[God's Providence] 5. How will mankind be saved?

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5. How will mankind be saved?

Last time, we saw that God drove out Adam because He was worried about Adam eating from the tree of life. This time, we will talk about the salvation of mankind.

Mankind fell into sin and have had no way to return to God.
Not only do people sin in their daily lives, but they also inherit sin from their parents upon being born.
Therefore, as generations pass, the sins of newborns increase.

God planned to send Jesus to save mankind through his sacrifice.
In order to do so, God needed a nation so that Jesus could be sent to do this.
God chose Abram and created a nation called Israel through his grandson Jacob.
And God told His prophets that He would send a Messiah among them.

There are 100 prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament.
But more than 25 cases were foretold by Jesus Himself.
It would indeed be hard to prophesize about yourself before you were born.
But when you consider that Jesus was with God before he was born, this is not strange.
Jesus revealed that He had been with God before the creation of the world. (John 17:5)
Let's look at some of the words that Jesus foretold.

Anointed. Isa 61:1, Luke 4:16-21
Betrayed by a friend. Psalm 41:9, John 13:26-30
Sold in 30 silver coins. Zechariah 11:12, Matthew 26:14-15
Suffered. Isaiah 50:6, Matthew 26:67
To be ridiculed. Psalm 22:6-8, Matthew 27:43
People share his clothes. Psalm 22:18, John 19:23-24
Give him vinegar with gall. Psalm 69:21, Matthew 27:34
Pray for the adversary. Psalm 109:4, Luke 23:34
Headstone of the church. Psalm 118:21-23, Matthew 21:42-44
A fountain to wash away sin. Zechariah 12:10, 13:1, John 7:38
Light for the Gentiles. Isa 49:5-6, Luke 2:30-32

All of these were foretold from a first-person perspective and were fulfilled by Jesus.
This makes it possible to understand that the prophecies were given by Jesus.
Jesus said he was the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6)
There is no way to return to God unless through Jesus.

This time, I told you that salvation is possible only through Jesus. Next time, let's discuss if Jesus is our Creator.

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