Lesson 1

The Salvation Plan

- The Written Word
GOD sent to us the Holy Spirit, also known as the Comforter (John 14:26), but He
also gave us His written Word to guide those who want to walk with JESUS. The Bible
is a collection of 66 books, written during thousands of years for almost 40 people
from different social economic classes, graduation and periods and in most cases
they didnt know what other writer had written.
Despite this, when we read the Bible, from the first to the last book, we can see a
supernatural harmony that cannot be attributed to men, but to GOD, who used
those men to reveal His divine plan to all mankind.
For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men
spoke from GOD as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
(2 Peter 1:21)
Thus, the Bible gives us a unique vision referring to GODs Salvation Plan for men.
From the beginning to the end of this plan, we see GODs love being revealed; a
story in which He insistently offers His Son JESUS CHRIST to redeem mankind,
delivering men from spiritual and eternal death.
In the limits of GODs sovereign and permissive will, many world events influenced
governments and nations, determining the course of History, but for us Christians,
there are six events that stand out due to their impact and influence. Each event
was or will set an age transition in World History.
We are talking about the Creation and the beginning of the world; Noahs Great
Flood, when GOD offered a restart to mankind; JESUS CHRISTs First Coming that
was the moment the only way to GOD was opened. The fourth event is about to
happen, which is the promised revival by GOD and caused by the HOLY SPIRIT
among us, when our generation prepares the way for JESUS Second Coming. The
fifth event is the Rapture of the Church when all those who are living a consecrated
life will meet the LORD in the air. Finally, the sixth event will be CHRISTs Coming to
stablish His Kingdom of peace and justice. It is true that many other events
happened, but they cannot be compared to these six events in matter of influence
and impact on mankinds History.
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Creation

We believe in one GOD who created the universe: galaxies, stars, planets, heavens,
earth, seas, angels and above all, the human being. He created everything through
His spoken word. At creation, GOD spoke, determined, ordered, made visible,
brought to existence what did not exist before.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the
earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the
deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said,
"Let there be light," and there was light. (Genesis 1:1-3)
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were
created. When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens() The
LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
(Genesis 2:4-7)
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GODs Attributes

We are going to mention three of the many attributes of GOD: omniscience,

omnipotence, omnipresence. Omniscience refers to the characteristic of knowing
and having the absolute real understanding of all and everything. Omnipotence is
about being the highest in power and strength. Omnipresence refers to the
characteristic of being present everywhere all the time. The LORD alone is GOD
(Deuteronomy 4:39), and only He has these three characteristics.
Omnipotence: we believe in the Omnipotent GOD He is the Almighty.
Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,like the roar of rushing
waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our
Lord God Almighty reigns. (Revelation 19:6)
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and
said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. (Genesis
17:1)
The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of
his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.(Hebrews 1:3)
See now that I myself am He! There is no god besides me. I put to
death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no
one can deliver out of my hand.(Deuteronomy 32:39)
Omnipresence: We believe in the Omnipresent GOD He is present everywhere all
the time. (not in everything that is pantheism).
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your
presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in
the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on
the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right
hand will hold me fast. (Psalm 139:7-10)

The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked
and the good.(Proverbs 15:3)
Omniscience: We believe in the Omniscient GOD He knows absolutely everything.
() Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of
your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. (Matthew 10:29-30)
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is
uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must
give account. (Hebrews 4:13)
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From Lucifer to Satan

The Bible tells us the beginning and fall of Satan, the enemy of our souls, in the
book of Ezekiel chapter 28:
The word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, take up a lament
concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: 'This is what the Sovereign
LORD says: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect
in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone
adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper,
sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of
gold; on the day you were created they were prepared. You were
anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were
on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones. You
were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till
wickedness was found in you. Through your widespread trade you
were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace
from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from
among the fiery stones. Your heart became proud on account of
your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your
splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you
before kings. By your many sins and dishonest trade you have
desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out from you, and it
consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of
all who were watching. All the nations who knew you are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end and will be no more". (Ezekiel
28:11-19)
GOD created angels to worship Him all the time and Lucifer, which means Angel of
light, was one of them. He was good and GOD created him to be a worshipper
angel, but he wanted to be like God and receive worship. But, according to Isaiah
48:11 (I will not yield my glory to another), GOD does not divide His glory with
anybody, for this reason that angel was expelled from GODs Presence. GOD threw

him to the Earth with the third part of the angels that joined Satan in his rebellion
and are called demons.
His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to
the earth. (Revelation 12:4)
The great dragon was hurled down that ancient serpent called
the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled
to the earth, and his angels with him. (Revelation 12:9)
After his fall, Lucifer (Angel of light) became Satan, which means adversary and
accuser. Then, Satan started an indirect fight against GOD, because he knows he
would and always is defeated in a direct fight in the twinkling of an eye and at the
speed and intensity of a lightning.
I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. (Luke 10:18)
This indirect fight consists in attacking man to drive him out from GOD, drive away
the created being from the Creator and steal the worship and devotion that must be
offered only to the LORD. Satan cannot touch GOD, so he tries to touch GODs
works, and we are His works. In other times of world story he tried to destroy
mankind and he still tries in order to steal the worship offered to GOD.
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Man: GODs best creation

GOD created the first man, Adam, in His own image and likeness. He had authority,
was able to think, influence and rule over earth and animals and he also had the
power of choice in his hands.
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness,
and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over
the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move
along the ground." (Genesis 1:26)
We were made at His image. It does not mean we are equal to GOD. The image is a
reflex of something. For example, the shadow is an image of us that has arms, legs,
upper body, but it does not reflect the original effectively.
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The triune man

Man is a spirit given by GOD that abides in a physical body, communicates and
perceives the world, natural or spiritual, through the soul. Body and soul shape
mans flesh. You are a spirit that has a soul and abides in a physical body.
GOD created man as a triune being, that is to say, body, soul and spirit:

Soul it is the set of characteristics of an individual, his nature, emotions,

feelings, mind, past experiences, lifestyle, personality, etc. It is through the

soul that an individual perceives the existence of the rational, emotional and
psychological world.
Body It is the physical part of an individual (not the flesh in a spiritual
sense). It is with the body that the individual perceives the existence of the
physical world.
Spirit It is the breath of life given by GOD; it is the connection between the
man and GOD. It is through the spirit that GOD talks to man. It is through the
spirit that man perceives the existence of the spiritual world and the
Presence of GOD.

Therefore, first man Adam was a complete being in the likeness of GOD, since GOD
is triune, revealing as THE FATHER, SON and THE HOLY SPIRIT (Trinity). In the verse
below the mention of the three persons of the Trinity is clear.
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that
moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending
like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is
my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."(Matthew 3:16-17)
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The entrance of sin into the world

Sin is everything that separates us from GOD. The word sin gives us the idea of
missing the target, make a mistake, deviate.
When GOD finished mankinds creation, He gave the man at the Garden of Eden a
command: not to eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat
from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will
surely die." (Genesis 2:16-17)
The fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that the first couple
experienced meant independence from GOD. When they experienced that fruit they
used their free will in a wrong way assuming a GOD independent life. There is
nothing more tragic than man living a life distant from GODs Presence, ignoring
and rejecting His love.
Satan induced Eve to question GODs command and the first couple ate the fruit
from the forbidden tree introducing sin into the world. Man was disobedient and
contrary to GODs commands. When Adam and Eve ate the fruit they died spiritually
resulting in a spiritual separation from GOD, this mean to say that their spirit was no
longer connected to GOD. Instead, they were connected to Satan making
themselves gods, independent from GOD and assuming control of their lives.
The individuals attention became self-focused and he started to see himself as the
centre of the universe and worthy of adoration. After Adams fall all men inherited

sins curse because Adam opened the door to sin and death and only another man
(JESUS) could close it.
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and
death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all
sinned () For just as through the disobedience of the one man the
many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the
one man the many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:12,19)
Spiritual death means separation from GOD. When the individual sin, he is under
the shadow and influence of Adam, but when he remains holy he is under the
shadow and influence of JESUS.
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead
comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will
be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:21-22)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of
the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1)
Furthermore, there is the principle of spiritual authority that GOD respects even Him
having all the authority and sovereignty. GOD gave the authority to the man govern
Earth and look after it guided by principles, values and standards stablished by
GOD.