First of all, we must understand what we had lost in first Adam and what the last Adam has regained. Romans 5 clearly states about it. The function of the spirit is to draw life from its source. And a body without the spirit is dead (James 2:26). If that is the case, then this spirit was intended to not only draw life from its Creator but also to promote life to the body in which it was deposited. This life-giving spirit, being incapacitated by the Adamic Sin, had made man desolate. The umbilical cord through which the spirit of man was nourished got cut off and the light of man was snuffed out. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men (John 1:4). In essence, the spirit which was dead in Adam gets resuscitated in Christ (by the Spirit and Word – John 3:5,6/1Pet 1:23/1John 5:1)
What we are saved from? For instance: When we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, being now justified by faith, we have peace with God – Romans 5:1 – the power of Sin, which once dominated us gets broken – Eph 2:5/Rom 6:1-7,14/8:3 – Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness* (the Hebrew word for darkness is “Choshek”. It is not referring to Satan, but in the non-literal sense mean ignorance – Eph 4:18/5:8/Acts 17:30 – Satan is the Prince of this world/ignorance – John 16:11/1Cor 2:8), *and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son (Colossians 1:13)
- Saved us from the wrath to come, and condemnation; provided, we live after the Spirit (1Thes 1:10/1Cor 11:31,32/Rev 3:10/Rom 8:1– KJV)
- Washed us from our sins in His own blood (Rev 1:5)
- Delivered us from the power of darkness (Col 1:13/Matt 20:28/Hosea 13:14)
- Set us free (judicially) from sin (Rom 5/6/1Pet 4:1,2/Heb 12:6-11)
- Forgiven all our trespasses, blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailed it to His cross (Col 2:13,14)
- Remitted the sins that are past (Rom 3:25/Heb 9:15)
- Abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances (Eph 2:14,15)
- Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us – Gal 3:13
- Our conscience is purged – Hebrews 9:14/10:2,22/1Pet 3:21
- We are reconciled to God by the death of His Son – Rom 5:10
- Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ – Rom 5:1
- We know that we have passed from death unto life because we love the brethren (everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God – 1John 4:7). He that loveth not his brother abideth in death (1John 3:14).
- The blood of Christ hath purged our conscience from dead works to serve the living God (Hebrews 9:14) – our hearts sprinkled* (sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ – 1Pet 1:2/Heb 12:24) *from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water (Hebrews 10:22).
- Having saved the people out of the land of Egypt (Jude 1:5)
- Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world (Galatians 1:4). Which part of our Being got resuscitated? And that ye put on the new man (our spirit-being), which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness Ephesians 4:24/Col 3:10 – That which is born of the Spirit is spirit (John 3:6/1Pet 1:23)
The soul alone has the propensity to sin – Ezekiel 18:20 – Our soul needs to be sanctified – 1Thes 4:3/Rom 2:9 – we must be renewed in the spirit of our minds – Eph 4:23 – be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind – Rom 12:2 – we must guard our soul – 1Pet 2:11/1Thes 5:23/Luke 21:19 – we purify the soul by obeying the truth – 1Pet 1:22 – We all must lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save our souls – James 1:21/Heb 13:17 – receiving the end of your (tried) faith, even the salvation of your souls – 1Pet 1:9/Heb 10:39.
Our body is not yet reinstated – Phil 3:21 – And not only they but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body (Romans 8:23) – Having, therefore, these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God (2 Corinthians 7:1) – For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor – 1 Thess 4:3,4.