THE PLAN OF SALVATION 1. Salvation Promised: m (Genesis 3:15) a. This first promise of a coming Redeemer is of tremendous significance. 1) This promise was given to the entire human race at the beginning of human history. 2) It becomes the guiding star throughout the history and prophecy of the Old Testament until it finds its fulfillment in Christ, the seed of the woman. 3) This verse is the key to understanding that God is the God of all mankind and Christ is the only hope of salvation. b. The meaning of Genesis 3:15 1) Satans seed consists of those who partake of the character of the Adversary (John 8:44) and seek to oppose Gods purposes in creation and redemption. 2) The seed of the woman refers first to those brought into a right relationship with God through faith. It forecasts the age long conflict between the children of God and the children of the wicked one (beginning with Cain and Abel). 3) The primary seed of the woman is the Lord Jesus Christ. It is not the seed of the serpent but Satan himself who battles and is destroyed by this Seed (Jesus Christ). 4) This verse predicts that Christ would be born of a virgin and would engage the Serpent in mortal conflict, finally emerging as victor, destroying the works of Satan and setting the captives free. c. Genesis 3:15 upholds at least six facts: 1) Salvation is of God. He is mankinds only hope. He is the source, originator, initiator and procurer of salvation. This refutes humanism, the self-redemption of man, and the principle of inevitable progress, especially as it relates to the religious development of mankind.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:24:25 +0000
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