John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Two words, eternal life. I left you yesterday with the implication that no one will change unless they see some profit to be made. So let me offer eternal life as the second stage of just words. Sounds good, but what does it mean? They are just words, but once again your positional condition tells you what it means for you. Does it mean I will not die?
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
See now I have gone and offended some of you. You do not like to be judged. Who does? But once again, just words. What that means to be judged once again is subject to positional condition. It does not mean the same thing to those who are in Christ as it does to the rest of humanity.
Romans 3:8 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
If you would agree that judgment is a deed of the law, then how can faith escape judgment? The answer is justification. Justification is an accounting term. It allows debt to be erased and move the account from the red into the black. The debt having been paid.
Romans 4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
When it comes to the issue of salvation God has kept His words as simple to understand as possible. He does not want any to miss the meaning because of their position. The best known scriptures in all the world are as plain spoken as one could ask for. Even unbelievers know them.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Our death He died and we can count that towards our justification by faith.
Shall we go for three words?
Yes.
You’re doing a great job of stretching our “word bank”! Thank you for this great series….I trust it will continue.