Posts Tagged With: transformation

The Process of Salvation

Jesus is Jesus, for the Lord is our Salvation.
Jesus is predicted throughout the Scriptures, for He our Predestination.
Jesus was conceived in the virgin Mary, for He is our New Creation.
Jesus was greeted by John in the womb, for He is the Father’s Salutation.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, for He would bring Regeneration.
Jesus and Mary were cared for by Joseph because He is our Adoption by our Father in Heaven.
Jesus was circumcised and later dedicated in the temple, for He is our Sanctification.
Jesus was worshipped by the Magi, for He is the Focus of our Adoration.

Jesus was immersed in water, so we would know Him as our Initiation.
Jesus overcame the temptations of the devil, He brought our Liberation.
Jesus called people to turn from sin, for He is our Correction.
Jesus announced the Kingdom of God, for He is the Lord of all hosts and our Invitation.
Jesus invites us to humble ourselves under His yoke so He can grant us honor, for He is our Instruction.
Jesus showed people the pattern of service before success, for He is our Vocation.
Jesus sent out the disciples on mission trips as He brought Redemption.
When Jesus led groups of His disciples up the mountain, we became His Congregation.
When Jesus raised the dead in Israel, He proved to be our Resurrection.

As Jesus had his last Passover, He offered Himself as our Libation.
When Jesus laid down His Life on the cross, He became our Sure Foundation.
When the sun was darkened, the earth shook & the veil was torn, Jesus proved to be God’s Revelation.
Jesus’s body was laid in the tomb over the Sabbath, for He is our Restoration.
Jesus rose from the grave, for He is our Justification.
Jesus appeared to the missionaries, so He became our Proclamation.
Jesus ascended on high to sit at the right hand of the Father, He for is our Intercession.

When Jesus baptized the Church with the Spirit so we could preach with power from on High, thus He is our Vindication.
When Jesus joined foreigners to the family of Abraham, both Jew & Gentile,
we became a new and true and holy nation.
He will come again to judge the living at the dead, for the Lord is the Source of our ultimate Glorification.

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Bible Translation Day

Today is Bible Translation Day with Wycliffe Bible Translators
http://www.wycliffe.org/About/OurHistory/CameronTownsend/BibleTranslationDay.aspx

This video details the current status of translations around the world.

Historically, whenever the Bible is made available in a new langauge, it motivates educational transformation. Regular reading and application of the Bible has also renewed love in marriages, restored health to bodies broken by bad habits (both mental and addictions), ended civil conflicts, and changed economies as people became increasingly productive and stopped busybodying about everybody else. But most importantly, the Bible communicates the way in which we can be restored to God.

God has revealed His plan for humanity. The Bible opens with, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth …” and closes with, “the grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. Amen.” This is my favorite Scripture, the section between and including those two blessings.

I am thankful today, that I not only am alive, but I have Bibles in several languages to tell me why and portable on my phone to remind me regularly. I am thankful for those languages that are getting the Bible into them even as I write. I am thankful for God’s promise to complete the work He started. I am thankful that His promises never fail. I am thankful that I have enough access to the original languages and critical editions of the Bible to know that the Bible is trustworthy and reliable transmitted down through the generations to today. God’s Word has not failed.

We have failed often to obey God’s Word, but God will accomplish His Word and His Work in our lives. The Law & the Prophets prepared for it. The cross & resurrection of Jesus guaranteed it. The Apostles proclaimed it. More and more, the nations are believing it. Do you believe? What are you thankful for? Have you read the Bible lately? What encouragement did you receive from the Bible lately?

I have been encouraged that Jesus ate with taxcollectors and sinners. This means that God loves government agents and anti-government forces alike. He loves you. He loves you so much He has been thinking about you all day long. He is hoping you will take up His love letter soon. Read. Relax. Relate.

Yes, this is the call of God’s word. In relation to God and others, it is a simple message: Learn. Let go. Love. God Himself will hold you close if you will reach out to him. …

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