What Must I Do to Be Saved? — Living It Out — KJV Bible Study
LIVING IT OUT · THE WALK WITH GOD — CRAWL, WALK, RUN, FINISH
What Must I Do to Be Saved — the Foundation
OPENING WORD
Being saved is a walk before it is anything else. A child does not learn to walk in one day. First he crawls. Then a father takes him by the arms and teaches the first steps. Then the child walks alone. Then he grows, and he runs. The one who runs well runs a race. The race has an end. At the end a crown is waiting. The walk with God is like that. The Foundation study answered the great question, and the answer was the apostles' own answer: believe, repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and then continue, abide, and endure to the end. This study begins where that answer becomes a life. The Greek word for saved is sozo (G4982, to save), which means to deliver, to protect, and to make whole. The Greek word for salvation is soteria (G4991, salvation), which means rescue and safety. The old Hebrew word is yeshuwah (H3444, salvation), and the name of Jesus carries that very word inside it. So salvation is more than one moment. It is God saving a person from sin and death, and then walking with that person all the way home. This study carries salvation through the whole way: how the saved walk begins for a newborn child of God, what to do with salvation day by day, how to yield it like a soldier in God's army, and how to endure to the end, where the crown of life is laid up.
THREE QUESTIONS THIS STUDY ANSWERS:
1. How does the saved walk begin, and how is a person born into the family of God?
2. What should a person do with salvation day by day once they have it?
3. How does the race end, and what is laid up for the one who endures to the end?
1. CRAWLING — HOW THE SAVED WALK BEGINS
(My personal thoughts — every walk begins low. A newborn baby does not run, it is carried, it cries, and it drinks milk until it grows. The Bible uses this exact picture for the person who has just obeyed the gospel, so begin low, begin small, and begin.)
1.Acts 2:38Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Then Peter said unto them, Repent [G3340 metanoeo], and be baptized [G907 baptizo] every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
REPENT + BE BAPTIZED EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST → YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST.
(My personal thoughts — this verse is the doorway of the whole walk, and it is the first of only three verses this study carries over from the Foundation. The Foundation opened this doorway in full. Everything below is what comes after a person steps through it.)
2.Romans 6:17Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed [G5219 hupakouo] from the heart that form [G5179 tupos] of doctrine which was delivered you. (18) Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
YE HAVE OBEYED FROM THE HEART THAT FORM OF DOCTRINE → MADE FREE FROM SIN + SERVANTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
3.James 1:18Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
OF HIS OWN WILL BEGAT HE US WITH THE WORD OF TRUTH → A KIND OF FIRSTFRUITS OF HIS CREATURES.
4.1 Peter 1:23Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth [G3306 meno] for ever.
BORN AGAIN, NOT OF CORRUPTIBLE SEED, BUT OF INCORRUPTIBLE → BY THE WORD OF GOD, WHICH LIVETH AND ABIDETH FOR EVER.
(My personal thoughts — see the tag, G313, and Strong's says anagennao means to be born again. The new birth is a real birth, and the seed of that birth is the word of God. That seed is incorruptible, so the birth it gives lasts for ever.)
5.1 Peter 2:2Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk [G1051 gala] of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
AS NEWBORN BABES + DESIRE THE SINCERE MILK OF THE WORD → THAT YE MAY GROW THEREBY.
6.Galatians 4:6Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba [G5 Abba], Father.
BECAUSE YE ARE SONS → GOD HATH SENT FORTH THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON INTO YOUR HEARTS, CRYING, ABBA, FATHER.
7.Romans 8:15Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption [G5206 huiothesia], whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (16) The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
YE HAVE RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION, WHEREBY WE CRY, ABBA, FATHER → THE SPIRIT ITSELF BEARETH WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT, THAT WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
(My personal thoughts — a baby's first sound is a cry, and the Holy Ghost gives the newborn child of God that same first sound, crying "Abba, Father". Abba is the small word of a little child reaching for a father. So the first prayer of the saved walk needs to be real, not long.)
8.Isaiah 46:3Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: (4) And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
BORNE BY ME FROM THE BELLY + CARRIED FROM THE WOMB → EVEN TO YOUR OLD AGE I AM HE + I WILL CARRY, AND WILL DELIVER YOU.
(My personal thoughts — God speaks here as the one who carries a child. He carried Israel from the belly all the way to old age. The strength that carries the newborn believer at the first step carries the old believer at the last step.)
2. DIFFERENT VIEW, SAME SCENE — SAMARIA, THE DESERT, AND THE HOUSE OF CORNELIUS
1.Acts 8:12Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized [G907 baptizo], both men and women.
THEY BELIEVED PHILIP PREACHING THE THINGS CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF GOD → THEY WERE BAPTIZED, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
2.Acts 8:36Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. (39) And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
SEE, HERE IS WATER; WHAT DOTH HINDER ME TO BE BAPTIZED? → THEY WENT DOWN BOTH INTO THE WATER + HE BAPTIZED HIM → HE WENT ON HIS WAY REJOICING.
3.Acts 10:47Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? (48) And he commanded them to be baptized [G907 baptizo] in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
CAN ANY MAN FORBID WATER, THAT THESE SHOULD NOT BE BAPTIZED? → HE COMMANDED THEM TO BE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.
(My personal thoughts — three scenes, three companies, one doorway. In Samaria a whole city heard and obeyed, on the desert road one traveler heard and obeyed, and in the house of Cornelius a Gentile family heard and obeyed. The traveler then "went on his way rejoicing", so the saved walk begins with joy.)
3. WALKING — WHAT TO DO WITH SALVATION DAY BY DAY
(My personal thoughts — the child is on its feet, and now comes the walk. Salvation is a road to walk every day, not a treasure to lay up in a chest and look at now and then. The first church lived it daily, and the words of this stage prove it: continue, walk, work out, keep, meditate, grow.)
1.Acts 2:42Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
THEY CONTINUED STEDFASTLY IN THE APOSTLES' DOCTRINE + FELLOWSHIP + BREAKING OF BREAD + PRAYERS.
(My personal thoughts — this is the second of the three verses carried over from the Foundation, and it is the daily pattern of the whole walking stage. Strong's says proskartereo (G4342, to continue steadfastly) means to give oneself continually to a thing. The first church did not visit these four things but lived in them.)
2.Colossians 2:6Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: (7) Rooted [G4492 rhizoo] and built up in him, and stablished [G950 bebaioo] in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
AS YE HAVE RECEIVED CHRIST JESUS THE LORD, SO WALK YE IN HIM → ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM + STABLISHED IN THE FAITH.
3.Philippians 2:12Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (13) For it is God which worketh [G1754 energeo] in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING → IT IS GOD WHICH WORKETH IN YOU BOTH TO WILL AND TO DO.
(My personal thoughts — you work OUT what God works IN, and Strong's says katergazomai (G2716, to work out) means to carry a thing through to the end. Salvation is the gift of God, given by grace, and grace means the unearned favor of God. The working does not earn the gift but carries it through, the way a seed already given still has to be planted, watered, and gathered at harvest.)
4.Romans 6:11Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Likewise reckon [G3049 logizomai] ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
RECKON YE ALSO YOURSELVES TO BE DEAD INDEED UNTO SIN → BUT ALIVE UNTO GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
5.Luke 8:15Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep [G2722 katecho] it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
AN HONEST AND GOOD HEART + HAVING HEARD THE WORD, KEEP IT → BRING FORTH FRUIT WITH PATIENCE.
6.Psalm 1:2Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (3) And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW OF THE LORD + IN HIS LAW DOTH HE MEDITATE DAY AND NIGHT → LIKE A TREE PLANTED BY THE RIVERS OF WATER.
7.Joshua 1:8Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
THIS BOOK OF THE LAW SHALL NOT DEPART OUT OF THY MOUTH + MEDITATE THEREIN DAY AND NIGHT → THEN THOU SHALT MAKE THY WAY PROSPEROUS.
(My personal thoughts — to Joshua God said, meditate in the book day and night, and the psalm says the blessed man who meditates day and night is like a tree planted by rivers of water. Strong's says hagah (H1897, to meditate) means to murmur, to speak low. So the word is not only read with the eyes but kept in the mouth, morning and night, until it grows roots in the man.)
8.1 John 1:7Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth [G2511 katharizo] us from all sin.
IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT, AS HE IS IN THE LIGHT → WE HAVE FELLOWSHIP ONE WITH ANOTHER + THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HIS SON CLEANSETH US FROM ALL SIN.
(My personal thoughts — the Foundation showed the blood that washes a sinner at the doorway. Here the same blood keeps the walker clean along the road. A person who walks in the light does not walk out of reach of the blood.)
9.Hebrews 10:24Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: (25) Not forsaking the assembling [G1997 episunagoge] of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting [G3870 parakaleo] one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
LET US CONSIDER ONE ANOTHER TO PROVOKE UNTO LOVE AND TO GOOD WORKS + NOT FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLING OF OURSELVES TOGETHER → SO MUCH THE MORE, AS YE SEE THE DAY APPROACHING.
10.2 Peter 3:18Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
GROW IN GRACE, AND IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
(My personal thoughts — the walking stage has a simple shape, receive and walk, hear and keep, meditate day and night, stay in the light, stay with the brethren, grow. A baby who eats every day and walks every day does not stay a baby. Now the walk is strong, and it is time to run.)
4. RUNNING THE RACE — YIELD IT LIKE A SOLDIER IN GOD'S ARMY
(My personal thoughts — now the walk becomes a race, and the race becomes a war. The hope of salvation is the helmet on the soldier's head, and the armour of light is his dress for the day at hand. The soldier fights and yields, and God does the saving.)
1.Romans 13:11Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. (12) The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour [G3696 hoplon] of light.
NOW IT IS HIGH TIME TO AWAKE OUT OF SLEEP + NOW IS OUR SALVATION NEARER THAN WHEN WE BELIEVED → CAST OFF THE WORKS OF DARKNESS + PUT ON THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT.
(My personal thoughts — Paul wakens the runner like a soldier before day, and he gives the reason for the rising: our salvation is nearer now than when we believed. In this verse salvation is not behind the believer but ahead, coming closer with every step. A man runs harder when the end of the race is coming into sight.)
2.1 Thessalonians 5:8Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet [G4030 perikephalaia], the hope of salvation. (9) For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
BE SOBER + PUTTING ON THE BREASTPLATE OF FAITH AND LOVE + FOR AN HELMET, THE HOPE OF SALVATION → GOD HATH NOT APPOINTED US TO WRATH, BUT TO OBTAIN SALVATION BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
3.1 Peter 5:8Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: (9) Whom resist [G436 anthistemi] stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
BE SOBER, BE VIGILANT + YOUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL, AS A ROARING LION, WALKETH ABOUT → WHOM RESIST STEDFAST IN THE FAITH.
(My personal thoughts — Paul says, be sober, and put on the armour. Peter says, be sober, be vigilant, because the adversary is hunting. A lion hunts what is asleep, so the soldier who stays awake and resists steadfast in the faith is not easy prey.)
4.2 Timothy 1:8Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; (9) Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling [G2821 klesis], not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
BE THOU PARTAKER OF THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE GOSPEL → WHO HATH SAVED US, AND CALLED US WITH AN HOLY CALLING + ACCORDING TO HIS OWN PURPOSE AND GRACE.
5.Romans 1:16Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power [G1411 dunamis] of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST → IT IS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION TO EVERY ONE THAT BELIEVETH.
(My personal thoughts — the soldier's weapon in this army is not iron but the gospel itself, "the power of God unto salvation". Twice Paul says he is not ashamed, not of the testimony of our Lord, and not of the gospel of Christ. Carry the gospel openly, because the gospel is how salvation reaches the next person on the road.)
6.Exodus 14:13Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
FEAR YE NOT, STAND STILL, AND SEE THE SALVATION OF THE LORD.
7.2 Chronicles 20:17Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
YE SHALL NOT NEED TO FIGHT IN THIS BATTLE + STAND YE STILL, AND SEE THE SALVATION OF THE LORD WITH YOU + FEAR NOT.
(My personal thoughts — at the sea Moses says, "stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD", and before three armies the king of Judah hears the same order. In both scenes the people still had to march, but the saving itself was God's own work, not the sword's work. That is why the word is salvation, and not wages.)
8.Hebrews 10:38Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. (39) But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH + IF ANY MAN DRAW BACK, MY SOUL SHALL HAVE NO PLEASURE IN HIM → WE ARE NOT OF THEM WHO DRAW BACK UNTO PERDITION, BUT OF THEM THAT BELIEVE TO THE SAVING OF THE SOUL.
(My personal thoughts — a soldier has one direction, forward. Strong's says hupostello (G5288, to draw back) means to shrink, to withdraw. The letter to the Hebrews sets only two companies on the field, so take your place every morning with those who believe to "the saving of the soul".)
9.Luke 9:23Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross [G4716 stauros] daily, and follow me.
LET HIM DENY HIMSELF, AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY, AND FOLLOW ME.
10.Luke 14:28Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth [G5585 psephizo] the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? (29) Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [G1615 ekteleo] it, all that behold it begin to mock him, (30) Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
SITTETH NOT DOWN FIRST, AND COUNTETH THE COST, WHETHER HE HAVE SUFFICIENT TO FINISH IT? → THIS MAN BEGAN TO BUILD, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FINISH.
(My personal thoughts — the Lord asks for the whole life, daily, and he says to count that cost before building. A tower begun and left half built brings mocking, not shelter. Count the cost, take up the cross daily, and be the builder who finishes.)
11.Revelation 12:11Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
THEY OVERCAME HIM BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, AND BY THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY + THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIVES UNTO THE DEATH.
12.Jude 1:20Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, (21) Keep [G5083 tereo] yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
BUILDING UP YOURSELVES ON YOUR MOST HOLY FAITH + PRAYING IN THE HOLY GHOST → KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD, LOOKING FOR THE MERCY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST UNTO ETERNAL LIFE.
(My personal thoughts — gather the soldier's orders in one place: be sober, put on the hope of salvation for a helmet, watch, carry the gospel without shame, do not draw back, and take up the cross daily. Overcome by the blood of Jesus, who is called the Lamb of God, and love him more than life itself. The race runs all the way to the line, and the line is next.)
5. THE FINISH LINE — AN EVERLASTING SALVATION, AND THE CROWN OF LIFE
(My personal thoughts — every race has an end, and this end is not a wall but a crown, a throne, and a great multitude. Salvation began at the doorway, then it walked day by day, then it fought like a soldier. Now it is finished, and the finishing has a name in scripture: "the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls".)
HE THAT SHALL ENDURE UNTO THE END → THE SAME SHALL BE SAVED.
(My personal thoughts — this is the third verse carried over from the Foundation, and the smallest of the three. Strong's says telos (G5056, end) means the point aimed at, the goal. Peter uses the same word two verses down, and he tells us what the end is.)
2.Hebrews 9:27Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (28) So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
CHRIST WAS ONCE OFFERED TO BEAR THE SINS OF MANY → UNTO THEM THAT LOOK FOR HIM SHALL HE APPEAR THE SECOND TIME WITHOUT SIN UNTO SALVATION.
(My personal thoughts — the first time Christ came, he bore sin. The second time he comes, he brings salvation home to "them that look for him". The end of this race is a Person appearing, so the order is watch, and look, and endure.)
3.1 Peter 1:8Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: (9) Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
WHOM HAVING NOT SEEN, YE LOVE + YET BELIEVING, YE REJOICE WITH JOY UNSPEAKABLE → RECEIVING THE END OF YOUR FAITH, EVEN THE SALVATION OF YOUR SOULS.
(My personal thoughts — see the tag, G5056. The end a person endures to in Matthew 24:13 and the end a person receives in this verse are one Greek word. Endure to the end, and the end placed in your hands is the salvation of your souls.)
4.James 1:12Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT ENDURETH TEMPTATION → HE SHALL RECEIVE THE CROWN OF LIFE, WHICH THE LORD HATH PROMISED TO THEM THAT LOVE HIM.
5.Acts 20:24Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
NONE OF THESE THINGS MOVE ME, NEITHER COUNT I MY LIFE DEAR UNTO MYSELF → THAT I MIGHT FINISH MY COURSE WITH JOY + TO TESTIFY THE GOSPEL OF THE GRACE OF GOD.
(My personal thoughts — mark how a finisher talks. Paul asks to finish his course with joy, not only to survive it. The last part of the road is still a preaching road, to testify the gospel of the grace of God to the very end.)
6.Acts 20:32Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up [G2026 epoikodomeo], and to give you an inheritance [G2817 kleronomia] among all them which are sanctified.
I COMMEND YOU TO GOD, AND TO THE WORD OF HIS GRACE → ABLE TO BUILD YOU UP + TO GIVE YOU AN INHERITANCE AMONG ALL THEM WHICH ARE SANCTIFIED.
7.Hebrews 5:8Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; (9) And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey [G5219 hupakouo] him;
THOUGH HE WERE A SON, YET LEARNED HE OBEDIENCE → HE BECAME THE AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION UNTO ALL THEM THAT OBEY HIM.
(My personal thoughts — the walk you are walking is a walk already walked. Jesus learned obedience by the things which he suffered, and by finishing the course he became the author of eternal salvation. The verse names who receives that salvation, "all them that obey him".)
8.Isaiah 45:17Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
ISRAEL SHALL BE SAVED IN THE LORD WITH AN EVERLASTING SALVATION → YE SHALL NOT BE ASHAMED NOR CONFOUNDED WORLD WITHOUT END.
9.Isaiah 51:6Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
THE HEAVENS SHALL VANISH AWAY LIKE SMOKE + THE EARTH SHALL WAX OLD LIKE A GARMENT → BUT MY SALVATION SHALL BE FOR EVER + MY RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL NOT BE ABOLISHED.
(My personal thoughts — look up, says the prophet, and watch the heavens themselves vanish away like smoke. Then hear what does not vanish: my salvation shall be for ever. The thing given to you at the doorway will outlast the sky over your head.)
10.Revelation 7:9Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; (10) And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
A GREAT MULTITUDE, WHICH NO MAN COULD NUMBER, OF ALL NATIONS + STOOD BEFORE THE THRONE, AND BEFORE THE LAMB → CRIED WITH A LOUD VOICE, SAYING, SALVATION TO OUR GOD.
11.Revelation 7:13Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? (14) And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed [G4150 pluno] their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
THESE ARE THEY WHICH CAME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION → HAVE WASHED THEIR ROBES, AND MADE THEM WHITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB.
12.Revelation 7:17Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
THE LAMB WHICH IS IN THE MIDST OF THE THRONE SHALL FEED THEM → GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS FROM THEIR EYES.
(My personal thoughts — the last scene of the walk is a family too great to count, from every nation, standing before the throne. The one word the whole multitude shouts together is SALVATION. They washed their robes white in the blood of Jesus, who is called the Lamb of God, and God's own hand wipes away their tears.)
MOUTH OF TWO
1 Peter 1:5Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD THROUGH FAITH → UNTO SALVATION READY TO BE REVEALED IN THE LAST TIME.
2 Timothy 1:12Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep [G5442 phulasso] that which I have committed unto him against that day.
I KNOW WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED → HE IS ABLE TO KEEP THAT WHICH I HAVE COMMITTED UNTO HIM AGAINST THAT DAY.
Jude 1:24Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling [G679 aptaistos], and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
ABLE TO KEEP YOU FROM FALLING + PRESENT YOU FAULTLESS BEFORE THE PRESENCE OF HIS GLORY WITH EXCEEDING JOY.
2 Corinthians 13:1Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses [G3144 martus] shall every word be established.
IN THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES SHALL EVERY WORD BE ESTABLISHED.
(My personal thoughts — three witnesses stand along this road, and each one says the same word: kept. Peter says kept by the power of God, Paul says kept against that day, and Jude says kept from falling. In the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter is established: the God who commands you to endure also keeps you while you endure.)
THE SHADOW AND THE FULFILLMENT
(My personal thoughts — a shadow on the ground has a real shape, but the shape alone cannot tell you what casts it until the light shows you the thing itself. The Old Testament pictures are real shadows cast by a real body, and the body is of Christ, though a shadow is not the very image of the thing (Colossians 2:17, Hebrews 10:1). So we never build a teaching on a shadow alone, and we only call something a shadow when the light of the New Testament has shown us the body that cast it.)
13.Exodus 14:30Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
THUS THE LORD SAVED ISRAEL THAT DAY OUT OF THE HAND OF THE EGYPTIANS.
14.Exodus 15:2Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND SONG + HE IS BECOME MY SALVATION.
15.1 Corinthians 10:1Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; (2) And were all baptized [G907 baptizo] unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
ALL OUR FATHERS WERE UNDER THE CLOUD, AND ALL PASSED THROUGH THE SEA → WERE ALL BAPTIZED UNTO MOSES IN THE CLOUD AND IN THE SEA.
16.1 Corinthians 10:11Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition [G3559 nouthesia], upon whom the ends of the world are come.
ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED UNTO THEM FOR ENSAMPLES → WRITTEN FOR OUR ADMONITION.
(My personal thoughts — Israel came out of Egypt under the blood of the passover lamb, then passed through the water of the sea, then sang, "he is become my salvation", and then walked toward the promised land with bread from heaven for every day. That road carries the same shape as the doorway, the walk, the race, and the finish line of this study, and Paul says these things were written for our admonition (1 Corinthians 10:11). The light has shown the body.)
CLOSING
Titus 2:11Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗For the grace [G5485 charis] of God that bringeth salvation [G4992 soterios] hath appeared to all men, (12) Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; (13) Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
THE GRACE OF GOD THAT BRINGETH SALVATION HATH APPEARED TO ALL MEN → LOOKING FOR THAT BLESSED HOPE, AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING OF THE GREAT GOD AND OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
2 Timothy 4:18Modern Bible↗Share↗Strong's↗And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
THE LORD SHALL DELIVER ME FROM EVERY EVIL WORK → AND WILL PRESERVE ME UNTO HIS HEAVENLY KINGDOM.
(My personal thoughts — the walk runs from the newborn cry of "Abba, Father", through the daily walking, through the soldier's race, to the crown of life at the line. See the tag, G4982, because the word preserve in this last promise is sozo, the very word for save (2 Timothy 4:18). The Lord who saved you at the doorway will save you all the way into his heavenly kingdom, so walk on, and finish.)
PRACTICE QUIZ
1. 1 Peter 2:2 — As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may:
a) grow in grace
b) grow thereby
c) walk in the light
2. Matthew 24:13 — But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be:
a) kept by the power of God
b) delivered
c) saved
3. Philippians 2:12 — work out your own salvation with:
a) joy unspeakable
b) fear and trembling
c) faith and love
4. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 — But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet,
a) the hope of salvation
b) salvation ready to be revealed
c) the armour of light
5. Hebrews 10:39 — But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to:
a) the salvation of your souls
b) the end of your faith
c) the saving of the soul
6. Isaiah 51:6 — for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be:
a) for ever and ever
b) world without end
c) for ever
7. 1 Peter 1:9 — Receiving the end of your faith, even:
→ How the shadow brings light: Israel came out by blood and through the sea, and Paul says the fathers "were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea" (1 Corinthians 10:1-2). The road out of bondage is the shadow of the road of salvation, ready for its own study.
→ How the new covenant expounds it: at the sea the command was, "stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD" (Exodus 14:13). In the gospel the same salvation now goes out to the whole world: "it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth" (Romans 1:16).
→ How the words matter: the end in Matthew 24:13 and the end in 1 Peter 1:9 are one Greek word (G5056 telos). The end a person endures to is the end of faith, the salvation of the soul.
→ How it reaches to eternity: the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, "but my salvation shall be for ever" (Isaiah 51:6), and Israel shall be saved "with an everlasting salvation" (Isaiah 45:17).
→ Rabbit trail: the great multitude in white robes (Revelation 7:9) opens onto the marriage supper of the Lamb, where the fine linen is "the righteousness of saints" (Revelation 19:8).
→ Possible revelation: the song at the sea says "he is become my salvation", and salvation there is yeshuwah (H3444) (Exodus 15:2). The name of Jesus comes from the Hebrew name Yehoshua (H3091), the LORD is salvation. And the angel said, "thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). The name of the Saviour is the song of the saved.
GREEK KEYWORDS
These are the keywords for this study. Tap any dotted word in the verses above to see its meaning here.
“saved” — G4982 sozo — to save; to deliver; to protect; to make whole
"he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved"
receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls
“saviour” — G4990 soter — a deliverer; a saviour
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
“born again” — G313 anagennao — to beget again; to be born again
born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible
“grow” — G837 auxano — to grow; to increase
"desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby"
“continued stedfastly” — G4342 proskartereo — to continue in; to wait on; to give oneself continually
the four things the first church continued in daily
“work out” — G2716 katergazomai — to work fully; to accomplish; to perform
work out your own salvation with fear and trembling
“vigilant” — G1127 gregoreo — to keep awake; to watch
be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary walks about
“draw back” — G5288 hupostello — to shrink; to withdraw
"we are not of them who draw back unto perdition"
“saving” — G4047 peripoiesis — a preserving; an obtaining; a purchased possession
of them that believe to the saving of the soul
“endure” — G5278 hupomeno — to abide under; to bear up; to endure
"blessed is the man that endureth temptation"
“end” — G5056 telos — the end; the point aimed at; the goal
"endure unto the end", and receive the end of your faith
“crown” — G4735 stephanos — a crown; the winner's wreath
he shall receive the crown of life
“finish” — G5048 teleioo — to complete; to finish; to make perfect
that I might finish my course with joy
“course” — G1408 dromos — a race; a course
the course Paul finished with joy
“author” — G159 aitios — the cause; the author
"the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him"
“keep” — G5432 phroureo — to guard; to watch over; to keep as with a garrison
"kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation"
“overcame” — G3528 nikao — to conquer; to overcome; to get the victory
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb
(My personal thoughts — notice how the word is built. Strong's says soteria (G4991, salvation) comes from soter (G4990, saviour), and soter comes from sozo (G4982, to save). Salvation hangs on a Saviour, and the whole word is a Person acting.)
“stand still” — H3320 yatsab — to set oneself; to stand still; to present oneself
stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD
“meditate” — H1897 hagah — to murmur; to speak low; to meditate
"in his law doth he meditate day and night"
“carried” — H5375 nasa — to lift; to bear; to carry
carried from the womb, and even to old age
“deliver” — H4422 malat — to escape; to deliver; to save
I will carry, and will deliver you
“Joshua” — H3091 Yehowshuwa — the LORD is salvation; Jehovah-saved
the Hebrew name the name of Jesus comes from
(My personal thoughts — yeshuwah (H3444, salvation) is the word Israel sang at the sea. The name of Jesus comes from the Hebrew name Yehoshua (H3091), which means the LORD is salvation. The angel joined the name and the meaning in one sentence, "thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21).)
