| Explains the attributes of salvation like, | | | | being 'Born Again' means! It's awesome! |
| justification, redemption, sanctification, glorification, | | | | Definition: |
| etc. showing the importance of each in the | | | | Regeneration is the instantaneous recreation of a |
| salvation process. | | | | human spirit in the image and likeness of God and |
| The intimate fellowship Christians can enjoy with | | | | the releasing of the life and Nature of God in that |
| God is only possible because of some very | | | | spirit. |
| specific principles that are activated every time a | | | | 5) Reconciliation - You are now re-purchased by |
| person confesses faith in Jesus Christ. | | | | God, forgiven, declared innocent and now possess |
| These principles are called the attributes of | | | | a recreated, connected spirit stamped with the |
| salvation and they are: | | | | nature of God. Now, you can finally have peace |
| 1) Redemption - This is the literal re-purchase of a | | | | with God! That's what reconciliation is... peace with |
| human soul from the devil, so that, instead of | | | | God! |
| being under the dominion of Satan we're now | | | | Reconciliation means restoring a broken |
| under the dominion of God, paid for with the very | | | | relationship. It is the resolving and dissolving of |
| blood of Jesus. | | | | enmity between those that were once closely |
| We were once owned by God through creation, | | | | related but found themselves in opposition. (Rom. |
| became lost to Him through rebellion but now are | | | | 5:10) |
| re-owned by Him through redemption! We are | | | | Definition: |
| adopted back into the family of God, ransomed | | | | Reconciliation is the complete tearing down and |
| with the blood of Jesus. "God was kind and | | | | removal of everything that stood between you |
| decided that Christ would choose us to be God's | | | | and God, so you are now reunited with your |
| own adopted children," Eph. 1:5. (CEV) | | | | Father in complete peace! |
| Definition: | | | | 6) Sanctification - Sanctification is the core |
| Redemption is the buying back of a human being | | | | principle of the salvation of the human soul or |
| from the control of the devil with the blood of | | | | mind! Sanctification means consecrating yourself |
| Jesus, so that the entire person is now | | | | to God by pursuing and attaining a Christ-like |
| completely owned by God; spirit, soul and body! | | | | character. |
| 2) Remission - Remission means forgiveness. | | | | This is done through the application of the |
| Being now owned by God, He can literally do with | | | | principles of God's word to your life! Every day, in |
| you whatever He wants. And the first thing He | | | | every situation, you choose, as an act of your will |
| does is to forgive you for all your sins, past, | | | | and through the power of the Holy Spirit, to obey |
| present and future. | | | | God rather than your flesh or the dictates of the |
| Definition: | | | | world around you. |
| Remission is the complete forgiveness of all a | | | | Definition: |
| person's sins, those he committed in the past, his | | | | Sanctification is the process of consecrating |
| present sins and those that he will commit in the | | | | oneself to God by developing a Christ-like |
| future. Complete forgiveness! | | | | character. This is done through consistent |
| 3) Justification - This is a further step in the same | | | | employment of the principles of God's word and |
| direction as remission. Where remission is the | | | | submission to the will of the Holy Spirit in your life! |
| forgiveness of sins, justification is the actual | | | | It terminates in separation from the effects of sin |
| removing of all the evidence of sin. So that the | | | | and the empowerment over it's influences! |
| person accused of sin can now be legally declared | | | | 7) Glorification - When we allow Christ's nature |
| not guilty! Why? Because there is no evidence! | | | | within us to have dominion over our flesh, the |
| The evidence is gone! | | | | holiness of His presence begins to manifest |
| That's what the blood of Jesus does; it takes | | | | externally through a Godly radiance that is |
| away the evidence of sin. It's as if the person had | | | | perceived rather than seen. |
| never sinned... at all! They are justified from all | | | | His Spirit within, glows with the glory of God and |
| accusation of sin and declared... innocent! | | | | this spiritual light attracts others and exposes |
| Definition: | | | | them to the character of Christ! "Let your light so |
| Justification is the declaration of complete | | | | shine before men, that they may see your good |
| innocence and re-instatement in good standing | | | | works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven," |
| with a clear conscience of one who was formerly | | | | Mt 5:16 |
| judged guilty, through the complete removal of all | | | | Here, the process of glorification begins! It will |
| the evidence of sin with the blood of Jesus Christ! | | | | escalate during the Rapture when God eliminates |
| 4) Regeneration - This is the pivotal point in the | | | | our tainted physical body and instantly recreates a |
| process of salvation! It's where your nature is | | | | brand new, perfectly sinless body. |
| actually changed from Sinner to Saint. Unrighteous | | | | Depending on our quality of service to God and |
| to Righteous! Profane to Holy! | | | | our fellow men, we will radiate different levels of |
| A person's nature is synonymous with the | | | | the glory of God in heaven! Some will shine like |
| condition of his spirit. Regeneration is the | | | | the sky, some like the stars and some like Sun in |
| recreation of your spirit and the releasing of the | | | | its intensity? This is Glorification! |
| life of God in you! | | | | Definition: |
| Regeneration is when your separated and | | | | Glorification is the process where the holy nature |
| corrupted spirit ceases to exist and in its place a | | | | of God on the inside of a Born Again person |
| new spirit is instantaneously re-created and | | | | manifests itself as a divine outward glow, so that |
| re-connected to God! The Holy Spirit then takes | | | | while on earth others can perceive it but when in |
| up residence in your new spirit and continues to | | | | heaven they can literally see it. |
| release the life of God in you. You're once more | | | | These are the basic attributes of salvation. |
| in the image and likeness of God! This is what | | | | |