Theology of the Church, Mentor's Guide, MG03

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D. Union with Christ has a deliverance dimension: because we are joined to the conqueror of Satan, we can no longer be overpowered by the Evil One. Christ frees us from slavery to evil.

1. John 8.34-36

2. Luke 11.20-22

3. Col. 2.15

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4. James 4.7

IV. Salvation Means that We Are Joined to “the People of God” Who Inherit the Kingdom He Promised.

For more information on this critical point see the Appendix titled “Salvation as Joining the People of God.”

A. Because Christ is the Son of God, our union with him joins us to the family of God.

1. Eph. 1.5.

2. Heb. 2.11-13

3. Gal. 4.6

B. Some of the things that God has promised his people include:

1. A Kingdom that cannot be shaken