Episode 75 - Salvation - Part 1

As New Apostolic Christians, we understand that salvation is the deliverance from the domination of evil, and living in perfect fellowship with God and man. This salvation will come to completion in the new heaven and the new earth.

When Jesus Christ died on the cross, He opened the way for us to be saved. Therefore, salvation is not necessarily a singular event, but a state of being – we are being saved from evil, from other influences, and even ourselves. 

The Lord continuously: forgives our sinfulness if we repent, helps us overcome evil, and invites us to have fellowship with Him and others. We most closely have this fellowship with Him and others in Holy Communion and the divine service. With this, we can already experience a foretaste of the kingdom today; however, it is not the end state of salvation. The Chief Apostle described three opportunities in which human beings men will have the possibility to obtain salvation. 

The first opportunity is Christ’s return. The goal of our faith is to be accepted by Him at during this time, this is why we prepare for His return by resisting evil, conforming to the example of Christ, partaking worthily of Holy Communion, repenting for our sins, and letting ourselves be guided by His divine word to walk in the newness of life. 

God wants us to be successful, and so He helps us in this preparation. That is why He made us part of the community of believers, so we can strive together to be part of the bride and have early access to fellowship with Him. If we are invited to embrace this first opportunity of salvation, why would we want to wait to experience perfect fellowship with God when Christ returns?

To hear about the other opportunities for salvation, be sure to look for the next For Your Journey episodes.