Of God and the Holy Trinity – One God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19
Of God's Decree- God before creation chose to bring about creation for the purpose of creating mankind for His glory, Isaiah 43:7
Of Creation –In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, Gen 1:1
Of Divine Providence – God made everything and sustains everything and brings about the conditions useful for His purpose of creation, including altering the course of human events by intervention, Colossians 1:17; Deuteronomy 30:19.
Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the punishment thereof – Adam volitionally sinned, knowing God said not to eat of the fruit of the tree of good and evil. This resulted in Adam being separated from God, illustrated by being kicked out of the garden, and his corruption, illustrated by his eyes being opened. Genesis 3:7; 17-24
Of Free Will – We make plans but God directs our steps, thus God allows us autonomous thoughts and actions, but only so far as He allows. He can and does intervene and restrict our options, such as hardening hearts to cause some to continue to reject Christ for a time. Proverbs 16:9, Romans 11:7
Of Justification – refers to being made “right” with God, thus our “sin burden” is removed. This occurs when we are spiritually placed in Christ, and undergo the circumcision of Christ, also referenced as the washing of regeneration, our spiritual rebirth. Romans 5:18, Colossians 2:11, Titus 3:5 and 1 Peter 1:3.
Of Adoption – Our adoption refers to being made physical children of God when we will be bodily resurrected at Christ’s second coming, Romans 8:33.
Of Sanctification – Salvation is presented in scripture as having three phrases, Positional Sanctification, referring to when we are set apart in Christ 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Progressive Sanctification, referring to our life after being put in Christ where we strive to become more Christ like, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; and Ultimate Sanctification, our Bodily Redemption at His second coming, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Romans 8:33
Of Saving Faith - Faith God credits as righteousness, being from the heart, fully committed and devoted to Christ, having more to do with our love of Christ than believing the right doctrines, Romans 4:4-5; 24.
Of God's Decree- God before creation chose to bring about creation for the purpose of creating mankind for His glory, Isaiah 43:7
Of Creation –In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, Gen 1:1
Of Divine Providence – God made everything and sustains everything and brings about the conditions useful for His purpose of creation, including altering the course of human events by intervention, Colossians 1:17; Deuteronomy 30:19.
Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the punishment thereof – Adam volitionally sinned, knowing God said not to eat of the fruit of the tree of good and evil. This resulted in Adam being separated from God, illustrated by being kicked out of the garden, and his corruption, illustrated by his eyes being opened. Genesis 3:7; 17-24
Of Free Will – We make plans but God directs our steps, thus God allows us autonomous thoughts and actions, but only so far as He allows. He can and does intervene and restrict our options, such as hardening hearts to cause some to continue to reject Christ for a time. Proverbs 16:9, Romans 11:7
Of Justification – refers to being made “right” with God, thus our “sin burden” is removed. This occurs when we are spiritually placed in Christ, and undergo the circumcision of Christ, also referenced as the washing of regeneration, our spiritual rebirth. Romans 5:18, Colossians 2:11, Titus 3:5 and 1 Peter 1:3.
Of Adoption – Our adoption refers to being made physical children of God when we will be bodily resurrected at Christ’s second coming, Romans 8:33.
Of Sanctification – Salvation is presented in scripture as having three phrases, Positional Sanctification, referring to when we are set apart in Christ 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Progressive Sanctification, referring to our life after being put in Christ where we strive to become more Christ like, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; and Ultimate Sanctification, our Bodily Redemption at His second coming, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Romans 8:33
Of Saving Faith - Faith God credits as righteousness, being from the heart, fully committed and devoted to Christ, having more to do with our love of Christ than believing the right doctrines, Romans 4:4-5; 24.