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1 Salvation II Justification, Redemption, Adoption, Atonement,
Righteousness, Reconciliation

2 What are we justified by?
Salvation II Justification What does it mean? How are we justified? Is it a one time event? What are we justified by?

3 What is a Covenant? Contract vs Covenant
Salvation II What is a Covenant? Contract vs Covenant

4 Covenant is Exchange of Persons
Salvation II Covenant is Exchange of Persons Contract is Exchange of Goods & Services Examples: Contracts  buying house, car… Covenants  Marriage, Priesthood, Adoption

5 Salvation II Covenant in Baptism God gives us Himself as a Father and we are adopted and become His Children Justification becomes our “Adoption Rights” against the Condemnation of the Law Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God Who justifies Romans 8:33

6 Salvation II “BUT AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS AND LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR TOWARD MAN APPEARED, NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE HAVE DONE, BUT ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY SAVED US, BY THE WASHING OF REGENERATION, AND RENEWING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.” [TITUS 3:4,5]

7 Satan (accusation/blame/judgment)
Salvation II Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God Who justifies Romans 8:33 Satan (accusation/blame/judgment) People (manifest) Conscience (hidden) God (unknowingly)

8 Justification is a free gift
Salvation II Justification is a free gift Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin. Romans 4:7,8 Psalm 32:1,2 Exercised in the Mysteries

9 Blame can be in the conscience (inside) or before people (outside)
Salvation II What is Justification? God makes us without blame (justified) by adoption through Baptism and renewed in the Mysteries (Repentance/Confession and Communion) Blame can be in the conscience (inside) or before people (outside) God (unknowingly) Satan (blame/judgment)

10 Salvation II Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. Ephesians 1:4-5

11 How is Justification exercised in the Mysteries? Steps
Salvation II How is Justification exercised in the Mysteries? Steps God calls us through His Word to renounce the world/Satan/ourselves & accept the death & Resurrection of His Son Faith is a positive response to God in words & action Acting out the faith in the Mystery Receive Justification

12 Sin Baptism Chrismation Adoption Justification Repentance Confession
Communion Adoption

13 Sin Baptism Chrismation Adoption
Unless one is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. John 3:5 Nicodemus Baptism Chrismation Sin Justification Repentance Confession Communion Adoption Prodigal Son

14 God initiates salvation for us
Salvation II God initiates salvation for us We are invited to live a life of righteousness (just life, live according to the New Law without blame) It is a life of growth & perfection

15 Justification as being blameless before God in Love
Salvation II Justification as being blameless before God in Love Adoption is becoming children of God in Baptism Renewed through Mysteries of: Confession Communion

16 Just = Right = Without Blame Redemption  buying back
Salvation II Just = Right = Without Blame Redemption  buying back We were God’s  we got enslaved He bought us back Price was Jesus Christ

17 -self made through fulfilling Old Moral & ceremonial law
Salvation II Old Righteousness -self made through fulfilling Old Moral & ceremonial law New Righteousness -based on faith in action & helps to fulfill Moral Law

18 Just & Right between Old & New Testament
Salvation II Just & Right between Old & New Testament Zacharias & Elizabeth  and they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless Luke 1:6 Cornelius the Centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among the Jews Acts 10:22

19 Just & Right between Old & New Testament
Salvation II Just & Right between Old & New Testament St. Paul …concerning the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless… And be found in Him, Christ, not having my own righteousness, which is from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His Resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death Philippians 3:6,9

20 Salvation II Whenever you eat of this Bread and drink of this cup, you preach My death and confess My Resurrection and remember Me until I come back.

21 Salvation II We have confessed His saving Passion; we have proclaimed His death; we have believed in His Resurrection; and the Mystery is accomplished. Priest Inaudible Prayer after Our Father

22 Salvation II Results: -Being Justified protects from the Consequences of breaking the Law, but does not relieve us from the requirement of the Law of Christ  Love one another as I have loved you

23 Results: -Positive Note:
Salvation II Results: -Positive Note: -Continual renewal through the Mysteries  Renewal of Grace to fulfill the demands of the Law of Christ -Adoption cannot be lost -Negative Note: Not fixed state of being justified  allowing sin in our life can affect our justification, but never rob us of adoption

24 Results: Better understand the Mysteries
Salvation II Results: Better understand the Mysteries Fuller participation in the Mysteries Understanding the Covenant Theme Ability to teach the foundation of our Salvation Realizing God’s good pleasure in saving us Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:4 -Recognize God’s initiative in our Salvation

25 Results: Self-Examination prior to confession
Salvation II Results: Self-Examination prior to confession Includes internal and external elements Continual sharpening of our Spiritual Senses But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:14

26 Faith is a positive response to God
Salvation II Faith is a positive response to God In the Church, the response is always summarized in the word: AMEN


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