Saturday, July 23, 2011

Jesus saves us completely

“Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them.” Hebrews 7:25
It should be of great encouragement for us to read that Jesus saves us completely. When He died on the cross, He paid the full price for our salvation. He didn’t go part way, and we have to make up a shortfall. No, He made provision for our justification, our sanctification, and our glorification. And this provision is available to all – if they will come to God through faith in Jesus Christ (after all, He is the only way – John 14:6).
The word ‘completely’ here is the Greek panteles, from pas (every, all, full) and telos (end, goal, conclusion, result, purpose). Jesus has saved us in every sense of the word. He has saved us from the punishment of sin, from the bondage to sin, from the power of sin.
We know that salvation is not a one-off deal, but it is also an ongoing process (of sanctification). It’s comforting to know then, that during this process Jesus is always interceding for us. Just like the high priest would offer sacrifices on behalf of the people and present them to God, so too Jesus stands before God on our behalf. And the sacrifice He presents to God is that of Himself.

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