"Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons" Acts 10:34.
Every thing that God does pertaining to our salvation he does corporately and not individually. Jesus Christ is God's new Adam and is humanities new representative. Jesus comes into the world as humanities representative to do for humanity what humanity cannot do for its self.
"Therefore as by the offense of one (Adam) judgment came upon ALL MEN to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one (Christ) the FREE GIFT came upon ALL MEN unto justification of life" Romans 5:18.
The only one that God respects as an individual person is Jesus Christ. God does NOTHING outside of his Son Jesus Christ. No, God did not predestinate people to salvation before the foundation of the world. God predestinated Jesus Christ to be the savior of the world and all of humanity was chosen in him before the foundation of the world, Ephesians 1:4-6. This is what the scripture is saying.
Jesus claims to be the savior of the world, "I came not to judge the world, but to SAVE THE WORLD" John 12:47. How does Jesus save the world? Jesus, as God's new Adam and humanities new representative, offers to God the Father a life of perfect obedience to his holy law. He did that in our name and on our behalf. It was his life that was lived for our justification, Romans 3:26.
That was not enough, something had to be done about our sins and the sins of the world. "For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be MADE the righteousness of God in him" 2 Corinthians 5:21. Again, Jesus in our name and on our behalf atones for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2.
Because of the victorious work of Christ, Colossians 2:15, God has seated Jesus at his own right hand as the, "King of Kings and the Lord of Lords" Revelation 19:16. God now sees ALL THINGS in his Son Jesus Christ, Colossians 1:20. As far as God is concerned Jesus has victoriously defeated sin, death and the devil and is both Lord and Christ, Acts 2:36.
This is how God has reconciled us and the world unto himself through Jesus Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19. Because of the doing and the dying of Jesus we can claim to be perfect and complete "In Christ" Colossians 2:10. We are MADE perfect and complete "In Christ". We do not become perfect and complete in Christ through religion or the works of the law.
This salvation that God has provided for us in Jesus Christ becomes ours by simple child like faith in Christ and his Gospel. This is why Paul wrote, "Whosoever that shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved" Romans 10:13. Calling on Christ to save you is and act of faith and brings about justification and salvation, Romans 5:1.
Every thing that God does pertaining to our salvation he does corporately and not individually. Jesus Christ is God's new Adam and is humanities new representative. Jesus comes into the world as humanities representative to do for humanity what humanity cannot do for its self.
"Therefore as by the offense of one (Adam) judgment came upon ALL MEN to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one (Christ) the FREE GIFT came upon ALL MEN unto justification of life" Romans 5:18.
The only one that God respects as an individual person is Jesus Christ. God does NOTHING outside of his Son Jesus Christ. No, God did not predestinate people to salvation before the foundation of the world. God predestinated Jesus Christ to be the savior of the world and all of humanity was chosen in him before the foundation of the world, Ephesians 1:4-6. This is what the scripture is saying.
Jesus claims to be the savior of the world, "I came not to judge the world, but to SAVE THE WORLD" John 12:47. How does Jesus save the world? Jesus, as God's new Adam and humanities new representative, offers to God the Father a life of perfect obedience to his holy law. He did that in our name and on our behalf. It was his life that was lived for our justification, Romans 3:26.
That was not enough, something had to be done about our sins and the sins of the world. "For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be MADE the righteousness of God in him" 2 Corinthians 5:21. Again, Jesus in our name and on our behalf atones for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2.
Because of the victorious work of Christ, Colossians 2:15, God has seated Jesus at his own right hand as the, "King of Kings and the Lord of Lords" Revelation 19:16. God now sees ALL THINGS in his Son Jesus Christ, Colossians 1:20. As far as God is concerned Jesus has victoriously defeated sin, death and the devil and is both Lord and Christ, Acts 2:36.
This is how God has reconciled us and the world unto himself through Jesus Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19. Because of the doing and the dying of Jesus we can claim to be perfect and complete "In Christ" Colossians 2:10. We are MADE perfect and complete "In Christ". We do not become perfect and complete in Christ through religion or the works of the law.
This salvation that God has provided for us in Jesus Christ becomes ours by simple child like faith in Christ and his Gospel. This is why Paul wrote, "Whosoever that shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved" Romans 10:13. Calling on Christ to save you is and act of faith and brings about justification and salvation, Romans 5:1.
