Dr. Annamma Abraham and (late) Dr. Abraham were veteran doctors in Malaysia (originally from Kerela, India) and also serving the Lord in many capacities. Those early years were very busy with their working schedule and taking care of their very energetic and lively three sons. In that very busy schedule of work along with parenthood, they grew stronger in their faith and walk with God. Today, as Dr. Annamma Abraham delves into the Word in deep study, she shares jewels of wisdom from the Word!
Salvation
Dr. Annamma Abraham
Salvation means deliverance
Descriptive of:
Messianic
Salvation - Deliverance from sin by the Messiah
Jesus Christ.
Matthew 1: 21 -And she will bear a son and you shall call His name
Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins.
National
Deliverance
Exodus 14: 13 - But Moses said to the people "Do not fear! Stand
and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today; for
the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever."
salvation from
enemies
2 Chronicles 20 :
17 -You need not fight in this
battle ; station yourselves, stand and see the salvation of the Lord on your
behalf O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not
fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them , for the Lord is with you.
Messianic salvation
Messianic salvation is saving the
soul, deliverance from sin and its consequences brought about by the merits of
Christ's death .
Messianic salvation is an invitation
to repentance and faith, to come to enjoy the unconditional love of the Father
with celebration with music and dancing.
If you have placed your trust in the
Lord Jesus , stop worrying about your salvation. God has done His part .
Believe what the Bible says and claim as your very own, the new life that has
been given to you through faith in Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5 :
17 -Therefore if any man is in
Christ , he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold ,new things
have come.
God sent His only begotten
son to be the propitiation for our sins . The atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ
on the cross , redeemed us from our sins, justified us as righteous, reconciled
us to God, and thus we are His adopted children, and if children, heirs also,
heirs of God, and fellow heirs with Christ.
Romans 8 : 15-17 15 . For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to
fear again , but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry
out, " Abba! Father! "
16-The spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we
are children of God,
17-and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow
heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also be
glorified with Him.
Propitiation ( atonement )
Propitiation-Dying for the sins of man
1 John 4: 10 - In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He
loved us and sent His son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 Peter 1:
18-19. 18 You were not redeemed with perishable things like silver
or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
19- but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and
spotless, the blood of Christ.
Leviticus 17:
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make
atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes
atonement .
Propitiation-Satisfying God's justice
Romans 3: 24 -26
24 - being justified as a gift by His grace through the
redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
25 - whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His
blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the
forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed.
26 - for the demonstration, I say, of his righteousness at the
present time, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith
in Jesus.
Propitiation-Reconciling
God and man ( Message of
reconciliation) 2 Corinthians 5 : 18-19
18 - Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to
Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation
19 - namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to
Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Propitiation-
Offering believing sinner perfect and righteous.
2 Corinthians 5:
20- 21.
20 - Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God
were entreating through us ; we beg you on behalf of Christ , be reconciled to
God .
21- He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that
we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
God's purpose is to give us
abundant life and eternal life with Him.
John 10: 10 . God's purpose for sending His son is that we might have
life, and might have it abundantly.
John 3: 16 . The other reason for sending His only begotten son is
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal Life.
Our problem is apart from
God, people are sinners . God gave us will and freedom of choice
Romans 3:23 . All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Isaiah 53 : 6 . All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has
turned to his own way ; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall
on Him
When we sin, we earn eternal death,
separation of the sinful person from the most holy God.
Romans 6:23 The wages of the
sin is death , but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
The consequence of our sin bring
about judgment of God after our physical death.
Hebrews 9:27 .And in as much as it is appointed for men to die once and
after this comes judgement.
God's remedy for our problem is
while we were yet sinners Christ died for us and paid the penalty for our sins
.
Romans 5:8 .But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that
while we were yet sinners, Christ died, for us .
1 Peter 3:18 . Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He may bring us to
God, having been put to death in flesh and made alive in spirit .
Salvation is not by our efforts to
be good. God won't accept our good
deeds as payment for our sins.
Ephesians 2:8-9 .For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that
not of yourselves , it is the gift of God; not as a result of works , so that
no one may boast.
Titus 3: 5 . He saved us not on the basis of deeds which we have done
in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration
and renewing by the Holy spirit.
Real belief results in a response
on our part. Christ has made it possible for us to experience the
full life God wants us to have. As the result of our response we must
receive Christ.
John 1:12 .But as many as received Him, to them He gave the
right to become the children of God, even to those who believe in His
name.
Romans 10 : 9-10 .If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe
in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with
the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he
confesses, resulting in salvation.
Our response results in ,
eternal life, no judgment, and pass out of death into life .
Assurance of
salvation 1 John 5:13 . These things I have written to you who believe in the
name of the son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life .
John 5:24. Truly, truly, I say to you ,he who hears my word , and believes Him who
sent Me , has eternal life, and does not come into judgment , but pass out of
death into life.
The source salvation
Christ alone is the source of salvation.
Acts 4: 12 . And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no
other name among men by which we must be saved .
Cross
1 Corinthians 1:18 . For the word of cross is to those who are
perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
God's grace
Ephesians 2: 5, 8 .
5 even when we are dead in our transgressions
,made us alive together with Christ ( by grace you have been saved ) 8. For
by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves, it is
the gift of God .
God's love
Roman's 5: 8 .But God demonstrated His own love toward us , in that
while we were yet sinners Christ died for us .
Isaiah 53 : 6. All of us like sheep have gone astray, but the Lord has
caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.
God's mercy
Titus 3:5 .He saved us not on the basis of the deeds which we have
done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of
regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit.
Salvation of a non believer
requires
Conviction,
Repentance, Confession, Faith, Regeneration and
Holy scripture.
Conviction - Making one conscious of his or her guilt
Acts 2: 14 . Peter taking his stand with the eleven , raised his voice
and declared to them : " Men of Judea, and all who live in Jerusalem, let
this be known to you, and give heed to my words.
Acts 2: 36- 37 .
36 "Let all house of Israel know for certain that God
has made Him both Lord and Christ- this Jesus whom you crucified"
37 . Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart
, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren what shall we
do? "
They got convicted of their sin.
Joseph's brothers Genesis 42: 21-
22 .
21 . They said to one another " We are truly guilty
concerning our brother, for we saw the
anguish of his soul , when he pleaded with us , and we would not hear;
therefore this distress has come upon us.
22 . And Reuben answered them, saying ," Did I not tell you , Do not sin against the boy ; and you would
not listen ? Now comes the reckoning for
his blood. "
Joseph's brothers became convicted
of the ill treatment they did to their brother Joseph.
Repentance Feel sorrow or regret for what one has done
or left undone.
A heart broken over sin
Acts 8 : 14 - 24 .
Apostles in Jerusalem heard that
Samaria had received the word of God . Peter and John came down and prayed for
them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit . Then Peter and John began
laying their hands on them and they were receiving the Holy Spirit. Now when
Simon saw this , he offered Peter and John, money , saying, "give this authority to me as well, so
that every one on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit. "
But Peter said to him, " May
your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the git of
God with money. You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is
not right before God. Verse 22. " Therefore repent of this
wickedness of yours and pray the Lord that if possible , the intention your
heart may be forgiven you . 23
."For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage
of iniquity" 24 . But Simon answered and said " Pray to the
Lord for me yourselves , so that nothing of what you have said may come upon
me."
Here Simon is repenting on what sin
he has done
Confession - Confession manifested by repentance
Acknowledgement of sin.
See what is
happening to Simon .He is convicted, repenting ,and confessing of what sin he
has done.
Faith - Whoever believes in the Son of Man has
eternal life
John 3: 14-18 .
14 . " And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of Man be lifted up .
15 ." that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.
16 ." For God so loved the world , that he gave His only
begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish , but have eternal
life.
17 . "For God did not send the son into the world to judge the
world , but that the world should be saved through Him .
18 . "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does
not believe has been judged already , because he has not believed in the name
of the only begotten son of God .
Regeneration or born again--
born from above , born into the family of God .If so , simply tell God that you
believe and that you want to become His child . His arms are open wide - as
wide as on the cross .
John 3 : 3- 8
Jesus answered and
said to Nicodemus, a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews.
3 ." Truly, truly I say to you , unless one is born again he
cannot see the kingdom of God. "
4 . Nicodemus said to Him "How can a man be born again ,
when he is old ? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be
born. Can he ?"
5. Jesus answered "Truly, truly , I say to you , unless
one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God .
6 . that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which
is born of the spirit is spirit.
7 . Do not marvel that I said to you, you must be born again.
8 ." The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of
it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going ; so is everyone
who is born of spirit.
Holy scripture
2 Timothy 3:
15 from childhood you have known the sacred writings which
are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is
in Christ Jesus.
Some of the records of salvation
Promised to Adam
Genesis 3: 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and
her seed. He shall bruise you on the head and you shall bruise him on the heel
.
Announced to
Abram
Genesis 12 :
1-3. 1 - Now the Lord said to Abram "Go forth from your
country , and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land
which I will show you;
2 And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your
name great ; and so you shall be a blessing .
3 And I will bless those who bless you , and the one who curses you I will
curse . And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed .
Revealed to the
prophets
1 Peter 1: 10-12
10 . As to this salvation , the prophets who prophesied of
the grace that would come to you made
careful search and inquiry,
11 . seeking to know what person or time the spirit of Christ
within them was indicating as He
predicted the suffering of Christ and the glories to follow .
12 . It was revealed to them that they were not serving
themselves , but you in these things which now have been announced to you
through those who preached to you by the
Holy Spirit sent from heaven - things into which angels long to look.
Longed for by the
saints .
Psalm 119 : 81, 174
81 . My soul languishes for Thy salvation . I wait for thy word.
174 . I long for thy salvation, O Lord
And Thy law is my delight.
Promised to
Gentiles
Isaiah 45: 21- 22.
21 . Declare and set forth your case; indeed let them consult
together, who has announced this from of old ? Who has long since declared it ?
Is not I the Lord ? And there is no other God besides Me . A righteous God and
Savior; there is none except Me.
22 . Turn to Me, and be saved all the ends of the earth; for I
am God , and there is no other.
To be realized by
the Messiah.
Isaiah 59: 16-17
16 . And He saw that there is no man, and was astonished that
there is no one to intercede.
Then His own arm
brought salvation to Him
And His
righteousness upheld Him .
17 . And He put on righteousness like a breastplate,
And a helmet of
salvation on His head ;
And He put on
garments of vengeance for clothing,
And wrapped Himself
with zeal as a mantle.
Seen in Christ's
birth.
Luke 1: 69, 77
69 . And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of
David His servant -
77 . To give His people the knowledge of salvation
By the forgiveness
of their sins,
Christ the author
Hebrews 5 : 9 And having been made perfect , He became to all those who obey Him the
source of salvation.
Appeared to all
men.
Titus 2: 11 For the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to all men.
Proclaimed to
Israel.
Zachariah 9: 9 Rejoice greatly , O daughter of Zion;
Shout in triumph ,
O daughter of Jerusalem
Behold , Your King
is coming to you ;
He is just and endowed with salvation,
Humble and mounted
on a donkey,
Even on a colt,
foal of a donkey.
Accomplished on the
cross
John 3: 14-15 . 14 . And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the son of man be lifted up .
15 . that whoever believes in Him , may have eternal life.
Preached through
the Gospel
.
Ephesians 1 : 13. In Him , you also , after listening to the message of
truth, the gospel of your salvation - having also believed , you were sealed in
Him with the Holy Spirit of promise .
Rejected by
Israel .
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Acts 13: 26 -
52 (Read )
Extended to
Gentiles.
Acts 28 :28 "Let it be known to you therefore , that this
salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, they will also listen .
Now is the
acceptable time of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6 :2 . "At the acceptable time I listened to you, and on
the day of salvation I helped you ". Behold now is the acceptable time ,
behold now is day of salvation. "
God's long suffering.
2 Peter 3:9 . The Lord is not slow about His promise , as some count
slowness, but is patient toward you , not wishing for any to perish but for all
to come to repentance .
Final , nearer each
day.
Romans 13: 11 . And do this knowing the time, that now is high time to
awaken out of sleep ; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first
believed.
Consummated in the
second advent.
Hebrews 9 : 28 . So Christ also , having been offered once to bear sins
of many , shall appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to
those who eagerly await Him.
Praise for, in
heaven.
Revelation 7 : 10 . And they cry out with aloud voice saying "salvation to our God, who sits on the
throne ,and to the Lamb. "
Blessings of salvation.
Deliverance from
sin.
Mathew 1 : 21. And she will bear a son; and you shall call His name
Jesus , for it is He who will save His people from sin.
Deliverance from
the power on death and fear.
Hebrews 2 : 14-15 .
14. Since then the
children share in the flesh and blood , He Himself likewise also partook
of the same , that through death He
might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is the devil;
15 . and might
deliver those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their
lives.
Salvation from the
wrath of God.
Romans 5: 9 Much more then , having now been justified by His blood , we shall be saved
fom the wrath of God through Him .
Salvation from
eternal death .
John 3 :16-17 . 16.
For God so loved the world , that He gave his
only begotton son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish , but have
eternal life .
17 .For God did not
send the Son into the world to judge the world , but that the world should be
saved through Him.
God has chosen us.
2 Thessalonians 2:
13 But we should always give thanks to God for you ,
brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen You from the beginning for
salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
God has
appointed us for obtaining salvation.
1 Thessalonians 5 :
9. For God has not
destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Rejoice.
1 Peter 4 : 3 . To the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ,
keep on rejoicing ; so that also at the revelation of His glory, you may rejoice with exultation.
Past, Present , Future aspect of Salvation.
past Ephesians 2:
8 For by grace you have been saved
through faith ; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God .
Present. 1 Corinthians 1 : 18 For the word of cross is to those who are perishing
foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Future. Hebrews 9 : 28 So Christ also , having been offered once to bear the
sins of many , shall appear a second time for salvation without reference to
sin , to those who eagerly await Him.
Take God at His word.
Then you will have a know-so salvation. The blood of Christ makes us safe, the
word of God makes us sure.
When we are in Christ we
are a new creation - reborn - born again by faith in Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5 :17
. Therefore if any man is in
Christ , he is a new creature; the old things passed away ; behold the new
things have come .
The question we need to
be asking ourselves is whether people notice that we have been reborn. Can anyone feel that there is a positive
difference about our lives . One of the greatest witness we can have as Christians
is to leave a positive impression on others. The people should know that
something has changed the churchgoers. When we are reborn - made new in Christ
, it should be plain for all to see, that God has changed us from within and
placed us in his family . A changed life is the result of a changed heart.
When we sin the Lord
isn't interested in just a quick apology . He looks for a different attitude
and a change of behavior. Scripture
calls this godly sorrow that leads to repentance .
2 Corinthians 7: 9
- 10 . 9 I now rejoice, not that you were made
sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you
were made sorrowful according to the will of God in order that you might not
suffer loss in anything through us.
10 . For the sorrow that is according to the will of God
produces repentance without regret , leading to salvation , but the sorrow of
the world produces death.
Paul saw this sorrow in
Corinthian believers , which resulted from their response to an earlier letter
of rebuke he had written .
1 Corinthians 5 :
1- 8 ( read )
At first it
bothered him that he made them sorrowful .
2 Corinthians 7 :
8 For though I caused sorrow by my letter , I do not regret
it; though I did regret it - for I see that , that letter
caused you sorrow ,
though only for a short while .
But when their sorrow
led to a genuine change of heart , the apostle rejoiced . ( Read 2 Corinthians
7 : 9 -11 ) . Sorrow for sin can be good or bad . However , only when it
leads to an intention to change , does it bring freedom from guilt and renewed
joy of our salvation.
2 Corinthians 7:
11 gives 7 ( seven )
characteristics of true repentance. For behold what earnestness this very thing
, this godly sorrow has produced in you . What vindication of yourselves. what
indignation , what fear, what longing , what zeal, what avenging of wrong ! In
everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter.
The
kindest thing that God ever did was to become a
man. What magnificent glory
Christ left and what humiliation He
suffered so that he could offer us the
riches of salvation .When we
receive His gift we claim an eternal inheritance
as adopted children
of God. Who can estimate the preciousness of God's gift of
salvation through his son the Lord Jesus ? All we can do now and
throughout
eternity is to fall down in adoration before the Lord,
Praising Him for a
salvation so wondrous and so free. Praise is the
language of the heart set free.
Many years of good works
and church attendance can never get us
into heaven. Only faith in Jesus
Christ can get us into heaven. Are
you sure, You belong to Him ? If not, You
can get sure today.
Admit that you are a
sinner.
Romans 3: 23 . All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Believe on Jesus as
your savior.
John 3: 16 . For God so loved the world , that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Obey God's
commandments.
1 John 5: 2 By this we know that we are the children of God, when we love God and
observe His commandments .
Trust His promises
.
1 John 5 : 11-12
. 11. And the witness is this , that God has given us eternal
life , and this life is in His son.
12 . He who has the son has life ; he who does not have the
son of God , has no life.
Salvation
is not what we achieve but what we
receive. Don't let foolish pride keep us
from receiving the greatest
of all gifts ! Acknowledge your sin and
helplessness. Believe what
God has said , put your trust in Jesus Christ . He
has already made
things free for us . Salvation is free, but it is not yours
until you ask
for it .
As we remember our Lords
death on the cross , our
hearts are filled with love and gratitude . The empty
cross and the
empty tomb provide a full salvation . Because Jesus died on the
cross and rose from the grave, God removed our transgressions " as
far as
the east is from the west ". When God saves us , our sins are
forgiven and
forgotten for ever.
Psalm 103: 12
. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He
removed our transgressions from us .
