Sound Bytes
What is Salvation?
Covenanting is what brings salvation
I had a moment of revelation. Let’s apply it.
Those of us holding to the covenant are criticized for keeping the law (law-keepers) as if this is something bad. And we are falsely accused of a works-based salvation.
Get Gabriel Matthews’s stories in your inbox
Join Medium for free to get updates from this writer.
But… Salvation is the key to the (Royal) Court. Without salvation from Messiah, which MUST be accepted under any covenant (you must agree to it), one doesn’t even get into the Court. Once in the Court, as is clearly explained in Scripture, especially by Messiah and defined in the Apostolic Writings, we are judged by our works within the covenant. Without salvation, we never make it before the Court to be judged by our works. Salvation must be accepted with the whole heart, followed by living covenanted in love for the Master who gave it, which means following Him in love — as He defines it — John 14;15, 21 and John 15:10: Keeping His commands.
The argument that j-e-s-u-s gave different commands violates a Christian’s own belief that the Messiah is God. God never changes, His Messiah is the same yesterday, today, and forever, so… What/Who’s commands is He talking about? That’s the definition of love. So, accepting salvation means one agrees to the covenant and walks according to His commands. That gets one before the Court to determine their REWARDS for their faithful walk. Walk is a verb, an action.
Accepting salvation is signing the contract. Unmerited favor (grace) is the time and patience for us to learn how to do it according to the contract (Titus 2:11–12). One who doesn’t want to obey never agrees to the contract. The rewards of the contract are spelled out as being based on 1) acceptance of the contract, and 2) what one does according to the contract. By disregarding the contract, one is in breach and will be “fired,” so to speak. Or it means it was never accepted to begin with and offers no protection from the consequences of not accepting it.
Covenanting means accepting the contract, Torah, and living as a bondservant to Him. It makes one a “law keeper,” and helps them to live lawfully, and not be a law-breaker. There are only two choices: keep the Law or break the Law. Why is there confusion?
I’m preaching to the choir.
