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Title: Deliverance from the curse of sin into abundant, eternal life    
  
  
  
  

    

  
  
  
  


For whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
What is the 'name of the Lord'?     Jesus.     

What does it mean to 'call upon the name of the Lord'?     It means to come to the Creator calling Him by His name, Jesus, to plea for salvation.     

God is just the generic name for deity.     
Calling upon God will not save anyone.     

Jesus is the express image of the only true and living God.     It is only in the name, Jesus, that anyone is saved.     
   → Jesus is the name of the Father.     
   → Jesus is the name of the Holy Spirit.     

Understanding this gives real meaning to this important verse which declares the power of salvation in the name of Jesus.     

When a person acknowledges that Jesus is Lord by calling on His name, His Holy Spirit performs the work of salvation in the heart of the caller.

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
This means that all other religions are false.     They do not lead to the Lord our Creator and Saviour.     

This is not a Politically Correct verse, but the Lord does not concern Himself with man's politics or his opinions.     

God came to earth and we call Him Jesus.     
To deny Jesus is to deny the Lord.     
To deny Jesus who is the Truth is to deny the Truth and so believe a lie.     

For this reason we are to preach the Gospel to every creature throughout the world .     

Christianity has taken a very narrow view and understanding of salvation, limiting it to the spirit of man that is renewed by faith in Christ Jesus.     

Jesus did not talk about or deal exclusively with eternity.     He dealt with the Human Condition in the Physical Realm by healing, by delivering, by teaching and, when necessary, by feeding the hungry.     So, we need to understand that Christ came to make us whole in every aspect of our existence.

And whoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Everyone who rejects Christ Jesus will be cast into the Lake Of Fire.     

Rejecting Christ Jesus is the Unpardonable Sin.

  • Calvinism and Arminianism (Table below from Wikipedia)
    Topic Lutheranism Calvinism Arminianism
    Human will Total Depravity without Free Will until Spiritual regeneration Total Depravity without Free Will permanently due to the Nature of Divine sovereignty Total depravity, with prevenient Grace , does not preclude Free will
    Election Unconditional Election to Salvation only Unconditional Election to Salvation and Damnation ( double-predestination ) Conditional Election on the basis of foreseen Faith or unbelief
    Justification Justification of All people completed at Christ`s death Justification is limited to those Predestined to Salvation , completed at Christ`s death Justification made possible for All through Christ`s Death , but Only completed upon placing Faith in Jesus ( hypothetical universalism )
    Conversion Monergistic, through the means of Grace , resistible Monergistic, through the inner Calling of the Holy Spirit , irresistible Synergistic, resistible due to the common, sufficient Grace of Free will
    Preservation and apostasy Falling away is possible, but reflection on one`s Faith provides assurance of preservation Perseverance of the saints: the eternally elect in Christ Will necessarily persevere in Faith and subsequent Holiness until the end Preservation is conditional upon continued Faith in Christ ; reflection on one`s Faith provides assurance
  • Day of Visitation One aspect of Ministry , whether it be teaching, preaching, witnessing, etc., is that no one comes to God on their own.   It is by invitation Only.   The Word must be planted and the Spirit must germinate it.   When that happens an individual may Choose to accept the invitation or not.   
    And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
    The Holy Spirit is the Spirit Of Truth who convinces the unbeliever of their separation from the Lord by sin, of the righteousness of Christ Jesus and His taking the penalty for sin upon Himself.     

    He also convinces the unbeliever of the necessisity of faith in Christ to avoid the Lake Of Fire.

    Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brothers, what shall we do?
    thank the Lord for the few Jews who heard, believed and received the Gospel.

    Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify the Lord in the day of visitation.
    lying is of Satan.     Truth is of Christ.     We ought to always speak the truth in love so that the evil ones will be convinced of our testimony.

    The day of visitation is that moment when the Spirit reveals the Truth of the Word to an individual.   

    By taking the Word of the Gospel which the sinner has heard the Holy Spirit produces conviction.   For a Believer Confession is the response to the conviction.   The response of the Holy Spirit to Confession is the conversion of the Believer ( New Birth).   
    I have determined that there are two levels of Salvation: Spirit Salvation and Soul Salvation.   

    Conflating the two into one `salvation` has resulted in confusion, condemnation and division in the Church.   

    Follow the links on Spirit Salvation and Soul Salvation for more information but simply put, Spirit Salvation is what happens at the New Birth with a person receiving the GIFT of Eternal Life by virtue of being Born of the Holy Spirit into a New Creature.   Soul Salvation is a process which is totally dependent on the application of the Word and the Holy Spirit in a Born Again person`s life.   Soul Salvation occurs as the Mind is Renewed and Transformed into the Mind Of Christ.   

    Whether or not and to what extent a person`s Mind is Transformed to the Mind Of Christ is completely independent of their Eternal Destiny!   

    If you cannot grasp this point, you will eventually find evidence to send every Born Again Christian to Hell.   And that is what many have done in their hearts to the glee of Satan.   

    Soul Salvation is necessary for a person to experience Abundant Life and to be an effective Witness for Christ Jesus.   It is also necessary for a Born Again Christian to avoid the Consequences of Sin which tend toward loss, suffering and death.   

    The scriptures tell us that no one can say that Jesus is the Christ except by the Holy Spirit .    That means a person who makes the heart-felt confession that Jesus is the Christ acknowledging that the Holy Spirit raised Him from the dead is born again spiritually .   

    That has only a little to do with Soul Salvation which involves the transformation of one`s mind by the Word and fellowship with the Holy Spirit .    This involves many levels of repentance as one grows in Grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ .   

    We should not be quick to judge shallow, carnal-minded believers undermining their faith.   Rather, we should edify them by pointing out that they cannot experience the abundant life walking in the flesh .   

    How do we get our soul saved?   By holding fast to our faith until death or the return of Christ at which time all corruption will put on incorruption for those raised by His Holy Spirit .   

    All we can do in the meantime is to press toward the mark .    As Paul, said we do not attain that which only Christ can perform in us .    We are awaiting the completion of our redemption at His appearing .