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hi bopeep!
 
 
salvation is the process by which fallen man is reunited with God.
salvation is past present and future.
in salvation we are justified, sanctified, and fully redeemed spirit, soul, and body.
 
Jesus Christ is the Saviour of all fallen mankind who choose to believe in His finished work on the cross.
 
the wonderful message of the Gospel is salvation from sin and death, by grace alone, through faith alone.
but salvation means much more than being saved.
 
He saved me which means i am:
 
redeemed, protected, healed, sealed and delivered, rescued, preserved, restored, made whole, and kept safe and sound.
 
i am saved from myself and my own flawed self-righteousness.
i am protected from the curse of fallen creation and its coming destruction.
i am delivered with the promise of eternal life, and i am restored to that which i was destined to be.
 
God bless

Hi Joe!
 
No.  God isn't a genie, and Christ's name isn't abracadabra. 
 
many come to the foot of the cross seeking solutions to their life's problems, but what they will surely receive is the spiritual rest they long for.
what they will surely find is the true love that the world has fraudulently tried to provide.
they will receive what the world has robbed them of, and it will be given freely.
 
God can and does provide material blessings, but they are based upon what we need and not necessarily our wants.
and these blessings are always introduced in our lives as an element of a grander plan He has for us that we may not immediately see.
 
the true prize in believing in God and His son Jesus Christ, is reconciliation with the God of the universe.
 
the true gift is in knowing Him and having fellowship with Him.
 
the true blessing is the Holy Spirit of the Almighty God communing within the tabernacles of men.
 
God's will is to have a relationship with His sons and daughters in order for us to grow up into the fullness of Christ.
He wants us to know Him, so that we can grow to be like Him.
 
God is Good, All the Time. 

In Matthew - Jesus Christ is presented as the Messiah, and it's focus is what He said to the Jews.
it ends with His Resurrection.
 
In Mark - Jesus Christ is presented as a Servant, and its focus is what He did for the Romans.
it ends with His Ascension.
 
In Luke - Jesus Christ is presented as the Son of Man, and its focus is what He felt for the Greeks.
it ends with the Promise of the Spirit (Acts).
 
In John - Jesus Christ is presented as the Son of God, and its focus is what He is to the Church.
it ends with the Promise of His Return.
 
Romans through Philemon are written specifically for the "Gentile" Church, although we know there is no longer Jew nor Gentile in Christ.
 
Hebrews declares that while God spoke through the prophets of old, He has now spoken through His Son.
it affirms the preeminence of Christ, and emphasizes faith and zeal to enter into that eternal rest of God.
 
1st Peter was written to mostly Gentile Christians in Asia Minor to encourage joy through the coming persecution.
2nd Peter speaks to truth in the face of falsehood. it warns against false teachers, and declares Christ's 2nd coming as a future reality.
 
1st John was written to Christians facing Gnostic heresies.  it emphasizes Christian doctrine.
2nd John warns against fellowship with unbelievers.
3rd John commends Christian hospitality.  give as you have freely been given.
 
Jude warns of those Christians who undermine and destroy the body by misconduct and immoral character.
 
Revelation reveals the person of Jesus Christ as Redeemer of the world, and Conqueror of evil.
 
God bless

the Kingdom of God is manifested for us through the Holy Spirit that abides with us.
 
the Kingdom of God is man's status in the idyllic garden of Eden before the fall.  before death, there was life.  there is no death in the Kingdom of God, but life.
 
to experience the Kingdom, one must walk in the grace of the righteousness made possible through Christ, one must walk in victory.
one must know their position and identity in heavenly places with Christ, and consider it to be true that they are a saint.
one can then present themselves as living sacrifices to their Creator, and fulfill what their true destiny is, in the Kingdom.
 
no man can see God's face and live.  if you have seen the Son, then you have seen the Father, and you can no longer live.
one must die to know the Kingdom, because to know Christ is to die with Him.
 
dying to oneself and living in Christ is the Kingdom.
one day, we will be fully redeemed in glorified bodies and we will see Him as He is because we will be like Him.
one day we will truly know the Kingdom of God.
 
love to you, O-man.