THE
GOSPEL IN YESHUA THE MESSIAH
SALVATION FROM SIN AND DEATH.
A.
Necessary Steps For Salvation:
1. He/she mustbelieve in Yeshua;
2. ConfessHim as his/her Savior and Lord;
3. He/she must repent of his/her sins; and
4.Obey His commandments15.
These four steps, without water baptism, are necessary to be saved from perishing.
B. Necessary Steps to Share in the Body of Messiah:
1. His/her life must be hid with Messiah in G-d16.
2.
He/she must be baptized into
Messiah,
that is into His Name17,
by being fully
submerged, above the crown of the head (not sprinkled!) into a body
of flowing (living) water18,
with an in- and outlet. A "mikve” is ideal, a river, or pool. The ingraftinginto
Yeshua is done in His Name (Yeshua, Jesus).
Applies to Gentiles only: If afterwards he feels uncertain about his salvation, and for the sake of it undergoes circumcision and/or conversion to Judaism, although he was saved by grace through faith19, he has severed himself from Messiah20, and forfeited his share in the Body of Messiah. Henceforth the Law of Moses will apply to him, NOT the Law of Liberty. Messiah Yeshua will not mediate for him, nor bestow grace on him 21. By circumcision for the sake of salvation he has placed himself under the Law. Hence he shall be judged, or have life, by it. He may indeed have life by the Law, but it will be inferior to the one in Yeshua. His name will neither be registered among the Assembly of the Firstborn, nor in the Book of Life of the Lamb.
However, if he undergoes conversion to Judaisma for the the same reason Moses “...refused to be called a son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of G-d than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin [easy life]...,” he does a righteous thing, without waiving his share in Messiah22. Like Moses, "he considers abuse suffered for the Messiah to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt [or America], looking ahead to the reward.” 23 His faith, justification and hope rests in Messiah. He does not look to the Law to be justified or more righteous than the free gift has made him in the sight of G-d. To live a Torah obedientb life is the effect of the free gift of justification and righteousness. The Law of liberty does not mean "lawlessness," but freedom from the merciless code-yoke of the Law. In Messiah our yoke has become easy24.
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