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THINGS RECEIVED AT SALVATION
The following is a list of the forty things received at the MOMENT of Salvation as listed in the book "The Plan of God" by R.B. Thieme Jr. FORTY THINGS GOD PROVIDES EVERY BELIEVER AT THE MOMENT OF SALVATION (THE BENEFITS OF SALVATION) Compiled by Lewis Sperry Chafer Revised by R. B. Thieme, Jr.
1.
The
believer resides in the eternal plan of God (shares the destiny of Christ).
He is a. Foreknown: Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; I Pet. 1:2; b. Elected: Rom. 8:33;
Col. 3:12; I Thess. 1:4; Titus 1:1,1 Pet. 1:2; c. Predestined: Rom. 8:29-30;
Eph. 1:5, II; d. Chosen: Matt. 22:14; I Pet. 2:4; e. Called: I Thess. 5:24.
2. The believer is reconciled (removal
of the barrier between man and God) a. By God: 2 Cor. 5:18-19; Col. 1:20;
b. To God: Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:20; Eph. 2:14-17.
3. The believer is redeemed (purchased
from the slave market of sm): Rom. 3:24; Col. 1:14; I Pet. 1:18.
4. The believer's condemnation (eternal judgment) is removed: John
3:18; 5:24; Rom. 8:1.
5. All sins are judged by the substitutionary spiritual death of Christ on
the cross: Rom. 4:25; Eph. 1:7; I Pet. 2:24.
6. Every believer receives propitiation
for sins (God satisfied with the work of His Son): Rom. 3:25-26; I John 2:2;
4:10.
7. The believer is dead to old life
(old sin nature), but alive to God (retroactive positional truth). He is a.
Crucified with Christ: Rom. 6:6; Gal. 2:20; b. Dead with Christ: Rom. 6:8;
Col. 3:3; I Pet. 2:24; c. Buried with Christ: Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12; d. Raised
with Christ: Rom. 6:4; Col. 3:1.
8. The believer is free from the Mosaic
Law. He is a. Dead: Rom. 7:4; b. Delivered: Rom. 6:14; 7:6; 2 Cor. 3:11; Gal.
3:25.
9. The believer is regenerated: John
13:10; I Cor. 6:11; Titus 3:5. He is a. Born again: John 3:7; I Pet. 1:23;
b. A child of God: Gal. 3:26; c. A son of God: John 1:12; 2 Cor. 6:18; I John
3:2; d. A new creation: 2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15; Eph. 2:10.
10. The believer is adopted by God (placed
as adult sons because of positional truth): Rom. 8:15; 8:23 (future); Eph.
1:5.
11. The believer is made acceptable
to God: Eph. 1:6; I Pet. 2:5. He is a. Made righteous (imputation): Rom. 3:22;
I Cor. 1:302 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:9; b. Sanctified positionally: I Cor. 1:30;
6:11; c. Perfected forever: Heb. 10:14; d. Qualified for inheritance: Col.
1:12.
12. The believer is justified (declared
righteous): Rom. 3:24; 5:1, 9; 8:30; I Cor. 6:11; Titus 3:7.
13. The believer receives the unique
availability of divine power: 2 Pet. 1:3.
14. The believer is guaranteed a heavenly
citizenship based on reconciliation: Luke 10:20; Eph. 2:13, 19; Phil. 3:20.
15. The believer is delivered from the
kingdom of Satan: Col. 1:13 2:15.
16. The believer is transferred into
God's kingdom: Col. 1:13.
17. The believer is now on a secure
foundation: I Cor. 3:11; 10:4; Eph. 2:20.
18. Every believer is a gift from God
the Father to Christ: John 10:29; 17:2, 6, 9, 11-12, 24.
19. The believer is delivered from the
power of the sin nature: Rom. 2:29; Phil. 3:3, Col. 2:11.
20. Every believer is appointed a priest
unto God. We are a. A holy priesthood: I Pet. 2:5; b. A royal priesthood:
I Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6.
21. The believer receives eternal security:
Rom. 8:32, 38-39; Gal. 3:26; 2 Tim. 2:13.
22. The believer is given access to
God: Rom. 5:2; Eph. 2:18; Heb. 4:14,16; 10:19-20.
23. Every believer is within the "much
more" grace care of God: Rom. 5:9-10. We are a. Objects of His love: Eph.
2:4; 5:2; b. Objects of His grace; (1) For salvation: Eph. 2:8-9; (2) For
keeping: Rom. 5:2; I Pet. 1:5; (3) For service: John 17:18; Eph. 4:7; (4)
For instruction: Titus 2:12; c. Objects of His power: Eph. 1:19; Phil. 2:13;
d. Objects of His faithfulness: Phil. 1:6; Heb. 13:5b, e. Objects of His peace:
John 14:27; f. Objects of His consolation: 2 Thess. 2:16; g. Objects of His
intercession: Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25; 9:24.
24. The believer is beneficiary of an
inheritance as heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ: Rom. 8:17; Eph. 1:14,
18; Col. 3:24; Heb. 9:15; I Pet. 1:4.
25. Every believer has a new position
in Christ: Eph. 2:6. We are a. Partners with Christ in life: Col. 3:4; b.
Partners with Christ in service: I Cor. 1:9 (1) Workers together with God:
I Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor. 6:1; (2) Ministers of the New Covenant: 2 Cor. 3:6; (3)
Ambassadors: 2 Cor. 5:20; (4) Living epistles: 2 Cor. 3:3; (5) Ministers of
God: 2 Cor. 6:4.
26. Believers are recipients of eternal
life: John 3:15; 10:28; 20:31; I John 5:11-12.
27. The believer is created a new spiritual
species: 2 Cor. 5:17.
28. The believer is a light in the Lord
(part of the angelic conflict): Eph. 5:8; I Thess. 5:4.
29. The believer is united with the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We are a. In God: I Thess. 1:1; cf., "God in
you," Eph. 4:6; b. In Christ: John 14:20; cf., "Christ in you," Col. 1:27
(1) A member in His Body: I Cor. 12:13; (2) A branch in the Vine: John 15:5;
(3) A stone in the Building: Eph. 2:21-22; I Pet. 2:5; (4) A sheep in the
Flock: John 10:27-29; (5) A portion of His Bride: Eph. 5:25-27; Rev. 19:6-8,21:9;
(6) A priest of the kingdom of priests: I Pet. 2:9; (7) A saint of the "new
species:" 2 Cor. 5:17; c. In the Holy Spirit: Rom. 8:9; "the Spirit in you."
30. Every believer is the recipient
of the ministries of the Holy Spirit. He is a. Born of the Spirit: John 3:36;
b. Baptized with the Spirit: Acts 1:5; I Cor. 12:13; c. Indwelt by the Spirit:
John 7:39; Rom. 5:5; 8:9; I Cor. 3:16; 6:19; Gal. 4:6; I John 3:24; d. Sealed
by the Spirit: 2 Cor. 1:22; Eph. 4:30; e. Given spiritual gifts: I Cor. 12:11,
27-31; 13:1-2.
31. The believer is glorified: Rom.
8:30.
32. The believer is complete in Christ:
Col. 2:10.
33. The believer is possessor of every
spiritual blessing granted in eternity past: Eph. 1:3.
34. The believer receives a human spirit
(the basis of the grace apparatus for perception, along with the Holy Spirit):
Rom. 8:16; I Cor. 2:12; 2 Cor. 7:13; I Thess. 5:23.
35. The believer has all scar tissue
removed from the soul: Isa. 43:25; 44:22.
36. The believer is the recipient of
efficacious grace: Eph. 1:13.
37. The believer is guaranteed a resurrection
body forever: John 11:25.
38. The believer is the beneficiary
of unlimited atonement: 2 Cor. 5:14-15, 19; I Tim. 2:6; 4:10; Titus 2:11;
Heb. 2:9; 2 Pet. 2:1; I John 2:2.
39. The believer has equal privilege
and equal opportunity under election and predestination.
40. Problem-solving devices are available
to every believer. They are a. Rebound: I John 1:9; b. Filling of the Holy
Spirit: Eph. 5:18; c. Faith-rest drill: Heb. 4:1, 10-11; d. Grace orientation:
James 4:6; e. Doctrinal orientation: Rom. 12:2; f. Personal sense of destiny:
Phil. 1:21; g. Personal love for God: Deut. 6:5; I Pet. 1:8; h. Impersonal
love for all mankind: James 2:8; i. Sharing the happiness of God, +H: John
15:11; j. Occupation with Christ: Eph. 3:19.
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