Theology of the Church, Mentor's Guide, MG03

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T H E O L O G Y O F T H E C H U R C H

b. Rev. 22.5

6. Rewards for faithfulness in this present life

a. 2 Tim. 4.8

b. James 1.12

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c. Rev. 2.10

7. Unimaginable new wonders that defy description or comprehension

a. 1 Cor. 2.9

b. 1 John 3.2

To be saved in the biblical sense is to share in these experiences as a part of the people of God who are chosen to receive them. The new heaven and earth are to be inhabited not by isolated individuals but by the new community that God has called out of the earth. Anyone who does not take up their place among God’s people as they inherit these blessings is understood to be “lost.”

C. Both Paul and Peter describe salvation as becoming part of the “people of God.”

1. 1 Pet. 2.10

2. Eph. 1.18-23