Study 5A...when a sinner comes to Christ, abandons his old way of living, and trusts in the Lord Jesus alone for salvation, God makes him a saint.
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Study5A SAINTS
CALLED BY A NEW NAME
Scripture Portion: Ephesians 1: 18 – 2: 22
Over and over again God describes His people as ‘‘saints’’. Many of the New Testament letters are addressed ““To the saints…”…” (Romans 1:7; Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1). The word ‘‘saint’’ simply means ‘’holy one’’, and it occurs over one hundred times in the Bible; for instance, 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 116:15; Romans 8:27; 1 Corinthians 6:2. But who are the ‘’saints’’? Every Christian is a saint. It’’s impossible to be a Christian and not be a saint. What is a Christian? –- he is someone into whose life the Lord Jesus Christ has entered (John 1:12; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:27; Revelation 3:20). In the same way a saint is someone into whose life Christ Himself has come to live.
There is a great difference between God’’s way of making a saint and man’’s way. Man chooses someone who has lived a good life or performed good works, and years after death that one is canonised. We have no scriptural authority for this. On the other hand, when a sinner comes to Christ, abandons his old way of living, and trusts in the Lord Jesus alone for salvation, God makes him a saint. Take a Concordance and go through the Bible to study this.
What then does being a saint mean? What are the characteristics? Three are mentioned in the Letter to the Ephesians: Ephesians 1:18; 2:10 and 2:22.
1 . THE SAINTS ARE GOD ’’ S PROPERTY (Ephesians 1 : 18 )
This verse could read, ‘‘We are God’s possession…’…’ or ‘‘God’’s investment’’. In a sense this is true of all people everywhere, as Ezekiel 18:4 tells us. But God has a great deal of lost property, and there are many who belong to Him in that He is their creator, provider and sustainer, who have never returned to Him and acknowledged His ownership. All men are God’’s property in a creative sense, but the saints belong to Him in a redemptive sense as well. A little boy made a boat and then lost it. Later he saw it in a shop window and went in and bought it. He was then heard to say to his boat, ‘’You’’re twice mine –- first because I made you and then because I bought you!’’ This is exactly what the Lord says of all His saints. We are doubly His –- His by creation and His by redemption –- look up and compare Genesis 1:26 with 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.
To whom do you belong?
See you in the concluding part of this study, God be with you....
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Study5A SAINTS
CALLED BY A NEW NAME
Scripture Portion: Ephesians 1: 18 – 2: 22
Over and over again God describes His people as ‘‘saints’’. Many of the New Testament letters are addressed ““To the saints…”…” (Romans 1:7; Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1). The word ‘‘saint’’ simply means ‘’holy one’’, and it occurs over one hundred times in the Bible; for instance, 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 116:15; Romans 8:27; 1 Corinthians 6:2. But who are the ‘’saints’’? Every Christian is a saint. It’’s impossible to be a Christian and not be a saint. What is a Christian? –- he is someone into whose life the Lord Jesus Christ has entered (John 1:12; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:27; Revelation 3:20). In the same way a saint is someone into whose life Christ Himself has come to live.
There is a great difference between God’’s way of making a saint and man’’s way. Man chooses someone who has lived a good life or performed good works, and years after death that one is canonised. We have no scriptural authority for this. On the other hand, when a sinner comes to Christ, abandons his old way of living, and trusts in the Lord Jesus alone for salvation, God makes him a saint. Take a Concordance and go through the Bible to study this.
What then does being a saint mean? What are the characteristics? Three are mentioned in the Letter to the Ephesians: Ephesians 1:18; 2:10 and 2:22.
1 . THE SAINTS ARE GOD ’’ S PROPERTY (Ephesians 1 : 18 )
This verse could read, ‘‘We are God’s possession…’…’ or ‘‘God’’s investment’’. In a sense this is true of all people everywhere, as Ezekiel 18:4 tells us. But God has a great deal of lost property, and there are many who belong to Him in that He is their creator, provider and sustainer, who have never returned to Him and acknowledged His ownership. All men are God’’s property in a creative sense, but the saints belong to Him in a redemptive sense as well. A little boy made a boat and then lost it. Later he saw it in a shop window and went in and bought it. He was then heard to say to his boat, ‘’You’’re twice mine –- first because I made you and then because I bought you!’’ This is exactly what the Lord says of all His saints. We are doubly His –- His by creation and His by redemption –- look up and compare Genesis 1:26 with 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.
To whom do you belong?
See you in the concluding part of this study, God be with you....
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
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