This
analogy may be helpful - I don't know - what think ye?:
A traveler stands at the airport window, and looks at the airplane. He
believes [intellectually] with his mind. Yes, that "will get me to my
destination." IOW, he/she
admits "yes, I
accept that as a fact."
However,
Until said traveler, believes with the heart, and,
trusts his/her
life "into the pilots hands," and actually "gets on board" [
heart faith]
he/she Will
Never "get to their destination,"
Correct?
Thus, in light of the "
Past tense" of:
The THREE Tenses Of God's ETERNAL Salvation:
"But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not
trust in ourselves, but
in God Which raiseth the dead: Who
delivered
us from so great a death, and
doth deliver: in Whom we trust that He
will yet deliver us;" (
2 Corinthians 1:9-10 KJB!) =
God's Will, Today, Under HIS PURE GRACE? Very
Simply:
► faith, trust, [true
heart] belief that
God's Word Is Trustworthy! ◄
1)
Past Tense = "...God delivered us from so great a death
...":
God Establishes HIS Eternal Relationship With
those who
humbly repent [change mind about sin] and:
believe, 100% trust, place Total faith, In The LORD JESUS CHRIST,
HIS Death (Precious BLOOD), Burial, And HIS Resurrection,
According To The Scriptures! [
trusting life
In Jesus' Hands!!]
(
1 Corinthians 15:3-4; cp
Ephesians 2:8-9;
Romans 3-5 KJB!)
"GRACE Through faith" [offering NO
finite "works!"],
100% Trusting In
The Precious Infinite Merits Of HIS ALL-Sufficient BLOOD Results:
All sins Forgiven, His Eternal Life, And, Peace With God!
(
Ephesians 1:7;
Colossians 2:13;
Romans 6:23;
Romans 5:1)
This Is Eternal Deliverance From the Penalty of sin,
The So Great A [
Second ]
Death! (
Revelation 21:8)
=
Justification and
Spiritual Sanctification
(
2 Corinthians 1:10a cp
Romans 3:24)
Note: "works" [of love] are a Totally
Separate matter altogether,
Correct?
........... ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
..........GRACE And Peace...