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How were people saved in the Old Testament?
That’s a good question and one that many of us wonder about. Was it by good works or was it by faith?
But here’s the big picture. When we look at the Scriptures, this is the pattern that emerges.
Salvation is always…
- Offered by the grace of God
- Based on the atoning death of Jesus Christ
- Received by the exercise of faith
- Applied by the work of the Holy Spirit
Until the time of Christ, the object of faith was God.
As we see in Gen 15:6: “And Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Now that Jesus of Nazareth has been crucified and raised from the dead Paul declares:
“Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”—Acts 17:30-31
The sacrifices and rituals commanded in the Old Testament were always signposts of what was to come and be completed in Christ. And that’s good news!
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