THE GOSPEL IN YESHUA THE MESSIAH
 

III. WHAT IS SALVATION?

Is it some religious ceremony? Is it specific rites? Is it living a good and honest life? Is it keeping all of the Law of Moses? What is it?

"Salvation" is the escape from corruption ending in death, and from sin ending in eternal damnation⁴⁴. This permanent, inescapable state of corruption came into the world through the sin of the first Adam⁴⁵.

Salvation has two stages:

A. The First stage is restoration to the status that Adam enjoyed before the fall. For this to be accomplished, the first four steps ---  1. faith in Messiah; 2. confession of Him; 3. repentance; and 4. obedience to His commandments --- are necessary. 

(NOTE: To have a share in Messiah requires going into stage 2).

B. The Second stage is recreation; this can only take place if one is also baptized correctly with water into Messiah, and receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit.. 

  Restoration produces a Congregation of men.

  Recreation produces a Priesthood of sons and daughters of G-d.

As much as Messiah is more excellent than the first Adam, those in Messiah will be superior to the congregation of men. G-d went a step further with them than mere restoration. The first Adam was created in the Image and after the Likeness of G-d, but did not share in the divine nature. His frame was dust. Those who are in Messiah will be recreated in the Image and Likeness of the Son of G-d and made to be partakers of His divine nature. His kind of body and blood will be theirs as well. BIG difference! And only those who share in the Recreation shall be eligible for G-d's eternal priesthood.