Hey brother. I appreciate what you have shared. Do you believe salvation for OT saints differs from that of the NT saints?
Maybe some questions will help:
In the OT...
...was salvation by grace?
...was faith required?
...were their hearts made new?
...were they born from above?
...were their sins forgiven?
...was it predicated upon the finished work of Christ?
...were all who called upon the name of the Lord saved?
Maybe some questions will help:
In the OT...
...was salvation by grace?
...was faith required?
...were their hearts made new?
...were they born from above?
...were their sins forgiven?
...was it predicated upon the finished work of Christ?
...were all who called upon the name of the Lord saved?
...was faith required?”
Yes of course even from Noah where our language and terminology is rooted
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house;
by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”
Hebrews 11:7 KJV
That’s our righteousness too brother look back at Noah how was he saved first thing is God gave him grace
By Gods grace towards him
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
Genesis 6:8 KJV
and through faith hearing what he said was to come and acting accordingly
“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Make thee an ark of gopher wood;…(he gives Noah many instructions for the ark ) …… And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
Genesis 6:13-14, 17-18, 22 KJV
That’s the same process we are saved by by grace or because God is gracious towards us
and through faith which means we need to hear what he said will save us and others like Noah did he just listened to God believed what he said about the flood to come without seeing it first then he acted like it was coming and did what God said would save him and his family
noahs faith wasn’t without the works but imagine if Noah had modern popular faith that said to God “ I believe you but I’m not going to build the ark that’s a work it doesn’t have anything to do with my salvation “
Its really faith when we hear what he’s said is gonna save us and we believe it because of we do well then act just like Noah “ his belief was what zgod told him “ there’s a flood coming upon all the world if I build the ark I’ll be saved with my family “
Thats real faith belief leads to action and belief comes from here
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 KJV
Jesus told believers in the gospel ehat will save us and what will condemn us if we believe as he said things it’s going to move us to action , to change to repentance and reformation of a sinner that’s what faith does for us
air os t just to say we believe we need to hear the truth and believe the promises of Jesus for all believers in him his word is the word th at promises us salvstion just as he spoke to Noah back then it’s the same
grace is that by the law everyone is already condemned because no one is without sin , but he’s come to die in our place for all that and teach us the truth and way of life if we just let the lord teach us we’re like Noah listening to God tell him how to build the ark and promise to save him and promise also new covenant to him which led to Abraham and Abraham’s seed Jesus Christ later
i could have just said I think all are saved the same way brother but when we say “ by grace through faith “ I believe it’s important to determine what and where faith is found it’s like this
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:”
Exodus 10:21-22 KJV
The power is in what God says it’s always that way if loses does what God said it’s going to happen as he said if he doesn’t nothing will happen
faith has been labeled a replacement for obeying God but it’s actually when we learn tbat it’s basic faith to hear and obey God because we undeeersnd if he said it it’s true and trustworthy we can count on it we can let our souls depend on it because of who Jesus really is
disciples don’t consider it a labor and work tomlewrn from what thier teacher has said and follow after thier new faith …..it’s then choosing a new path in life a new leader and teacher
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