The coming of the Kingdom of God to the earth, which always has been the burden of the prophets of God, has been buried under numerous traditions and fables. Over the past hundred years the error of the pre-tribulation "rapture" has been added to the "forgiven to go to Heaven" concept of redemption.

"Salvation by grace," as presented by current Christian pastors and teachers, has become unrelated to the teaching of the Scriptures, both Old Testament and New.

The resulting confusion has rendered impossible any accurate interpretation of the bulk of the Scriptures, has changed the vision of the Kingdom of God to a flight to Heaven, has erected a wall of separation between the elect Jews and the elect Gentiles, and has destroyed the moral character of Christians.

The destruction of the moral character of Christians has occurred because of the idea that God has saved us to go to Heaven, not to live in righteousness, holiness, peace, and joy on the earth as the Scriptures teach. A false vision is being presented. As a result, the nations are staggering about in moral drunkenness and vomit. When there is no moral light in the Christian churches there is no moral light in the world.

By no means is the Christian redemption limited to the forgiveness of our sins. Forgiveness makes it possible for us to come to God so we can be saved from all that is of Satan and brought into all that is of God.

It is time now for the Holy Spirit to enable us to lay hold on the remaining six dimensions of the Christian redemption.

Salvation From Spiritual Death to Eternal Life

We have stated that forgiveness through the blood of Christ is well known to us and has been emphasized by the Christian ministry. We understand also that God through the Lord Jesus has given us eternal life.

Eternal life is a familiar term among present-day Christians, but our definition, our understanding of eternal life, sometimes is incorrect.

We tend to think of eternal life as a legal state rather than what it is—a kind of life.

Forgiveness is a legal state but eternal life is a kind of life force, and includes also being in union with God. All spirits have eternal existence, but all spirits do not have eternal spiritual life nor are all spirits in union with the Father and Jesus.

There is biologic life and then there is spiritual life.

All angels have some kind of spiritual life, either of God or of darkness. Animals have biologic life.

Man, unlike any other creature of God, has two kinds of life—biologic and spiritual.

Before an individual receives Christ he is alive as an animal but dead as a child of God. He has biologic life and a spiritual nature but no Divine eternal life. He is alive biologically but dead as far as God's Life is concerned.

Christ is eternal Life. When we receive Him we are born again of His Life. Now we are alive biologically and spiritually.

To be continued.