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So Great Salvation

July 31, 2005

 

Deliverance from enemies
Exodus 14:13  And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
 
Rescued from Physical Harm
Matthew 8:25  And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
 
Received Physical Healing
Luke 17:19  And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
 
Delivered from Demon Possession
Luke 8:36  They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
 
Lifestyle Changed
Luke 19:8-9 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 9  And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham[Jew].
 
THE COMMON SALVATION
Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith [Noun – Lifestyle Gal 2:20] which was once delivered [ Rom 10:17 by hearing the word of God taught& Preached col 2:7,Gal 1:23] unto the[called 1Cor 1:2] saints.
 
Common Salvation, Cannot be Lost
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs,what must I do to be saved? 31. And they said, Believe [verb, An Event]on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
 
Faith is Looking at Future Things
Hebrews 11:1  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
 
Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.10  For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God 16  But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: ...35....that they might obtain a better resurrection:
 
SO GREAT SALVATION
Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape[Judgment], if we neglect SO GREAT SALVATION; which at the first began to be spoken [Preached Mat 4:17] by the Lord [Jesus], and was confirmed unto us by them (apostles) that heard him;" 5  For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection THE WORLD TO COME, whereof we speak.
 
Addressed to the Heirs of Salvation
Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of [So Great] salvation? [ about to inherit salvation- YLT]
 
Common Salvation THEN So Great Salvation
2 Timothy 1:9 "Who hath saved [common salvation] us,and called[Many not all] us with an holy calling [so great salvation], not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"
 
Salvation of the elect
2 Thessalonian 2:13-15 "But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen [to take for oneself, Prefer] you to salvation [So great salvation]through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14. Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, STAND FAST,[1cor 16:13] and HOLD the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle."
 
May or May not Obtain the So Great Salvation
2 Timothy 2:10 "Therefore I endure all things for the elects sakes, that they MAY [Subj – May not] also obtain the salvation(so great salvation) which is in Christ Jesuswith eternal age lasting glory."
 
Work Out Your Own Salvation
Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
 
THE WORLD TO COME – AGE LASTING LIFE
Mark 10:30  But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time (Present age NIV), houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal AGE LASTING LIFE. [Defined in Romans 2:7.. glory and honour and incorruption]
 
Type of So Great Salvation
1 Peter 3:20  Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
 
Are There Few that be Saved?
Luke 13:23-24 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,24  STRIVE to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you,will seek to enter in [the kingdom of God v28], and shall not be able.
 
JESUS PREACHED ABOUT SO GREAT SALVATION
Matt4:17  From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Spoken unto us by His Son
 
Hebrews 1:1-2 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2  Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
 
     Therefore Give More Earnest Heed and don't Let them Slip Your Mind
Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we ought[must] to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
 
Not Be Negligent
2 Peter 1:10-13 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:11  For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting Age lasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.13  Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
 
NO ESCAPE FROM JUDGMENT
Hebrews 2:2,3“if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward [misthapodosia- requital (good or bad)]; 3 "How shall WE ESCAPE .. SO GREAT SALVATION, CAN BE LOST “IF NEGLECTED”

Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape[Judgment], if we NEGLECT [to be careless, make light of, be negligent, not regard] SO GREAT [Adjective] [Telikoutos]salvation;  
 
To Make Light Of
Matthew 22:4-5 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
 
So Great
2 Cor 1:10 Who delivered us from so greata death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
 
Revelation 16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty [TeliKoutos] an earthquake, and so great.
 
Put on the Helmet- The Hope Of So Great Salvation
1 Thessalonian 5:8-9  But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation [So Great Salvation].9  For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,