Friday, January 25, 2013

SALVATION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Romans 5:9-10

King James Version (KJV)
9 Much more then, being NOW justified by his blood, we SHALL BE SAVED from WRATH through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

I keep on assessing how truthful and true Preterism is as a branch of eschatological view and validating whether or not it commenced God's plan concerning our future salvation after believing their so-called "fulfilled eschatology". Later, I found it as a twist in the ordained purpose in accordance to the mystery for this Age of grace.   

In light of Pauline perspective, these verses made us think about the two-fold processes Christ made for our completion (the justification process) and the about to complete our salvation (shall be saved from wrath). Therefore, it sums up an idea that we're already saved from sins and yet to be saved from the wrath to come (eschatological fulfillment of things especially those that accord in the prophecy truth) Rom. 4:5, 5: 8-10; 1 Thes: 1:10)

In acknowledgement of God's plan I found PAST COMPLETION AND FUTURE COMPLETION in regard to the doctrine of eschatology as also pertinent to the hope of saints in the Body of Christ which is an independent hope in view of God's earthly prophetic plan for the nation Israel (Rom. 5:9-10).  

NOW JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD (past accomplishment)

How many of us certify the sole truth, a passport to lead us into the best anticipated life with glorious mandates? How many claimed they're justified on the basis of his faith in the blood of Christ?( Read Romans 3:25) Surveys were made and that only few claimed they were washed by the blood of Christ. Even in the circle of Christianity itself who knew God and Christ had less percentage claimed to have faith in His blood alone as means for their justification and grandeur. 

Scripture plainly proved that fact that Christ  completed our spiritual salvation through the  demonstration of His wondrous grace and love on the cross so that you can obtain perfect righteousness and justification making yourself as an ever blessed person in our planet (Col 4:12, Col 2:10, Eph. 1:3) .

This is the sole proclaimation how we preach people under heaven using the "My gospel" preached by Paul to us all Gentiles ( Rom. 2:16; 16:25). Indeed, we're living in the flesh, suffer diverse infirmities in the flesh, laden with the natural tendencies in and of the flesh, influenced by temptations, touched by our feelings and emotions and yet all these realities cannot change what was accomplished by God through the image of Christ in light with the gospel for us all Gentiles in this dispensation of grace (2 Cor. 4:4).

If there would be preachers proclaiming gospels pertinent to His earthly kingdom plan then that reminds us they need to think what gospel proclaimed for us Gentiles through which we could find completion, hope, glory, and joy.  

Justice acquits repentant sinner when only he/she acknowledges the veracity and truthfulness of God's plan for justification in this age of grace in the merit of His perfect blood, a sinless atonement element able to wash your sins proving how you could be justified and made righteous before our Almighty God, and something which you can cry "Abba father" after you receive the truth of the gospel for your freedom and security.    
   

MUCH MORE THEN

  • This reality of possession (sins salvation) which we own right now, which is also sealed by the Spirit, contains more emphatic declaration about the things GOD HAS  ABOUT TO ACCOMPLISH in the future. Thus, made myself as a futuristic person who anticipated the much more event God will show to me in the future, through which also, according to Paul, not passing the WRATH TO COME  when this dispensation of grace ends.  

As a pure grace believer, preacher, and teacher I have to expose this eschatologial study that God's blessings to us, although declared complete, have a coined completion of purpose relative to the promise of glorification which he promised to all His saints pertinent to the years to come especially on the judgement seat of Christ wherein every saint shall receive the things done in his body whether it be good or bad (2 Cor. 5:10). That's  a sacrificial service to fulfill the afflictions of Christ, similar with Paul's testimony which we likewise have to accomplish in this a life of flesh.

SHALL BE SAVED FROM WRATH

Eschatologists should believe without supposition, that the phrase "shall be saved from wrath" was expressed in the past future perfect tense denoting a future accomplishment, "much more",  the Lord shall reveal to us HOPERS, AND PATIENT WAITERS for the glory to come.

Many times, our apostle Paul is stressing about the change of our vile body (fleshly body), waiting for redemption, the adoption (again pertains for fleshly deliverance), and similar hope on the things we didn't see yet as we're saved by hope.

But, what scary eschatological event Paul would want us to know dear saints in Christ is salvation from God's wrath of which many "fulfilled eschatology theologians", (they called themselves preterists) taught it was already accomplished last AD 70. It made me thought about how ridiculous this doctrines laden only with presumptive views quoting historical facts not supported with divine insights. Then we can exclaim.... How come? Who knew it was  the historical AD 70 fulfillment except those who presupposed those were really the happenings? But, that's all according to them which only occured in their own  perspectives with twist what was promised by God to us. They were those modern preachers nowadays who preached that "resurrection is past already" (2 Timothy 2:18).

Friends, if many teach you about prophetic eschatological warnings then have peace within because if you are washed by the blood of Christ through the message of Paul, these prophetic eschatological events not named in the history ( especially whn you read the accounts of the book of Revelation) are events NOT FOR YOU. These were prophecies for the overcomers addressed to the Jewish churches under the prophetic kingdom commission and not for the saints who were membersof the Body of Christ. 

Think a lot, and study a lot the mystery of Christ's blessedness for you in this dispensation of grace. GOD IS ABLE TO SAVE YOU FROM HIS WRATH which in truth NOT FULFILLED YET.

Grace and peace!




     

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