Sunday, April 26, 2009

The Study of Salvation and Renewing the Mind by PastorLane Nickerson MDiv

The Study of Salvation and Renewing the Mind by Lane Nickerson

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The Study of Salvation and Renewing the Mind

FOR YEARS I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SENDING THIS TRACT! IT IS LIKE SOMEONE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS!

This study of salvation also know as soteriology.

Many think this will be for nonbelievers and quite possibly it is for them as well but, forgive me if I offend, this is to get believers to understand what is at stake in our world. If a friend, nonbeliever, or neighbor gets even an eternal benefit. Wow! Good for them. I kinda though like this presentation

However to be a benefit to believers. Again I apologize if I offend anyone outside believers if I did not include you in this presentation. You are welcome to participate. Alright? Now I will put up a skeletal presentation for now while I am experimenting. Lets see...hmmm.





THE PLAN OF SALVATION





                                                                GOD



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Before the beginning there was always GOD. Also before the beginning there was THE GODHEAD OF GOD consisting of three persons in existence simultaneously: THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.



                                      GOD 

<__________________man___________________________>



The "X" marks the beginning of man's existence. Fellowship between God and man was a two way

street. Although man is shown on the same line here, he is not equal with his CREATOR in any way shape or form.



                                                          GOD



<______man>Romans 6:2 For the wages of sin is death                 
                             -
                             -
                             -                           
                             -
                             v
                           sIn----------------------->HELL, ETERNAL LAKE OF FIRE





Eventually man decides to do his own way and not

God's way. Note that the letter "I" is in the middle of the word sIn.





                                                         GOD



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                           X ?

                                            ? X

              X?



SIN-------------------? X --------------->ETERNAL LAKE OF FIRE



Man tries to reach GOD on their

own power through cults,

the occult, self made religions, people who

are members of churches but

are not sure they know, but as the arrow

indicates above,

they fall sort and are going in circles as the

arrows indicate.

Mankind is still stuck on the line of sIn.







                                                         GOD



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–                                                                                                                      ^

–                                                                                                                      –

–                                                                                                                      –
                                                                                                                         -
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death –                                      -
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.......; but the gift of God is eternal life –                                                  
                                                                                                                         -
through Jesus Christ our Lord. –                                                           -

–                                                                                                                      ^


V SIN-------------------? X ----------------------------------------->
                                                                                                                        HELL
                                                                                                                        ETERNAL 
                                                                                                                        LAKE 
                                                                                                                        OF FIRE 

Then came Jesus who was the gift of God came to Earth and had a ministry for thirty-three years. Afterwards, Jesus died on the cross to pay for all human sin. Christ rose from the dead because there was no sin in him. Now all mankind has to do is ask GOD to forgive their sins in Jesus' name receives everlasting or eternal life and THE REPENTANCE, THE CHANGER, THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO IS GOD, WHO DOES ALL THE WORK THROUGH will create a cheerful giver nature thus when commanded by GOD to do something for HIM will cause the believer wanting to do it for GOD's sakeandthusawitnessthat JESUS is THE LORD and THE GOD in that believer's life! [Ephesians 2].