Old Testament Salvation Teaching

I am letting the Old Testament give the major salvation message, from the fall of man to the messages of repentance to the prophecy of Jesus coming.

As started I am starting this teaching with the fall of man, which is in Genesis 3 where Adam and Eve succumb to temptation by eating the forbidden fruit

(Genesis 3:1)  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

(Genesis 3:2)  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

(Genesis 3:3)  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

(Genesis 3:4)  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

(Genesis 3:5)  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

(Genesis 3:6)  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

(Genesis 3:7)  And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

(Genesis 3:8)  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

(Genesis 3:9)  And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

(Genesis 3:10)  And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

(Genesis 3:11)  And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

(Genesis 3:12)  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

(Genesis 3:13)  And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

(Genesis 3:14)  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

(Genesis 3:15)  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

(Genesis 3:16)  Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

(Genesis 3:17)  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

(Genesis 3:18)  Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

(Genesis 3:19)  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

(Genesis 3:20)  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

(Genesis 3:21)  Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

(Genesis 3:22)  And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

(Genesis 3:23)  Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

(Genesis 3:24)  So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

As Adam and Eve are the forefathers of humanity, the results of this are then shown in Psalms 15 and 53, which indicate that none do right

(Psalm 14:1)  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

(Psalm 14:2)  The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

(Psalm 14:3)  They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

(Psalm 14:4)  Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

(Psalm 53:1)  To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

(Psalm 53:2)  God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

(Psalm 53:3)  Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

(Psalm 53:4)  Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

Note how the verses are repeated almost verbatim which in the bible indicates importance and emphasis, indicating all have sinned and are lost without God.

The next teachings indicate how God wants all to repent and turn away from their wickedness. The first is in Proverbs

(Proverbs 1:20)  Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

(Proverbs 1:21)  She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

(Proverbs 1:22)  How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

(Proverbs 1:23)  Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Isaiah 1 verse 18 is another excellent verse.

(Isaiah 1:18)  Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Here in Ezekiel 18 is an encouragement to repent for God does not take pleasure in the death of evil doers.

(Ezekiel 18:29)  Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

(Ezekiel 18:30)  Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

(Ezekiel 18:31)  Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

(Ezekiel 18:32)  For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

Also here in Ezekiel 33 the message is reinforced and to some degree repeated

(Ezekiel 33:11)  Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

In Ezekiel 11 God promises to give a new heart of flesh and a new spirit too.

(Ezekiel 11:19)  And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

(Ezekiel 11:20)  That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

A similar promise is made in Ezekiel 36 including to do even washing people from their sins.

(Ezekiel 36:25)  Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

(Ezekiel 36:26)  A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

(Ezekiel 36:27)  And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Here is the prophecy of Isaiah of the coming Jesus who would come to die for all of our sins, to grant us eternal life, which is in Isaiah chapter 53, which I am including the entire chapter.

(Isaiah 53:1)  Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

(Isaiah 53:2)  For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

(Isaiah 53:3)  He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

(Isaiah 53:4)  Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

(Isaiah 53:5)  But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

(Isaiah 53:6)  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

(Isaiah 53:7)  He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

(Isaiah 53:8)  He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

(Isaiah 53:9)  And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

(Isaiah 53:10)  Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

(Isaiah 53:11)  He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

(Isaiah 53:12)  Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Now I am concluding this teaching with seven key verses of salvation and a salvation prayer for everyone to say to invite Jesus into their hearts.

The first verse explains how all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory

(Romans 3:23)  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

The second verse illustrates the consequence of sin and yet the free gift of God through Jesus

(Romans 6:23)  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The third verse explains while we were yet sinners Christ did die for us

(Romans 5:8)  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Jesus Himself in this famous verse in John 3 says that He was sent to give those who believe everlasting life

(John 3:16)  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Here in this verse Jesus says He is the only way to the Father- and Heaven

(John 14:6)  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

This verse explains how we get the free gift by confessing Jesus with our mouth and believing God raised Him from the dead

(Romans 10:9)  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

The final verse then states whoever confesses the Lord will be saved

(Romans 10:13)  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Jesus loves us so much that He gave His life freely on cavalry sent by His Father to indeed give eternal life to all who believe but also because God The Father loved us so much to send His Son to die and atone for the sins of mankind so that He could have relationship again with us, which is something He longs for. This relationship was severed by man’s sins and restored by Jesus obedience.  There is nothing at all that can compare or come remotely close to a relationship with God either, so now I am including a prayer which will invite Jesus in Your heart to begin this wonderful relationship. Please pray this with me

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess Jesus as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we will be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

God bless you and yours