The
Way of Salvation-Introduction
The New
Testament Truths of Biblical Salvation are related to principles
of the New Covenant. Since we will deal with the New Covenant
in
a separate writing, we will try to deal with only the highlights of
Salvation.
Many
today have heard about "Salvation"
from their
Pastors and Preachers. Most churches will be quick to tell
anyone
how to be "saved" – yet every church seems to have a slightly
different
description of what Salvation is. Why is this? It
is
because most do not hold to the Truth of Scripture, but to various
"paradigms" or "spin" of Scriptural Truth. This mixture of
Truth
and error is called the Tradition and Doctrines of Men, and according
to Scripture, this is what turns men from the Truth.
Today
Yahuweh
is calling His people to look only to His Word – the Bible
– for the
answers for all Truth. To do this, we
must diligently search
the Scriptures, but we must first be willing to discard the Traditions
and Doctrines of Men. We must then test everything against
the
Scriptures.
Any idea or
notion must be tested against Scripture, just as the Bereans did: they
searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things that the Apostle
Paul said, were true. How much more should we do the same,
for
things we hear from our leaders?
Over
the years, many groups
have codified and written down those views of Bible subjects as they
have understood them. Man has seen and understood only a
partial
view,
however, and has had only a flicker of Light on various subjects.
May Yahuweh open our eyes, and illuminate His Word for us
today!
Yahuweh truly is opening men's eyes today,
and
illuminating the Scriptures,
so that they might prepare to enter in to the Promised Land.
For those who
sincerely seek the Way of Life, we must return to the Scriptures, to
find the clear and simple message of Salvation. The
Scriptures reveal to us exactly
what Salvation is, and what it is not. In this
series we will look some of the highlights of Salvation,
according to
the Scriptures.
The Way of Salvation:
Part 1 - The importance of using
of Bible Words and Terminology.
The Way of Salvation:
Part 2
- New Testament exhortations to all New Covenant Believers to look at
Israel in the Wilderness, for example and warning.
Here is
where we discover the difference between "coming out"
and
"entering in," and that both are accomplished
only by Grace.