God's Unique Plan for Salvation

MIKE MAZZALONGO MIKE MAZZALONGO Becoming Becoming Acceptable to God Acceptable to God (continued) (continued)

Gods Plan of Salvation 1. He Chooses: Election 2. He Guarantees: Predestination 3. He Pays: Atonement 4. He Frees: Redemption 5. He Renews: Regeneration

Five Views of Gods Plan 6. Adoption: Human Perspective 7. Justification: Legal Perspective

The Dilemma Ignorance = Condemnation Knowledge = Helplessness

Mans Attempts at Self-Justification 1. 1. Primitive Sacrificial System Primitive Sacrificial System Appeasing the gods Jewish System given by God

But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. - - Hebrews 10:3 Hebrews 10:3- -4 4

Mans Attempts at Self-Justification 1. Primitive Sacrificial System 2. 2. Law Keeping Law Keeping I.E. Observance of Laws/Rituals Guaranteed Salvation. Main error was not understanding the true demands of the Law.

N. T. Christianity is unique in that it is the only major religion that does not base acceptability before God on performance.

Mans Attempts at Self-Justification 1. Primitive Sacrificial System 2. Law Keeping 3. 3. Human Philosophy Human Philosophy Perfection through knowledge

We create our own standard and then change it when it doesn t suit us anymore.

Gods Time & Method For Justification 1. 1. The Time is The Time is Now for He says, AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU. Behold, now is THE ACCEPTABLE TIME, behold, now is THE DAY OF SALVATION - II Cor.6:2 Now! !

Gods Time & Method For Justification 1.The Time is Now! 2. 2. The Method is by The Method is by IMPUTATION IMPUTATION. . IMPUTE = To Put Something on to someone else. - Honorary College degree.

Jesus earnsperfection by perfectly obeying God.

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. - - Romans 3:19 Romans 3:19- -20 20

But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, - - Romans 3:21 Romans 3:21

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; - - Romans 3:22 Romans 3:22- -24 24

Gods Time & Method For Justification This is the only method that a person can be justified or made acceptable before God.

Paul combines the Momentwith the Method of Justification in Gal. 3:26-27: 26For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Gods Time & Method For Justification God Knew Believers Would Become His Acceptable Children Through Christ.