A MODEL OF SALVATION
A MODEL OF SALVATION
THE NEGATIVE DIMENSION OF SALVATION
To Be Rescued From Wrath (Mark 6:16) (I Thessalonians 1:10)
THE POSITIVE DIMENSION OF SALVATION
The Positive Dimension for the Church (Revelation 21:2)
The primary aspects
To be changed into Christ’s image in spirit, in soul, and in body (Romans 8:29) (Philippians 3:21)
To be brought into union with God and all saints through Jesus Christ (John 17:21-23)
The secondary aspects
To be a member of the Bride of the Lamb (Revelation 21:9)
To be part of the Temple of God (Ephesians 2:22)
To be a member of the Body of Christ (I Corinthians 12:12)
To be the light of the world (Matthew 5:14)
To be a part of the vehicle for the end-time revival (Isaiah 60:1,2)
To be a restorer of Paradise on earth (Romans 8:21)
To be a source of eternal life and healing for the nations (I Corinthians 15:45)
To be a member of the royal priesthood (I Peter 2:9)
To be a witness of God (Isaiah 43:10)
To be salt (Matthew 5:13)
To be a son of God (Revelation 21:7)
To be a brother of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29)
To be an overcomer of the accuser (Revelation 12:11)
To be a governor of the nations (Revelation 2:26,27)
To be a soldier in the army of the Lord (Joel 2:11)
To be a judge of men and angels (I Corinthians 6:2,3)
To be a wall of defense around the Glory of God (Revelation 21:14)
To be a part of the revelation of Himself—God in Christ in the saints (Revelation 3:12)
The Positive Dimension for the Saved Nations (Revelation 21:24,26)
During the thousand-year Kingdom Age (Revelation 20:6)
To live in Paradise on the present earth (Isaiah 11:4-9)
During the new heaven and earth reign of Christ (Revelation 21:1)
To live in Paradise on the new earth (Revelation 21:4)