For by grace you have been saved through
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Eph 2: 9 ESV)
For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Co 1: 18 ESV)
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. (Rom 13: 11 ESV)
Saved from what? Delivered from what? Rescued from what?
For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you … but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. For they themselves report …how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. (1 Th 1: 8 -10 ESV)
What did the prophets know about the Messiah?
Psalm 22 Isaiah 53
Psalm 22 Isaiah 53 That He would suffer.
Psalm 2 Isaiah 11
Psalm 2 Isaiah 11 That He would triumph
Isaiah 9 Psalm 24
Isaiah 9 Psalm 24 That He would reign.
When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another? “ (Mat 11: 1 -3 ESV)
So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? “ (Act 1: 6 ESV)
And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory? “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luk 24: 27 ESV)
Romans 9: 25 -30 9: 33 10: 11 10: 13 10: 16 -20
Romans 9: 25 -30 - Hosea: 2: 23, 1: 10 9: 33 - Isaiah 8: 14 10: 11 - Isaiah 28: 16 10: 13 - Joel 2: 32 10: 16 -20 - Isaiah 53: 1, 65: 1 -2
The Prophets… The Spirit… The Apostles… The Angels…
How about you?
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