God's Love For Man In Salvation Part 2

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Introduction

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God’s Love Seals Our Salvation

God has always been about promises.

Whether it was promises to Adam & Eve concerning the coming Savior (), Abraham concerning a son (), Jeremiah concerning a new covenant (), or the Jews concerning salvation in Jesus () God has always made promises.
The point is our God is perfect and not afraid to say “this will happen” you can count on Me and My Word.
When it comes to salvation this is no different.

Sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.

When we obey the gospel our salvation is sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:13 ESV
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 4:30 ESV
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
This means we are given the Holy Spirit when we come out a new creation from that watery grave.
Romans 6:3–5 ESV
3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Romans 8:9–11 ESV
9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:9

Summery

If one does not have the Holy Spirit in their lives they are not God’s adopted child, simple as that, because He is the seal of that salvation.
If one does not have the Holy Spirit in their lives they are not God’s adopted child, simple as that, because He is the seal of that salvation.
Brethren, “God’s Love Seals Our Salvation with the Holy Spirit.

God’s Love Protects Our Salvation

When sealed we were redeemed.

This means we have God, once again, on our side.
Ephesians 1:7 ESV
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Ephesians 4:30 ESV
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Eph 4:
Hebrews 9:12 ESV
12 he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.

When sealed we are protected.

This means we find refuge in our God.
Hebrews 6:18 ESV
18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
This means we will “never fall” when walking with God.
2 Peter 1:10 ESV
10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
2 Pt 1:
Now, this refuge and lack of falling is predicated on our walk with God in righteousness.
Colossians 1:21–23 ESV
21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Hebrews 10:38 ESV
38 but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
Romans 11:22 ESV
22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
So how can God say we will “never fall” if it’s clear we “can fall?”
1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 John 1:7 ESV
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:8–9 ESV
8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:7

Summery

The point is this, when we obey the gospel and are sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, God puts a “hedge of protection” around our eternity.
1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
This doesn’t mean we won’t be tempted or tried, we will, it simply means “God’s Love Protects Our Salvation.”
He promises never to leave us with no exit to temptation (

God’s Love As An Inheritance In Salvation

Obeying the gospel makes us God’s children.

When we have our sins washed away (), we are added to the church of Christ (), and we are sealed with the Holy Spirit we are adopted into the family of God.
Romans 8:15–16 ESV
15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
Romans 8:15 ESV
15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
We might inherit money, property, or any number of things left to us from those whom we love.

Being God’s children makes us heirs of God.

In the Bible the word inheritance isn’t determined by one dying.
The spiritual real is the same as the physical in this sense, as God’s children we become His heirs.
Galatians 3:29 ESV
29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.
Abraham clearly inherited everything before his father’s passing when he was told to leave
Galatians 4:7 ESV
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Galatians 4:7 ESV
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Heb

Being heirs of God means an inheritance.

Like the physical real inheritance is based on death so too is our spiritual inheritance.
Hebrews 9:15 ESV
15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
However, unlike the physical realm in the spiritual real death has been conquered, therefore death is “no more” for the righteous ().
Now many of you, like me, probably think the inheritance is heaven, however it is not heaven but that which is in heaven.
We inherit the “kingdom of God.”
We inherit this kingdom when we become God’s children on earth.
Eph 1:11-
We also inherit this kingdom in its full glory in heaven.
Notice Peter declares the inheritance is “kept in heaven” not heaven itself.
1 Peter 1:4 ESV
4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
So what is our inheritance if it isn’t heaven?
It is the “kingdom of God” in its imperishable, undefiled and unfading state.
1 Corinthians 6:9–10 ESV
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:50 ESV
50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
1 Corinthians 6:9–10 ESV
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:5 ESV
5 For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Ephesians 5:5 ESV
5 For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Now to be sure we have, through promise, already obtained our inheritance because it is guaranteed to us until we acquire it.
Ephesians 1:11–14 ESV
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

Summery

So what does all this mean…it means “God’s Love As An Inheritance In Salvation” is promised and secure.
As sure as if we already obtained it we have an inheritance kept in heaven for us when we are delivered by Christ to the Father.
1 Corinthians 15:24 ESV
24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

Conclusion

God’s love for man in salvation is far more amazing that our finite minds can fully comprehend and yet God has given us enough in His Word to blow our minds, humble our spirits, and make us proudly proclaim His love for us boldly and proudly.
Let it be said we not only know God’s love for us but let those around us know and see that love in our lives.
Invitation
Isaiah 59:1–2 ESV
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
Philippians 2:6–7 ESV
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
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