The Ark of Christ

[Van]

The Old Testament contains two accounts of an Ark, with both appearing to foreshadow God's "Ark of Salvation." We have Noah's ark which provided a way of salvation for a remnant of humanity, and we have the Ark of the Covenant, which prefigured Christ's humanity (made of wood) and His divinity (covered with gold).

Basically an ark is simply a container to house valuables. Moses was placed in a basket, which became his ark. As a sidelight, scripture uses the same word for Noah's ark (a large ship) and the chest that floated Moses down the Nile, compare Genesis 6:14 with Exodus 2:3.

But to the heart of the matter, in 1 Peter 3:20-21 we see the comparison of Noah's Ark, which saved a remnant, to the Ark of Christ. We enter Christ's Ark when be are transferred into Christ spiritually, with that action also described as being "baptized into Christ," See Romans 6:3.

In 1 Peter 3:20 we see that in Noah's ark, people were brought safely through the water, and when we are spiritually baptized into Christ, we are brought safely through death, as we arise in Christ a new creation, a child of God. The washing of regeneration does way more than the removal of dirt. it provides us with an affirmative answer to our quest to be reconciled, because now being totally forgiven, we have absolutely nothing in our conscious that might offend God!

The Ark of Christ

 

[Aaron]

The Old Testament contains two accounts of an Ark, with both appearing to foreshadow God's "Ark of Salvation." We have Noah's ark which provided a way of salvation for a remnant of humanity, and we have the Ark of the Covenant, which prefigured Christ's humanity (made of wood) and His divinity (covered with gold).

Which contained the tablets of the law, a pot of manna, and Aaron's rod that budded.

Basically an ark is simply a container to house valuables. Moses was placed in a basket, which became his ark. As a sidelight, scripture uses the same word for Noah's ark (a large ship) and the chest that floated Moses down the Nile, compare Genesis 6:14 with Exodus 2:3.

Moses means "drawn out," and was a name given by Egypt. But the correlation of the vessel is noted.

But to the heart of the matter, in 1 Peter 3:20-21 we see the comparison of Noah's Ark, which saved a remnant, to the Ark of Christ. We enter Christ's Ark when be are transferred into Christ spiritually, with that action also described as being "baptized into Christ," See Romans 6:3.

As far as Earth is concerned, we enter Christ at baptism, just as a man and wife become one at the confession of vows and the pronouncement of an authority.

Eternally, we were chosen before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1:4

In 1 Peter 3:20 we see that in Noah's ark, people were brought safely through the water, and when we are spiritually baptized into Christ, we are brought safely through death, as we arise in Christ a new creation, a child of God. The washing of regeneration does way more than the removal of dirt. it provides us with an affirmative answer to our quest to be reconciled, because now being totally forgiven, we have absolutely nothing in our conscious that might offend God!

Good news.

The Ark of Christ

More accurately, the Ark of God. 1 Samuel 4:11

But...you're right to refer to it as a picture of Christ. Noah's ark bore the judgment of God, and sheltered those within.

 

[Aaron]

You will confess Calvinism before you quit this earth.

 

[Charlie24]

You will confess Calvinism before you quit this earth.

I was thinking there will be a lot of denouncing Calvinism after we leave this earth.

 

[Aaron]

I was thinking there will be a lot of denouncing Calvinism after we leave this earth.

All Van's posts are not that far off though.

 

[Charlie24]

All Van's posts are not that far off though.

Yes, I have to say that I have more in common with Van than not.

Though he and I have different perspectives most often.

 

[kyredneck]

I was thinking there will be a lot of denouncing Calvinism after we leave this earth.

Boy, are you ever in for a wake up call about Sovereign Grace, how wrong you were.

 

[Charlie24]

Boy, are you ever in for a wake up call about Sovereign Grace, how wrong you were.

What took you so long, ky?

That is entirely a matter yet to be seen for both of us.

I do look forward to that day, maybe we can discuss it then.

 

[Van]

I see this false claim one again posted, but never supported!

Eternally, we were chosen before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1:4​

No individual was chosen for salvation before creation as we once were not a people chosen for God's own possession, and once we had not yet received mercy. 1 Peter 2:9-10.

Thus the claim is based on misinterpreting Ephesians 1:4, in a way that is inconsistent with many conflicting passages. How were we actually chosen individually for salvation? See 2 Thessalonians 2:13, we were chosen through faith in the truth. We come to faith during our physical lifetime, after we hear and understand to some degree the gospel of Christ. And James 2:5 says when we are chosen, we are rich in faith and already heirs of the promise made to those who love God. Again, teaching we are chosen for salvation after we come to faith during our physical lifetime.

But then, how are we to understand Ephesians 1:4? The verse says we were chosen "in Him" before the foundation of the world. The actual idea is that when God chosen the Word to be His Christ, His Redeemer, before creation, God also chose those His Redeemer would redeem corporately. Thus we were chosen in Him corporately but not individually, as we did not exist and had not come to faith.

 

[Van]

The question people should as of themselves is this:

Are we "in Christ" or not? If we are "in Christ" we are within the Ark of Christ, Redeemed, Saved, Reconciled, Made Holy, Made Perfect, Made Alive together with Christ!

If not, we are going still earning the wages of sin, which culminates in the Second Death in the Lake of Fire.

Recall the message of the Ambassadors of Christ - Be reconciled to God!