Part 3 - The Redemption Plan

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Nine (9) points were given that addresses the church world’s concept of salvation and compares them to God’s perspective.

Point #1:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - Salvation does not free individuals

GOD’S CONCEPT - Salvation removes the power of sin.

Point #2:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - All mankind are considered children of God - because we are made in His image and have the breath of life within. This, however, is not literal sonship.

GOD’S CONCEPT - Salvation would give Him a family (sons, gods) by His procreation, reproduction and

glorification. He would do so by His seed - the Holy Spirit.

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Point #3:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - We are all mere humans.

GOD’S CONCEPT - We are divine offspring (same being as God)

Point #4:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - We have a lower nature of sin.

GOD’S CONCEPT - We have divine nature (sons of God have the sinless nature of God)

Point #5:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - We have the Holy Spirit.

GOD’S CONCEPT - Salvation makes you one with the Holy Spirit (the soul is placed in the Spirit of God).

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Point #6:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - These bodies will always be bodies of sin and will eventually go back to the dust.

GOD’S CONCEPT - The Spirit of God dwells within these earthen bodies, which will one day be transformed into celestial bodies.

Point #7:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - We are children of God, however still slaves to sin. We are not literal offspring of God.

GOD’S CONCEPT - Adoption - God slays those who seek Him to be saved and start afresh with them birthing them again with His seed. They become literal children of God.

Point #8:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - Jesus rose from the dead alone.

GOD’S CONCEPT - Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection, plus His sending of the Holy Ghost, allowed Him to multiply.

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Point #9:

CHURCH WORLD’S CONCEPT - The Holy Spirit lives within an individual but the sinful nature of the body remains the same.

GOD’S CONCEPT - The human body is sanctified at salvation. It is the holy temple of the Spirit of God.

Did you know?

If you rearrange the points about salvation that are presented in your study guide using the sequence below, you will have the salvation plan illustrated.

#2 - Before the world began, God desired a family [children], so He made a plan.

#8 - The death burial and resurrection of Jesus is the plan of salvation.

#3 - These children of His would be His divine offspring

#4 - They would also have His nature

#7 - However, we belonged to Satan - we would have to be adopted.

#5 - He adopted us by birthing us again by His seed - in His Spirit - as His children.

#9 - Being now His children we have been freed from the power of sin.

#1 - This freedom came by the sanctification from the sin that was in the flesh.

#6 - Now that we are saved, we must wait for our bodies to reflect that we are indeed children of God. One day they will be changed into celestial bodies.