In this text, Luke shows God’s plan to provide salvation to men through Jesus Christ alone. This plan included Jesus dying on the cross and being raised up on the third day in order to destroy sin and death. Jesus’ disciples did not agree and liked what the Lord was about to go through, which ultimately questioned God’s sovereign and perfect plan. There are those that have the same mind today; that is, not living by faith but by sight. In other words, there are those that truly submit to the will of God through faith and there are those that merely profess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord but do not manifest in their lives through obedience or submission. Only those that have received God’s salvation through the gospel of Christ and behold the glorified Jesus alone.
The Originality of God’s Salvation
Man’s salvation was planned originally by God in heaven. Man’s only problem is sin and God alone is able to deal with that problem through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, there are many that fail to know that sin is their primary problem. In contrast, the originality of God’s salvation is holy as it stems from God himself who is pure and sinless.
The Continuity of God’s Salvation
Oftentimes, many think God is different from the Old Testament versus the New Testament. This cannot be further from the truth as the Old Testament and New Testament are closely connected. The NT is a continuation of the OT and it references the OT throughout (2 Tim. 3:16). From the OT to the NT, God’s plan of salvation is set before the foundation of the world in heaven. For this reason, God’s salvation is trustworthy and undoubtedly perfect.
The Integrity of God’s Salvation
God’s salvation is also full of integrity in the pages of Scripture as revealed by God. God is honest and upright in his plan of salvation through Christ alone as fulfilled and written down in his Word. In heaven, Moses, Elijah, and Jesus, in their glorified state, discuss Jesus’ death and departure as it is in God’s plan. They were speaking specifically of Jesus’ exodus from death into glory and heaven.
The word of God is inspired. Even though every biblical author had a different intellectual background and personality, God communicated through the Holy Spirit to inspire their writings that brought about the inerrant and infallible word of God.
The Historicity of God’s Salvation
God’s plan of salvation was also practical as it was planned in Heaven and applied on Earth. Therefore, Luke includes the plan of salvation to be fulfilled in Christ alone that was “about to accomplish in Jerusalem” (v. 31). Christians that have been transformed by the gospel of Christ and are continuing in a life of faith and obedience are living in Jerusalem; that is the now, for the glory of God.
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