mind.

3nd they were afraid. They also who had seen ittold them by what means he who had beendemon1possessedwas healed.

4verses 56157'

)e word u!ed i! so2o a$ain. )u!3deliverance %ro" de"on! wa! not an addition

to !alvation. It i! a 0art o% !alvation.

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e!u! returned to t)e ot)er !ide o% t)e Sea o%Galilee and wa! t)ron$ed 45 a crowd w)en awo"an wit) c)ronic 4leedin$ ca"e andtouc)ed i". e!u! new !o"e4od5 )adtouc)ed i" and a!ed3 ;ho touched e?S)e wa! a%raid to ad"it it 4ecau!e3 accordin$ tot)e Aaw o% Ho!e!3 a wo"an wit) an i!!ue o%4lood wa! cere"oniall5 unclean and wa! not0er"itted to touc) an54od5. >ut !)e wa! !ode!0erate t)at !)e went a$ain!t t)e Aaw. W)en

!)e realied e!u! new w)at )ad )a00ened3!)e ca"e tre"4lin$3 %ell down 4e%ore i"3 andcon%e!!ed w)at !)e )ad done. In ver!e ,@3 e!u!!aid to )er*

9aughter, be of good cheer" your faith has

madeyou well. #o in peace.)u!3 deliverance %ro" c)ronic 4leedin$ i!

al!o a 0art o% !alvation.

Luke 8:50

e!u! )ad 4een on i! wa5 to 0ra5 %or t)edau$)ter o% airu!3 w)o wa! at deat)=! door.)e wo"an )ad dela5ed i" and airu!=dau$)ter )ad died. So"e well:"eanin$3 4ut

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ne$ative3 0eo0le !ent a "e!!a$e to airu!!a5in$3 9oneauti%ul Gate o% t)e te"0le 4e$$in$ %or

al"!3 t)e reli$iou! leader!)i0 o% t)e da5 )ad aninFuir5. BI don=t now w)et)er 5ou )avenoticed3 4ut w)enever e!u! )ealed 0eo0le6and e u!uall5 did it on t)e Sa44at) da56t)ereli$iou! leader! never 4ot)ered a4out t)e

0eo0le w)o were )ealed. /ll t)e5 4ot)ereda4out wa! t)eir re$ulation! %or t)e Sa44at)3w)ic) t)e5 clai"ed )ad not 4een o4!erved.)at i! rat)er t50ical o% reli$iou! 0eo0le. )e5

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tend to $et !o a4!or4ed wit) t)eir little rule!t)at t)e5 "i!! t)e reall5 i"0ortant t)in$! o%God. W)en Peter and o)n were arrai$ned 45t)e San)edrin3 Peter re0lied*

&f we this day are =udged for a good deeddone to a helpless man, by what means he hasbee# made well....

)e word a$ain i! so2o.)u!3 t)e re!torationo% !tren$t) and li%e to t)e 4od5 o% a cri00led

"an i! al!o called !alvation. Peter continuedt)at it wa! t)rou$) t)e na"e o% e!u! o%Naaret) t)at t)i! )ad )a00ened Bver!e 1?.)en )e !aid* There is no other name underheaven given among men by which we must besa$edBver!e 12.

So2o a$ain. )e )ealin$ o% t)at "an wa!!alvation.

Acts 14:

3nd in $ystra a certain man without

strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple fromhis motheraul spea!ing. >aul, observing himintently and seeing that he had faith t% be

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healed, said with a loud voice, Stand upstraight on your feet: 3nd he leaped andwal!ed.

4verses 1@A'

Paul !aw t)at )e )ad %ait) to 4e )ealed6 )e)ad %ait) to 4e saved.

" &im%thy 4:18

)i! i! a co"0letel5 di%%erent u!e o% t)eword. Paul3 ri$)t at t)e end o% )i! li%e3 in 8ail

and %acin$ 0ro4a4le e+ecution3 !aid*

3nd the $ord will deliver me from every evilwor! and preser$e me for His heavenly!ingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever.

3men:

)e word tran!lated &0re!erve' i! so2oa$ain6!aved. Salvation include! t)e 0roce!! o%4ein$ e0t 45 God %or i! eternal in$do".

)e!e e+a"0le! are in!tance! w)ere t)eGree word %or &!ave' i! a00lied to t)in$!

ot)er t)an t)e %or$ivene!! o% !in!. )e5e"0)a!ie t)at !alvation i! the all1inclusivebenefit of the sacrifice of %esus on the cross.It cover!ever5 area o% )u"an 0er!onalit5 and ever5

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need in an5 )u"an li%e in ti"e or eternit5.W)et)er a need i! !0iritual3 "ental3 e"otional30)5!ical3 or %inancial3 it i! covered 45 t)e one!acri%ice o% e!u!.

I )ave !0ent 5ear! "editatin$ on e!u!=wor on t)e cro!!6ever !ince I wa! !ic in a>riti!) "ilitar5 )o!0ital in E$50t in 19,(. God!ent "e a 0reciou! !i!ter* a lad5 4ri$adier in t)eSalvation /r"53 a$ed a4out 7 and a realwarrior o% t)e Aord. S)e $ot 0er"i!!ion %or "e

to $o out 0ra5 wit) )er in a car. God !0oe to"e t)rou$) anot)er !i!ter in t)at car3 !a5in$3&Con!ider t)e wor o% Calvar5* a 0er%ect wor60er%ect in ever5 re!0ect3 0er%ect in ever5a!0ect.' W)en I $ot out o% t)e car I wa! 8u!t a!

!ic a! w)en I $ot in. >ut God )ad !)own "ew)ere to %ind t)e an!wer* t)e wor o% Calvar5.It wa! a 0er%ect wor3 0er%ect in ever5 re!0ect.It doe! not "atter w)at ind o% need we )ave3t)e !acri%ice o% e!u! wa! 0er%ect in ever5a!0ect. ;ro" w)atever an$le 5ou view it3 it wa!

0er%ect.Since t)at ti"e B%or nearl5 !i+t5 5ear!3 I

)ave 4een con!iderin$ t)e wor o% Calvar5. I

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never $et to t)e end o% it. /nd in t)e cour!e o%ti"e I )ave di!covered two wa5! o%under!tandin$ and co""unicatin$ t)e cro!!.)ere are two e5 word! t)at I 4elieve God )a!$iven "e to e+0lain w)at wa! acco"0li!)ed 45t)e deat) o% e!u!. )e %ir!t word i! eBchange"t)e !econd i! identification.

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)e %ir!t wa5 to view and under!tand t)ecro!! i! contained in t)e word eBchange.On t)e cro!!3 a divinel5 ordained

e+c)an$e too 0lace in t)i! !en!e* God vi!ited

u0on e!u! all t)e evil t)at wa! due 45 8u!tice tou!3 !o t)at in return e "i$)t "ae availa4le tou! all t)e $ood t)at wa! due to t)e 0er%ect3!inle!!3 o4edient Son o% God. o e+a"ine t)enature o% t)e e+c)an$e3 I will 0re!ent ei$)ta!0ect! o% it. / e5 c)a0ter i! I!aia) -(.

'esus was pu#ished that we mi(ht be f%r(i$e#

3ll we li!e sheep have gone astray" we haveturned, every one, to his own way" and the $ordhas laid on Him or "ade to "eet to$et)er oni"3 e!u!Jthe iniuity of us all.

4&saiah 65/7'

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t)e 0ro4le" o% t)e )u"an race3 t)e one t)in$ o%w)ic) we are all $uilt5. We "a5 not )avero44ed a 4an3 co""itted adulter53 $ottendrun3 or !tolen 4ut t)ere i! one t)in$ we )aveall done6turned to our own wa5. /nd God!a5! our wa5! are not i! wa5! BI!aia) --*@.

Goin$ our own wa5 i! turnin$ our 4ac onGod and it i! called &iniFuit5.' It i! a !tron$word in e4rew3 avon3 w)ic) "ean! not 8u!tdoin$ wron$3 4ut include! t)e 0enaltie! and

8ud$"ent t)at %ollow doin$ wron$. )erevelation I!aia) $ive! u! i! t)at God vi!ited on

e!u! t)e iniFuit5 o% u! all. )u!3 all t)e evilcon!eFuence! o% our wicedne!! ca"e u0on

e!u! on t)e cro!!. e too t)e evil6all t)e

8ud$"ent and 0uni!)"ent6!o t)at3 45 a divinee+c)an$e3 God "i$)t "ae t)e $ood due toe!u! availa4le to u!. )ere wa! no rea!on %or it3e+ce0t God=! $race. God did not owe u!an5t)in$. It wa! 0urel5 i! "ea!urele!! $raceand i! inco"0re)en!i4le love.

Grace i! w)at 5ou can never earn. So"eC)ri!tian! do not reall5 now w)at $race i!34ecau!e t)e5 are alwa5! tr5in$ to earn it. >ut

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we cannot ever earn w)at e!u! "ade availa4leto u! t)rou$) t)e cro!!. I% we tr5 to 4e $oodenou$)3 we will never receive it. It i! 0urel5 45$race. /nd it i! received onl5 t)rou$) %ait).*or by grace you have been saved through faithBE0)e!ian! 2*@.

W)en I !0end ti"e "editatin$ on w)ate!u! did on "5 4e)al%3 "5 "ind can never%ull5 co"0re)end it. e ca"e down3 too our0lace6even my 0lace6and endured all t)e

ine+0re!!i4le !u%%erin$ t)at !)ould )ave co"eu0on "e. It wa! $race.

'esus was w%u#ded that we mi(ht be healed

Surely He has borne our griefs -or

sic!nesses, pains and carried our sorrows" yetwe esteemed Him stric!en, smitten by #od, andafflicted. +ut He was wounded for ourtransgressions, He was bruised for ouriniuities" the chastisement -or punishment forour peace was upon Him, and by His stripes -orwounds we are healed.

4&saiah 65/E16'

;ir!t o% all3 e!u! wa! 0uni!)ed t)at we"i$)t 4e %or$iven. >ecau!e e 4ore our

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0uni!)"ent3 God=! 8u!tice i! !ati!%ied and wecan )ave 0eace wit) God. Therefore, havingbeen =ustified by faith, we have peace with #odthrough our $ord %esus Christ BRo"an! -*1.Second3 e!u! 4ore our !icne!!e! and 0ain!and3 45 t)e wound! in%licted on i! 4od53 e0rocured 0)5!ical )ealin$ %or u!. B)e wordtran!latedgriefs i! a word %or sic!nesses.

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!in o%%erin$ %or t)e world. /ccordin$ to t)ecere"onie! o% t)e Old Covenant3 w)en anani"al wa! 4rou$)t a! a !in o%%erin$3 t)e "anw)o 4rou$)t t)e ani"al con%e!!ed )i! !in to t)e0rie!t and t)e 0rie!t laid )i! )and! on t)e )eado% t)e ani"al. )e !in o% "an wa! t)u!!5"4olicall5 tran!%erred to t)e ani"al. )en t)eani"al 0aid t)e 0enalt5 %or t)e "an=! !in. )e0enalt5 o% !in i! deat). )ere%ore3 t)e ani"alwa! 0ut to deat) a! a !u4!titute %or t)e "an.

)e writer o% e4rew! !a5!3 *or it is notpossible that the blood of bulls and goats could ta!eaway sinsBe4rew! 1?*,. )e !acri%ice! "erel50re%i$ured w)at wa! to )a00en t)rou$) t)ecro!!. W)en e!u! died on t)e cro!!3 e wa!

"ade t)e !in o%%erin$ %or t)e )u"an race.)ere i! no wa5 our "ind! can 4e$in to

co"0re)end w)at it "eant %or t)e Aord e!u!3in all i! 0urit5 and )oline!!3 to 4eco"eidenti%ied wit) t)e !in o% )u"anit5 and to 4e0uni!)ed %or u!. I a" not an out!tandin$l5

0ri$$i!) 0er!on3 4ut w)en I t)in o% !o"e o%t)e !in! t)at are 4ein$ co""itted in our !ociet5toda56t)e aw%ul !e+ual a4u!e! and

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a4nor"alitie!6I !)udder to t)in w)at itwould "ean3 even to "e3 to )ave "5 !oulidenti%ied wit) t)o!e !in!. et t)at i! 8u!t a tin53"inute %raction o% w)at )a00ened to e!u!w)en e 4eca"e t)e !in o%%erin$ %or u!.

)e writer o% e4rew! al!o !a5!3 +ut inthose sacrifices there is a reminder of sins everyyearBe4rew! 1?*(. )e !acri%ice! o% t)e Olde!ta"ent never 0ut awa5 !in. )e5 8u!tre"inded t)e 0eo0le t)at t)e5 were !inner!.

)eir !in! would 4e covered %or anot)er 5ear.>ut e!u! offered one sacrifice for sins foreverBe4rew! 1?*12. e dealt wit) !in %orever 45t)e one !acri%ice o% i"!el% on t)e cro!!. /ndi! !acri%ice 0ut awa5 !in.

In 2 Corint)ian! -*213 Paul wa! alludin$ toI!aia) -(* *or He -#od made Him -%esus who!new no sin to be sin for us, that we might becomethe righteousness of #od in Him.

Do 5ou !ee t)e e+c)an$e e!u! wa! "ade

!in %or u!3 t)at we "i$)t 4e "ade ri$)teou!. Weare "ade ri$)teou! wit) His ri$)teou!ne!!3 notour ri$)teou!ne!!. )e 4e!t we can do i! not$ood enou$)3 4ecau!e I!aia) al!o !a5!3 3ll our

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righteousnesses are li!e filthy ragsF BI!aia) ,*.owever3 one o% "5 %avorite ver!e! !a5!*

& will greatly re=oice in the $ord, my soulshall be =oyful in my #od" for He has clothed me

with the garments of salvation, He has coveredme with the robe of righteousness.4&saiah 7@/@A'

Not onl5 are we $iven t)e $ar"ent! o%!alvation3 4ut we are wra00ed around wit) t)eri$)teou!ne!! o% t)e !inle!! Son o% God. It doe!

not "atter %ro" w)at an$le t)e devil loo! atu!3 )e )a! not)in$ to !a5 a$ain!t u!. We )ave4een $iven t)e ver5 ri$)teou!ne!! o% God inC)ri!t.

/re 5ou re8oicin$ t)at 5ou are covered wit)

t)e ri$)teou!ne!! o% e!u!

'esus died %ur death that we mi(ht recei$e )islife

Goin$ on wit) t)e e+c)an$e3 e4rew! 2*9

tell! u!*He -%esus, by the grace of #od ... taste-d

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e ta!ted deat) in t)e 0lace o% ever5 )u"an4ein$. /! %ar a! I under!tand it3 t)e wor o%

e!u! covered ever5 de!cendant o% /da" 4ut itdid not cover an$el!. e!u! wa! t)e la!t /da"B1 Corint)ian! 1-*,-. We can neverco"0re)end w)5 God !)ould 4e !o intere!tedin /da" and )i! de!cendant!.

God 4e$an t)e )u"an race in ane+traordinar5 wa5. /da" wa! created in adi%%erent wa5 t)an an5 ot)er creature. )e >i4le

!a5!3 +y the word of the $ord the heavens weremade, and all the host of them by the breath of Hismouth BP!al" ((*. >ut w)en it ca"e tocreatin$ /da"3 God "olded a %i$ure o% cla5.)en t)at divine >ein$6t)e !econd Per!on o%

t)e God)ead3 t)e Word o% God 45 w)o" allt)in$! were "ade t)at were "ade Bo)n 1*(6!too0ed and 4reat)ed into t)e "an=! no!tril! o%cla5 t)e 4reat) o% li%e BGene!i! 2*7. )e e4rewword %or &4reat)ed' i! 0ower%ul it i! naphach.)e ph !ound i! a 0lo!ive. God &e+0loded'

4reat) into /da"< e i"0arted i! li%e to )i".)in o% t)e 0)5!ical con!eFuence!* a 4od5 o%cla5 4eca"e a livin$ )u"an 4ein$ wit)%unctionin$ e5e!3 ear! and internal or$an!< )e

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S0irit o% God did it.

o 4elieve in divine )ealin$ i! ver5 lo$ical.I% 5our watc) $oe! wron$3 5ou do not tae it tot)e !)oe"aer 4ut to t)e watc)"aer. I% 5our

4od5 $oe! wron$3 it i! rea!ona4le to $o to t)e4od5:"aer. /nd our 4od5 "aer i! t)e Aord3e!0eciall5 t)e ol5 S0irit3 4ecau!e it wa! t)eS0irit o% God t)at "ade /da"=! 4od5 co"ealive.

W)en God ca"e to redee" "an6e!too0ed a lot lower. e!u! C)ri!t !too0ed to t)edeat) o% t)e cro!!. )en w)en e )ad ri!ena$ain and a00eared on re!urrection Sunda5evenin$3 e reenacted t)e creation o% "an int)e new creation. It !a5! e!u! breathed into, or

u0on3 i! di!ci0le! and !aid3 Geceive the HolySpirit Bo)n 2?*22. )e word in Gree3emphusao, i! t)e !a"e t)at i! u!ed %or a %lute0la5er 4reat)in$ into t)e "out)0iece o% )i!in!tru"ent. I do not envi!a$e e!u! 4reat)in$collectivel5 on all o% t)e". Rat)er3 I envi!a$e

i" $oin$ u0 to eac) o% t)e" individuall5 and4reat)in$ into t)e" t)e 4reat) o% resurrectionlife. It wa! i! divine li%e t)at )ad conFuered

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!in and deat)3 conFuered )ell and t)e $rave3and conFuered Satan. It wa! a totall5 victoriou!li%e. It wa! eternal li%e3 divine li%e3 incorru0ti4leli%e3 inde!tructi4le li%e.

)i! wa! t)e new 4irt). )e di!ci0le! were4orn a$ain 45 t)e S0irit o% God and t)e5 0a!!edout o% Old e!ta"ent !alvation6w)ic) "erel5looed %orward6into New e!ta"ent!alvation3 w)ic) loo! 4ac to t)eacco"0li!)ed )i!torical %act o% t)e cro!! and

re!urrection. o enter into New e!ta"ent!alvation3 5ou )ave to do two t)in$!* con%e!!

e!u! a! Aord and 4elieve t)at God rai!ed i"%ro" t)e dead BRo"an! 1?*9. )i! occa!ion wa!t)e %ir!t ti"e t)e!e di!ci0le! )ad 4elieved. It

wa! New e!ta"ent !alvation< e!u! ta!teddeat) %or u!3 t)at we "i$)t !)are i! li%e.

'esus was made a curse that we mi(ht e#teri#t% the blessi#(

Galatian! (*1(:1, !)ow! u! 0ro4a4l5 t)e

"o!t ne$lected a!0ect o% t)e e+c)an$e*

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written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on atree', that the blessing of 3braham might comeupon the #entiles in Christ %esus, that we mightreceive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

W)at i! t)e e+c)an$e W)at wa! t)e 4adt)in$ )e cur!e. /nd w)at i! t)e $ood t)in$)e 4le!!in$< e!u! 4eca"e a cur!e %or u!3 t)atwe "i$)t receive t)e 4le!!in$.

I )ave o%ten tau$)t %or one or two )our! ont)i! !u48ect alone. It o0en! a w)ole new door o%

deliverance3 )ealin$ and 0eace. I% 5ou want to0icture a cur!e3 con!ider e!u! on t)e cro!!. ewa! re8ected 45 "an3 %or!aen 45 God3 underdarne!!3 in a$on53 not on eart) and not in)eaven. e wa! totall5 re8ected3 totall5

unacce0ted. )at wa! t)e cur!e. >ut3 t)anGod3 e!u! wa! "ade a cur!e t)at we "i$)ten8o5 t)e 4le!!in$ o% God.

'esus e#dured %ur p%$erty that we mi(ht share)is abu#da#ce

*or you !now the grace of our $ord %esusChrist, that though He was rich, yet for yoursa!es He became poor, that you through His

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4 Corinthians /I'

/$ain3 5ou do not )ave to 4e a t)eolo$ian to!ee t)e e+c)an$e )ere. W)at wa! t)e 4ad t)in$Povert5. /nd w)at i! t)e $ood t)in$ I do not

lie to u!e t)e ter" &ric)3' 4ecau!e it )a! 4eena4u!ed 45 wron$ teac)in$. I 0re%er to u!e t)eword abundance, 4ecau!e to )ave a4undance"ean! 5ou )ave enou$) %or 5our!el% and "oreto $ive awa5 to !o"e4od5 el!e. BSecondCorint)ian! 9*@ de!cri4e! t)i! a! )avin$ an

abundance for every good wor!.' e!u! endured0overt5 t)at we "i$)t !)are i! a4undance.

'esus b%re %ur shame that we mi(ht share )is(l%ry

)in o% e!u! )an$in$ naed on t)e cro!!wit) 0eo0le walin$ 45 and lau$)in$ at i". Itwa! !)a"e. e4rew! 12*2 tell! u!*

%esus ... endured the cross, despising theshame....

So "an5 0eo0le toda5 are tor"ented 45!)a"e. >ut I )ave $ood new! %or 5ou< e!u!endured 5our !)a"e. e endured !)a"e %or all

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o% u!.

One "ain cau!e o% !)a"e3 to 4e ver5 %ran3i! t)at "an5 c)ildren )ave e+0erienced !e+uala4u!e in t)eir earl5 5ear!. >ut3 0rai!e God3 t)ere

i! an an!wer< e!u! endured !)a"e t)at we all"i$)t !)are i! $lor5.

'esus e#dured %ur re*ecti%# that we mi(ht ha$e)is accepta#ce with the +ather

On t)e cro!!3 t)e ;at)er re8ected e!u!. e!u!cried out3

y #od, y #od, why have (ou forsa!ene?

4atthew J/E7'

)ere ca"e no an!wer. It wa! t)e %ir!t ti"et)at t)e Son o% God )ad ever 0ra5ed and $ot noan!wer. /nd e died !)ortl5 a%ter o% a 4roen)eart. It !a5! in P!al" 9*2?3 Geproach hasbro!en my heart. I do not 4elieve t)at e!u! diedo% t)e e%%ect! o% cruci%i+ion e could )ave lived

Fuite a w)ile lon$er. Rat)er3 e died o% a4roen )eart64ecau!e o% re8ection. W)5 did eendure !uc) re8ection So t)at we "i$)t )aveacce0tance< God can now acce0t u! a! "e"4er!

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o% i! %a"il5 4ecau!e o% w)at e!u! endured ont)e cro!!. e acce0t! u! and we 4eco"e t)ever5 c)ildren o% God.

I t)in at lea!t -? 0ercent o% t)e 0eo0le

around u! are !tru$$lin$ wit) re8ection3 4ecau!eo% t)e %ailure o% 0arent!3 divorce3 t)e $eneralcruelt5 o% )u"an 4ein$! to one anot)er3 and !oon. >ut we can wal out into t)e world and !a5we )ave t)e an!wer. It i! 0rovided 45 t)e deat)o% e!u! on t)e cro!!. e!u! endured re8ection %or

u!3 t)at we "i$)t now i! acce0tance.

)e !alvation t)at we )ave entered intot)u! cover! all our e"otional need!. It i!0er%ectl5 0er%ect it i! co"0letel5 co"0lete.

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e )ave looed at t)e word eBchange.Now I want to con!ider t)e wordidentification. o identi%5 wit)

!o"e4od5 "ean! to "ae 5our!el% one wit)

t)e"6to 0ut 5our!el% in t)at 0er!on=! 0lace.)e cro!! involve! a dou4le identi%ication3 it i!two%old.

W

;ir!t o% all3 on t)e cro!! e!u! identi%iedi"!el% wit) 5ou and "e a! !inner!. /! t)e la!t/da"3 e identi%ied i"!el% wit) t)e w)ole

/da"ic race and e 0aid t)e 0enalt5 %or our!in!. e 4eca"e our !u4!titute and e died inour 0lace.

owever3 !alvation co"e! onl5 w)en were!0ond wit) t)e ot)er identi%ication6w)en

we identi%5 our!elve! wit) e!u! in i! deat)3i! 4urial3 i! 4ein$ "ade alive3 i!re!urrection3 and i! ent)rone"ent. )at i!

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w)en we enter into w)at e )a! 0rovided.

e )a! "ade t)e %ir!t identi%ication it i!%ini!)ed. >ut we a00ro0riate !alvation a! weidenti%5 our!elve! wit) ever5t)in$ t)at ca"e to

i" %ro" i! deat) onward!.'esus as the last Adam ide#tified )imself withma#

wo $loriou! title! are $iven to e!u! in 1Corint)ian! 1-. )e5 are !o"eti"e! Fuotedinaccuratel5. Paul !a5!*

3nd so it is written, The first man 3dambecame a living being. The last Adambecamea life1giving spirit.... The first man was of theearth, made of dust" the sec%#d Ma#is the $ord

from heaven. 4verses E6, EJ, emphasis added'

)e two title! are t)e &la!t /da"' and t)e&!econd Han.' I )ave o%ten )eard 0eo0le call

e!u! t)e &!econd /da".' 4ut t)at i! not w)at

e i! called. e i! called t)e last/da"' andt)en e i! called t)e &!econd Han.'

On t)e cro!!3 e!u! died a! t)e last 3dam6not la!t in ti"e3 4ut la!t in t)e !en!e t)at t)e

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8ud$"ent o% t)e entire /da"ic race ca"e u0oni". )en3 w)en e ro!e on t)e t)ird da53 ero!e a! t)e second an6a new ind o% "an. e4eca"e t)e )ead o% a &race' t)at )ad nevere+i!ted 4e%ore. e wa! t)e )ead o% t)e 4od53 t)e%ir!t4orn %ro" t)e dead.

&he belie$er,s ide#tificati%# with 'esus

)e a0o!tle Peter !a5!*

+lessed be the #od and *ather of our $ord%esus Christ, who according to His abundantmercy has begotten us again to a living hopethrough the resurrection of %esus Christ from thedead.

4@ >eter @/5'

)rou$) t)e re!urrection o% e!u! C)ri!tw)en we identi%5 our!elve! wit) i"3 we are4e$otten a$ain* 4orn into t)e new creation.Since t)e re!urrection o% e!u!3 God )a! done anew t)in$ in t)e eart).

Now let u! con!ider t)e i"0lication o% e!u!d5in$ a! t)e la!t /da". Paul a"0li%ie! t)i! inRo"an! . er!e i! in t)e "iddle o% one o%Paul=! lon$ !entence!*

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... Knowing this, that our old man wascrucified with Him -%esus, that the body of sinmight be done away with, that we should nolonger be slaves of sin.

)i! i! a ver5 i"0ortant !tate"ent. W)ene!u! died on t)e cro!!3 our old "an Bourre4elliou!3 %allen3 /da"ic nature wa! cruci%iedin i". It i! a )i!torical %act. We need tounder!tand clearl5 t)at t)e old "an i!incorri$i4le. God doe! not tr5 to i"0rove )i"6

e doe! not !end )i" to c)urc) or teac) )i"Scri0ture. e )a! onl5 one !olution %or t)e old"an in!ide u!3 and t)e !olution i! eBecution.owever3 t)e "e!!a$e o% "erc5 i! t)at t)ee+ecution too 0lace two t)ou!and 5ear! a$ow)en e!u! died on t)e cro!!. Our old "an wa!

cruci%ied with Him.

Paul $oe! on in ver!e 11 to tell u! w)at todo*$i!ewise you also, rec!on yourselves to be deadindeed to sin, but alive to #od in Christ %esus our$ord.

W)at God did on t)e cro!! i! a %ini!)ed3)i!torical %act. It i! true w)et)er or not wenow it or 4elieve it. >ut w)en we now it and

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4elieve it and apply it, it wor! in u!. u!t a!e!u! wa! e+ecuted on t)e cro!!3 !o I 4elieve "5old3 %allen3 re4elliou!3 corru0t nature wa! 0ut todeat). Deat) i! t)e wa5 out6t)e onlywa5 out6o% t)e %allen3 /da"ic nature. /nd we tae t)ewa5 out t)rou$) t)e deat) o% e!u! on t)e cro!!6t)rou$) identi%ication. Paul tell! u!3 Gec!onyourselves to be dead indeed to sin.

W)at doe! it "ean to 4e dead to !in Ialwa5! illu!trate t)i! 45 an i"a$inar5 incident

involvin$ a 4ad "an. >5 t)e !tandard! o%reli$iou! 0eo0le3 )e wa! terri4le* e dranw)i!53 )e !wore3 )e cur!ed )i! wi%e andc)ildren3 and )e watc)ed all !ort! o% 4ad0ro$ra"! on televi!ion. owever3 )i! wi%e and

c)ildren were 4eliever!. )e5 u!ed to !nea outon Sunda5 evenin$! to t)e local $o!0el !ervice3and )e would alwa5! cur!e t)e" a! t)e5 le%t.

One ni$)t t)e5 !neaed out and )ad a$loriou! ni$)t at t)e $o!0el !ervice. )e5 ca"e4ac !till !in$in$ c)oru!e! and3 a! t)e5 waled

into t)e )ou!e3 t)e5 waited %or t)e cur!e toco"e. >ut no cur!e ca"e. )en t)e5 looed.)e ci$ar wa! in t)e a!)tra5 and !"oe wa!

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curlin$ u03 4ut t)e "an wa! not !"oin$. )ew)i!e5 $la!! wa! t)ere3 4ut )e wa! notdrinin$. Do 5ou now w)at )ad )a00ened)e "an )ad )ad a )eart attac and died. ewa! t)ere%ore dead to !in< Sin )ad no "oreattraction %or )i". It )ad no "ore 0ower over)i". e wa! dead to it now.

W)en e!u! died on t)e cro!!3 our oldcorru0t3 !in%ul nature died in i". )u! !in )a!no "ore 0ower over u! !in )a! no "ore

attraction %or u! !in 0roduce! no "ore reaction%ro" u!through identification. I "eet 0eo0lew)o )ave traveled all around t)e world to $etawa5 %ro" t)eir 0ro4le"! 4ut t)eir real0ro4le" $oe! wit) t)e"3 4ecau!e it i! t)e old

"an. ou cannot e!ca0e %ro" t)e old "an 45travelin$. )ere i! onl5 one e!ca0e3 and it i! 45deat)6t)e deat) o% t)e Aord e!u! on our4e)al%.

)e !econd !ide o% identi%ication3 t)en3 i!t)at we "u!t identi%5 our!elve! wit) e!u!. /nd

t)i! we do by faith.We do it 4ecau!e t)e >i4le!a5! it i! true. )ere are %ive 4a!ic !te0! in t)i!identi%ication.

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)e Died &ith /i

;ir!t o% all3 we died wit) C)ri!t60a!t ten!e.It i! an event t)at too 0lace at a certain"o"ent in ti"e. In Colo!!ian! (*( Paul3 writin$to C)ri!tian!3 !a5!*

*or you died, and your life is hidden withChrist in #od.

)e5 were !till livin$ on t)e eart)3 5et Paul

!aid t)at t)e5 )ad died. W)en did t)e5 die Itwa! w)en e!u! died on t)e cro!!.

)en in 2 i"ot)5 2*113 Paul !a5!* This is afaithful saying/ *or if we died with Him, we shallalso live with Him.

i! deat) wa! our deat). >ut to enter into!alvation3 t)e !inner3 t)rou$) %ait)3 )a! toco"0lete t)e identi%ication. We all )ave to !a53&e!3 w)en e!u! died on t)e cro!!3 I died too.i! deat) wa! mydeat). H5 old "an died ini" w)en e died.' )en we !a53 &>ein$ dead

wit) i"3 I "u!t %ollow i"* %ro" deat) to4urial3 and %ro" 4urial into re!urrection.'

'uried &ith /i

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C)ri!t=! deat) wa! %ollowed 45 i! 4urial.ow are we identi%ied wit) i" in 4urial >5baptism in water. )at i! w)5 4a0ti!" i! !oi"0ortant. )e identi%ication wit) i! deat) i!inward3 4ut our identi%ication wit) i" in4urial i! outward. It i! a vi!i4le identi%icationwit) t)e Aord.

Water 4a0ti!"3 a! e+0ounded 45 t)ea0o!tle! in t)e New e!ta"ent3 i! an act o% o0en0u4lic identi%ication wit) t)e Aord e!u! in i!

deat)3 4urial and re!urrection. /nd t)ere i! nott)e %ainte!t !)adow o% a dou4t t)at in t)e earl5c)urc) ever5 convert6ever5 0er!on w)o4eca"e a di!ci0le6wa! i""ediatel5 reFuiredto identi%5 )i"!el% 0u4licl5 45 water 4a0ti!"

wit) t)e One w)o" )e )ad con%e!!ed a! Saviorand Aord. )e wa5 into t)e %ellow!)i0 o% t)ec)urc) wa! t)i! wa5 o% 4a0ti!". In "5 o0inion3t)i! i! t)e $reate!t 0rivile$e t)at can 4e o%%eredto a !inner on t)i! eart)* to 4e 0u4licl5identi%ied wit) t)e Aord. /nd it i! not onl5

4e%ore "an 4ut 4e%ore t)e entire univer!e t)att)i! tae! 0lace.

In countrie! w)ere t)ere i! a !tron$l5 anti:

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C)ri!tian $overn"ent3 water 4a0ti!" i! t)edeci!ive cut:o%% 0oint6w)et)er a"on$!tHu!li"!3 Co""uni!t!3 ew!3 or ot)er!. ou can!a5 5ou 4elieve in e!u! and t)e5 "i$)t $etan$r5. >ut w)en 5ou are 4a0tied3 all )ell turn!loo!e3 4ecau!e t)at i! w)ere 5ou are e!ca0in$%ro" t)eir territor5.

Therefore we were buried with Him throughbaptism into death, that =ust as Christ wasraised from the dead by the glory of the *ather,

even so we also should wal! in newness of life.4Gomans 7/E'

)u!3 ever5 4a0ti!"al !ervice i!3 in %act3 adou4le !ervice. It !)ould 4e a 4urial %ollowed45 a re!urrectionut re0entance i! not in%lictin$!u%%erin$ on 5our!el%. e!u! )a! endured all t)e!u%%erin$ we de!erved on our 4e)al%.Re0entance i! "ain$ u0 5our "ind to c)an$e

and 4e c)an$ed3 lettin$ $o o% ever5t)in$ 5ouare )oldin$ on to3 and !a5in$3 &God3 I=" atour di!0o!al.'

On t)e Da5 o% Penteco!t3 w)en t)e ol5S0irit )ad %allen3 a "ultitude o% 0eo0le were

convicted o% t)eir !in!. )e5 did not now w)atto do !o in /ct! 2*(7 t)e5 a!ed t)e a0o!tle!*en and brethren, what shall we do? Peter $avet)e" a t)ree: !te0 an!wer*

-epe#t, and... be bapti2ed..." and you shallreceive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

43cts /5'

W)at wa! t)e %ir!t reFuire"ent o re0ent.)at i! !till t)e %ir!t !te0 in God=! an!wer. >ut it

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i! not an in!tall"ent deal it i! a pac!age deal.We !)ould do all t)e!e t)in$! at one ti"e*re0ent3 4e 4a0tied and receive t)e ol5 S0irit.

In /ct! 2?3 we %ind Paul !0eain$ to t)e

elder! o% t)e c)urc) at E0)e!u!3 re"indin$t)e" o% )i! "ini!tr5.

... & !ept bac! nothing that was helpful, butproclaimed it to you, and taught you publiclyand from house to house, testifying to %ews, andalso to #ree!s, repentance toward #od and faith

toward our $ord %esus Christ.43cts A/A'

It did not "atter w)et)er t)e5 were ew!3Gree!3 or w)o t)e5 were. )e order wa! %ir!t3re0entance toward God3 t)en %ait) in e!u!

C)ri!t.

'elieve and Confess

I do not now w)et)er to 0ut confess 4e%orebelieve, or believe 4e%ore confess. In t)e New

e!ta"ent3 t)e two are not reall5 !e0arated. Aetu! !ee t)i! in Ro"an! 1?*@:1(3 w)ere Paulde!cri4e! t)e condition! %or New e!ta"ent


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!alvation. I want 5ou to notice t)e order. etal! a4out two t)in$!* t)e "out) and t)e)eart. )e %ir!t two ti"e! )e 0ut! t)e "out)4e%ore t)e )eart 4ut t)e t)ird ti"e )e 0ut! t)e)eart 4e%ore t)e "out). We do not tend to t)int)i! wa5 4ut3 in a certain !en!e3 we $et %ait) 45!a5in$ !o"et)in$.

It i! an intere!tin$ %act t)at w)ere En$li!)!a5!3 &to learn 45 )eart3' e4rew !a5!3 &to learn45 "out).' Eac) i! true. I% 5ou want a t)in$ in

5our )eart3 ee0 !a5in$ it wit) 5our "out)ritain a"on$ 0eo0le w)o

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were $ood c)urc)$oer!3 !o"e o% w)o" wereundou4tedl5 $enuinel5 !aved C)ri!tian!. >utno one ever told "e w)at it wa! to 4e !aved.;or 0eo0le in t)o!e da5!3 reli$ion wa!!o"et)in$ &0er!onal' t)at 5ou did not tala4out. owever3 t)at i! not t)e wa5 it !)ould4e wit) t)e $o!0el. We should tal a4out it64elieve and con%e!! con%e!! and 4elieve.

In t)e 4oo o% e4rew!3 t)ere are t)ree0a!!a$e! t)at reveal t)e 0o!ition o% e!u! a!

i$) Prie!t in relation!)i0 to our con%e!!ion.

Therefore, holy brethren, parta!ers of theheavenly calling, consider the 3postle and High>riest of our confession, Christ %esus.

4Hebrews 5/@'

e!u! wa! t)e /0o!tle !ent out 45 God to0rovide rede"0tion. avin$ 0rovidedrede"0tion3 e returned to 4e our i$) Prie!tin t)e 0re!ence o% God. >ut it !a5! e i! t)eHigh >riest of our confession. In a certain !en!e3

i% we clo!e our li0! on eart)3 we !ilence t)e li0!o% our /dvocate in )eaven. )e "ore wecon%e!!3 t)e "ore we relea!e i! )i$):0rie!tl5"ini!tr5 on our 4e)al%.

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Seeing then that we have a great High>riest who has passed through the heavens, %esusthe Son of #od, let us hold fast our confession.

4Hebrews E/@E'

Notice t)e !tate"ent t)at we are to hold fastour con%e!!ion. )at "ean! we are to !a5 it andee0 on !a5in$ it3 wit)out 4acin$ o%% or$ettin$ di!coura$ed.

;inall53 in e4rew! 1?*21:2(3 t)e writerreturn! to t)e !a"e t)e"e*

... Having a High >riest over the house of#od, let us draw near....

$et us hold fast the confession of our hopewithout wavering, for He who promised is

faithful.

)i! 0a!!a$e !0ea! not o% t)e con%e!!ion o%our %ait)3 4ut t)e con%e!!ion o% our hope. I% wecon%e!! %ait) lon$ enou$)3 it 4eco"e! )o0e.0ow faith is the substance of things hoped forBe4rew! 11*1 !o w)en we )ave 4uilt a

!u4!tance o% %ait)3 )o0e co"e!. BH5 de%initiono% 4i4lical )o0e i! a confident eBpectation of good.'

In t)e %ir!t 0a!!a$e3 we !aw t)at e!u! i! t)e

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i$) Prie!t o% our con%e!!ion. )en we learnedt)at we are to hold fastour con%e!!ion. ;inall53we are told to )old it %a!t without wavering.W)at doe! without wavering i"0l5 Aet "ee+0lain wit) a !i"0le illu!tration. I% 5ou aretravelin$ in an air0lane and t)e &;a!ten !eat4elt' !i$n co"e! on3 w)at doe! t)at tell 5ouE+0ect tur4ulence< W)at doe! without waveringtell u! E+0ect o00o!ition< ere i! w)ere t)e4attle i! %ou$)t out3 in "aintainin$ our

con%e!!ion.W)en it co"e! to "ain$ t)e ri$)t

con%e!!ion3 t)ere i! a dar3 evil %orce t)ato00o!e! u! and want! u! to ee0 our "out)!!)ut. So we )ave to u!e our will! to o0en our

"out)! and !a5 t)e ri$)t t)in$. Satan will u!eever5 ind o% 0re!!ure3 ever5 ind o%induce"ent to o00o!e u!. e will u!e ever5ind o% lie3 w)atever )e can3 wit) one ai"6to$et u! to "ae t)e wron$ con%e!!ion. ow canwe de%eat )i" >5 "aintainin$ t)e ri$)t

con%e!!iona0ti!" i! 5our %ir!t o00ortunit5 to identi%55our!el% o0enl5 wit) e!u! a! 5our Savior. e!u!!aid*

#o into all the world and preach the gospelto every creature. He who believes and isbapti2ed will be saved" but he who does not

believe will be condemned.4ar! @7/@61@7'

I% 5ou !tud5 t)e 4oo o% /ct!3 no one everclai"ed !alvation wit)out 4ein$ 4a0tied. )eearl5 c)urc) attac)ed ur$ent i"0ortance to it. I

do not 4elieve t)at we are entitled to clai"salvationuntil we )ave 4een 4a0tied. We "i$)t4e 4orn a$ain3 4ut I do not 4elieve we )avetrul5 entered into !alvation. We )ave no ri$)t

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to enter into re!urrection li%e e+ce0t 45 t)e wa5e!u! entered6t)e wa5 o% 4urial3 t)e wa5 o% t)eto"4. It i! clear.

W)en P)ili0 led t)e eunuc) to t)e Aord on

t)e road to Gaa B/ct! @*2:(9 and t)ere wa!!o"e water 45 t)e road3 t)e eunuc) !aid3 ;hathinders me from being bapti2ed? Note t)at t)eeunuc) a!! t)i!3 not P)ili06!o P)ili0 )adalread5 "ade clear to )i" t)e nece!!it5 o%4a0ti!". )ere%ore3 P)ili0 went down into t)e

water and 4a0tied )i".

In P)ili00i3 w)en Paul and Sila! were in 8ailB/ct! 1*2(:2,3 t)ere wa! an eart)Fuae andever54od5 wa! !et %ree. W)en t)e 8ailer de!iredto 4e !aved3 w)at )a00ened e and )i! entire

)ou!e)old were 4a0tied t)e !a"e ni$)t< )e5did not wait until "ornin$. I )ave )eard !o"an5 0a!tor! !a53 &We )ave a 4a0ti!"al !ervicein t)ree wee!. Put 5our na"e down.' >ut t)atwa! not New e!ta"ent 0ractice. Rat)er3 it i!3Gepent, and... be bapti2ed B/ct! 2*(@.

I )ave !een !o"e o% t)e "o!t e+citin$"eetin$! in "5 li%e w)en 0eo0le )ave 4elievedand i""ediatel5 4een 4a0tied. One )eld 5ear!

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a$o in a !wi""in$ 0ool !tand! out in "5 "ind3w)en all !ort! o% 0eo0le $ot 4a0tied. )erewa! a $rou0 o% >a0ti!t! t)at ca"e 8u!t to watc)3and t)ere wa! !uc) a 0re!ence o% God t)att)o!e dear >a0ti!t! !aid t)e5 wi!)ed t)e5 could)ave it t)i! wa5< u!t "ain$ 4a0ti!" acere"on5 in t)e c)urc) calendar i! lie "ain$!alvation !o"et)in$ t)at )a00en! i% 5ou co"eto c)urc) at Ea!ter. It i! detac)in$ it %ro" it!real !i$ni%icance.

)e %ir!t t)in$ 5ou !)ould do w)en 5ou)ave re0ented and 4elieved t)e $o!0el i!3 t)u!3to 4e 4a0tied. ;ind !o"e4od5 to 4a0tie 5ou< Iwa! teac)in$ on t)i! once in t)e univer!it5 o%out) Wit) a Hi!!ion3 and wa! ver5 care%ul not

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)ave lo!t !o"et)in$. W)en we do not )aveaction lie t)at3 I t)in t)ere i! not "uc) %ait).

i$e tha#ks

)e !econd wa5 to e+0re!! our %ait) i! 45$ivin$ t)an!. ou can do t)i! 4e%ore 4ein$4a0tied3 o% cour!e< )e 0ure!t e+0re!!ion o%%ait) i! !a5in$3 &)an ou' to God. I% 5oureall5 4elieve w)at I )ave 4een teac)in$ )ere35ou will 4e t)anin$ God even now. Ot)erwi!e

5ou are eit)er an un4eliever3 a "o!t un$rate%ul0er!on3 or are !low to 4elieve.

So"e o% e!u!= "iracle! were ac)ieved onl545 $ivin$ t)an!. /t t)e %eedin$ o% t)e %ivet)ou!and B"en all e!u! did wa! !a53 &)an

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4ell5 o% a %i!)' toda53 !tart to $ive t)an!ut Satan i! !tu44orn. e )a! $ot to 4econvinced we reall5 "ean it. e 0ro4a4l5 will

tr5 %our or %ive di%%erent tactic! 4e%ore )e $ive!u0.

&he w%rld

;inall53 we live in a )o!tile environ"ent3w)ic) t)e >i4le call! &t)e world.' e!u! told i!di!ci0le! not to 4e !ur0ri!ed i% t)e world )atedt)e". e !aid3 &t hated e before it hated youBo)n 1-*1@. )en3 in ver!e 19 e u!ed t)e

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0)ra!e &t)e world' %ive ti"e!*

&f you were of the world, the world wouldlove its own. (et because you are not of theworld, but & chose you out of the world, thereforethe world hates you.

&)e world' re%er! to 0eo0le and !5!te"!t)at are not !u48ect to t)e ri$)teou! $overn"ento% God in t)e 0er!on o% e!u! C)ri!t. )ere%ore3an54od5 w)o i! not willin$ to !u4"it to God=!ri$)teou! in$do" and $overn"ent in t)e0er!on o% e!u! i! in t)e cate$or5 o% t)e world.)e world and t)e c)urc) !)ould 4e co"0letel5di!tinct. )e $reate!t 0ro4le" %or t)e c)urc) i!w)en t)e world $et! into t)e c)urc). )at i!w)ere our 0ro4le"! 4e$in.

We t)u! )ave t)ree %orce! t)at we co"e u0a$ain!t* t)e %le!)3 t)e devil3 and t)e world. )ati! w)5 it i! !i"0le3 4ut not ea!5.

Aet u! t)ere%ore 0re!! on3 t)at we "i$)tlearn to live increa!in$l5 in t)e %ullne!! o% t)e

co"0lete !alvation t)at God )a! 0rovided %oru! t)rou$) e!u! C)ri!t

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Complete Salvation - Derek Prince