Summary of the realization of our salvation in Jesus Christ
So he went down to earth to take us to heaven (Ephesians 2. 6). From the moment of conception to his resurrection, he endured the punishment of our sins to deliver us from him (Matthew 11. 28; 1 Peter 2. 24, 3. 18; Isaiah 53. 11). He has done all the justice perfectly to cover up our injustice (Romans 5. 19; Matthew 3. 15). He revealed to us the whole will of God his Father, through his words and the example of his life, to show us the true way of salvation. (John 15. 15; Acts 1. 1-2).
- Finally.
- To crown the satisfaction of our sins that he took upon himself (Isaiah 53: 4-5).
- He was arrested to set us free and condemned so that we could be acquitted.
- He suffered endless guilt to put us beyond all shame.
- It was nailed to the cross so that our sins could be nailed there (Colossians 2:14).
- He died with the curse we deserved.
- In order to appease God’s wrath forever by making his only sacrifice (Galatians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 10:10.
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- He was buried to show the truth of his death and to conquer death in his own home.
- That is.
- In the grave; no corruption was known.
- To show that even when he died.
- He had conquered death (Acts 2:31).
- He rose victorious so that.
- While we were dead and buried.
- We could be renewed to a new.
- Spiritual and eternal life (Romans 6.
- And in almost all of Paul’s writings).
- In this way.
- The first death is no longer a punishment for sin and an entrance to the second death.
- But.
- On the contrary.
- It is the end of our corruption and an entrance to eternal life.
- Finally.
- Having risen and having spoken for forty days here to testify of his resurrection (Acts 1: 1-3-11).
- He visibly ascended and high above all the heavens.
- Where he was seated at the right hand of God his Father.
- (John 14: 2).
- Having taken possession of his eternal kingdom for us.
- He is also our sole mediator and advocate (1 Timothy 2.
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- And governs his church by his Holy Spirit.
- Up to the number of God’s elect.
- His Father.
- Be complete (Matthew 28.
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We understand that glorification brought immortality to the body of Jesus Christ, in addition to sovereign glory; but this has not changed the nature of his true body, a body confined to a certain space and with limits (Lk 24:39; John 20. 25; Acts 1,3), so he took his human nature, his true body, among us (Acts 1. 9-11, 3,21) and will remain there until he comes to judge the living and the dead.
But as for the effectiveness of his Holy Spirit, as well as his divinity (by which we become partakers not only of half of Christ, but of him and of all his goods, as will be said soon), we recognize that he is and will be with his own until the end of the world (Matthew 28:20; John 16:13; Ephesians 4. 8). This is what Jesus Christ said of Himself: “For you will always have the poor with thee, but not always (Matthew 26. 11); again, after their ascension, the angels say to the apostles:?Will this Jesus, who was received from you in heaven, come as you saw him go to heaven?(Acts 1. 11). He told the Jews that heaven should contain it until the time of the restoration of all things (Acts 3:21). For the same reason, Augustine, following the scriptures, rightly said that divinity should not be emphasized to the point of denying the truth. body; the body is in God, but it is not necessary to conclude that it is everywhere, as God is everywhere.
In this mystery of our redemption, incomprehensible to human reason, God revealed Himself to be true God, that is, perfectly just and perfectly merciful.
Perfectly right, first of all, because he punished all our sins with all severity (Romans 3:25; 2 Corinthians 5:21), in the person of whom he became guarantor and security in our place, that is, Jesus Christ. (1Timotheus 2. 6; 1Pedro 2. 24) He then receives and recognizes us as his own if we are covered and clothed in the innocence, sanctification, and perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5. 21; Romans 5. 19; Colosssenses 2. 14).
On the other hand, he proved perfectly merciful, because, in finding in us only grounds of condemnation, he wanted his Son to take our nature to find in him the remedy that appeased his righteousness (Romans 5. 8; 1 Corinthians 1. 30). Communicating freely to Christ, with all the treasures he possesses (Romans 8:32), makes us partake of eternal life, only by his goodness and mercy, provided that we take possession of Jesus Christ by faith [?].
But, on the contrary, any religion that opposes the wrath of God other than the mere innocence, justice, and satisfaction of Jesus Christ, received by faith, deprives God of his perfect righteousness and mercy; therefore, such a religion (e. g. Roman Catholicism) should be considered false and misleading.