SALVATION

SALVATION

By Pastor R.A. Woods

Text: Psalms 32:1 (KJV)1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Bible Reading: Psalms 32:1-11

Introduction: What is salvation or being saved from a biblical perspective and what is the evidence that this has taken place to prove it exist in you?

Salvation: deliverance and preservation, rescue or safety (physically and morally), to make whole or complete, to heal or recover (salvation is symbolic of having a terminal illness and Jesus comes along and heal it and restore your life again.

Romans 10:10 (KJV) (proof)

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (righteousness is simply clean, holy living ensues)

So the Psalmist gives us a picture of what happens to a person when they have an encounter with God. Think about the gospels, when Jesus came in contact with men and women, they were never the same.

I. The Need of Salvation

A. SIN IMPLIED (verses 1-2) sin is there, exist, in violation.

1. Three phases of guilt (transgression, sin and iniquity)

a.  Transgression: revolt or rebel against God.

b.  Sin: offence or offend God. (violated God)

c.  Iniquity: guilt and punishment.

2. If we are to reckon with God. we must face the question of sin! a. Romans: All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. b. I John 1:9 If we confess .... unrighteousness.

B. SIN DISCOVERED (verse 4)

1. my moisture turned into drought like summer. Psalmist described how God was dealing with him and the things he was doing were no longer prospering. The game is up, your cover will be blown, sin will be discovered.

2. Proverbs 28:13 (KJV)

13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh, them shall have mercy.

3. Romans 6:23 (KJV)

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

C. SIN CONFESSED (Verse 5)

1. There is an old saying that "Confession is good for the soul".

2. Romans 10:9 (KJV)

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, andshalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

3. What is confession? Confession: to agree with God that you are as he sees you, to acknowledge things in the true state that they are.

D. SIN FORGIVEN (Verse 5)

1. When God enters into a persons life who is forgiven, he blesses that life. Because the bible says: Psalms 32:1 (KJV) 1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Illustration: REGENERATION.

It is a well-known fact, although it is an ever-increasing wonder, that a caterpillar changes into a butterfly. There is certainly very little resemblance between the two, yet every butterfly has been a caterpillar. The butterflies can truthfully say, as they look at the poor caterpillars, "Such were some of us, but we are changed. So Every saint has been a sinner, but a wonderful work has been wrought in them. Thc caterpillar sinner knows nothing of the delights of the butterfly saint. The only way a caterpillar can enter into the joys of the butterfly life is by being made a "new creature"--by being, in a sense, "born again." The cabbage-loving caterpillar has no capacity for the new-born movements and delights of the butterfly. No more can the carnal nature of man enter into the enjoyment of the things of God without Being born again.