04/12/22 BASIC TRUTH
As descendants of Adam, by nature, we inherited a sinful nature and as a result we have all chosen to sin personally.
As children of God, by atonement, salvation includes forgiveness and cleansing from sins committed and purification from sin inherited.
MORE SPECIFICALLY
The atonement provides pre-born and infant children with unilateral, unconditional salvation (qualifying them for heaven).
Through the atonement, God also provides and offers repentant sinners forgiveness, newness of life and a new nature (New Man).
Through the atonement, God also provides and offers to believers the fullness of His Spirit, which purifies us from the sinful nature (Old Man), empowers us for ministry, and conforms us to the image of Christ.
NOT REFORMATION, BUT TRANSFORMATION
Being a Christian is not simply us being or doing the best we can, it is the miraculous work and presence of God in us; it is Christ in us, the hope of glory; it is salvation, not simply improvement.
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