1. Man was created in the image of God (“Elohim” – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—soul, body, and spirit). Genesis 1:26
2. Because of Adam’s sin, man is born with a dead spirit. This is the first death. Romans 5:12
3. Only those who are given the Holy Spirit are Yah’s children, as the Holy Spirit resurrects the dead spirit to newness of life. John 1:12, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:9
4. Those who are spiritually dead are condemned already because of that condition, and are sentenced to eternal death in that condition. John 3:18, Hebrews 3:19
5. Only the Holy Spirit is able to draw a person to the light of His truth, and those who believe the truths of the Holy Spirit, which is to repent of SIN (singular sinful condition of unbelief), are able to be saved. But, human belief is not salvation. John 6:44, Acts 2:38, Luke 8:13
6. Belief in Messiah Yahoshua starts a person on the path toward adoption—the adoption papers begin being written. Ephesians 1:3-6, 13-14
7. After one has believed (repented of unbelief), he must also confess Messiah Yahoshua before others (take a stand for the true Gospel, and share it with others, never shrinking back from declaring His truth). Matthew 10:32-33, 2 Timothy 2:12
8. Those who believe and endure in belief (present tense) SHALL BE saved (future tense). Romans 10:9-10, Hebrews 10:39
9. Messiah’s bride is different from everyone else in Yah’s family, as the bride is given the covenant of marriage (ketubah), which is the eternal seal of the Holy Spirit. Jeremiah 31:31-33 (Hebrews 8:10), Ephesians 5:32, 2 Corinthians 11:2
10. Those who are saved (those who have received the confirmation of the Holy Spirit) between Messiah’s resurrection on the Feast of Firstfruits and the taking of the bride to the wedding chamber on the Feast of Trumpets, are sealed by the covenant of marriage.
11. This was presented to us in the scriptures by the physical foreshadow of Y’isra-el. The physical Jews were to spread the blood of a lamb on their doorposts on Passover (identify with the sacrifice of the Lamb). After they were led out of Egypt (the world), they crossed the Red Sea (baptismal cleansing), and then journeyed to Mt. Sinai. There, they awaited the giving of the covenant (old, physical, ten commandments). Those who were given the OLD covenant were Y’isra-el (Deuteronomy 5:1-2).
12. Those who are given the NEW covenant are the spiritual real substance of Y’isra-el, Messiah’s bride. The physical Jews who rejected Messiah were cut off from Y’isra-el, and anyone of any race who is given the covenant is grafted into Y’isra-el. Romans 11:20-23
13. How does a child know that his father is his father? The Father tells him so by the direct confirmation of the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:16, 1 Corinthians 1:6-8
For more information: How Do You Know You Are Saved?