The Reality of our Salvation
by Fred Rapp | May 13, 2023
The reality of our salavtionCol 1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
holy NT:40 hágios; fem. hagía, neut. hágion (39), adj. from hágos (n.f.), any matter of religious awe, expiation, sacrifice. Holy, set apart, sanctified, consecrated, saint. It has a common root, hág-, with hagnós (53), chaste, pure. Its fundamental idea is separation, consecration, devotion to the service of Deity, sharing in God's purity and abstaining from earth's defilement.
NT:40(I) Pure, clean, ceremonially or morally clean, including the idea of deserved respect, reverence.
(A) It particularly means perfect, without blemish (Rom 12:1).
(B) Metaphorically it means morally pure, upright, blameless in heart and life, virtuous, holy.
(1) Generally (Mark 6:20; Rom 7:12; 1 Cor 7:34; Eph 1:4; 5:27; 1 Peter 1:16; Sept.: Lev 11:44).
(2) Spoken of those who are purified and sanctified by the influences of the Spirit. This is assumed of all who profess the Christian name, hence hágios, saint,hágioi, saints, Christians (Acts 9:13,14,32,41; 26:10; Rom 1:7; 8:27; 1 Thess 3:13). Spoken of those who are to be in any way included in the Christian community (1 Cor 7:14). Holy kiss means the sacred Christian kiss, the pledge of Christian affection (Rom 16:16; 1 Cor 16:20; 2 Cor 13:12).
(II) Consecrated, devoted, sacred, holy, meaning set apart from a common to a sacred use; spoken of places, temples, cities, the priesthood, men (Matt 4:5; 7:6; 24:15; 27:53; Acts 6:13; 7:33; Rom 11:16, of firstfruit); of a male opening the womb (Luke 2:23); of apostles (Eph 3:5); of prophets (Luke 1:70; Acts 3:21; 2 Peter 1:21); of angels (Matt 25:31).
unblameable NT:299 from the priv.a (1), momos (am'-o-mos) (3470), spot, blemish. Spotless, without blemish.In Class. Gr., used as a technical word to designate the absence of something amiss in a sacrifice or something which would render it unworthy to be offered (Sept.: Ex 29:1; Num 6:14; Ezek 43:22). Of Christ as a lamb; used in conjunction with áspilos (as'-pee-los)(784), without spot, unspotted (1 Peter 1:19; see Lev 1:10; 22:19-22; Heb 9:14). In this case,ámœmos would be used metaphorically indicating the absence of internal blemish, and áspilos, that of external spot. Metaphorically (Eph 1:4; 5:27; Col 1:22; Heb 9:14; Jude 24; Rev 14:5). Used in Col 1:22 with anégkl¢tos (410), legally unaccused, and Eph 1:4 and 5:27 with hágios (40), holy. Therefore, ámomos is the unblemished (cf. ámemptos [273], unblamed).
unreprovable NT:410 from the priv. a (1), without, and egkaléo (an-eng'-klay-tos) (1458), to accuse in court. Not merely unaccusable but unaccused, free from any legal charge. Occurs in 1 Cor 1:8; Col 1:22; 1 Tim 3:10; Titus 1:6,7.
(from The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament © 1992 by AMG International, Inc. Revised Edition, 1993)
This will be our life experiencially when our heart is restored to purity and becomes rooted and grounded in agape. In the third feast we will experience this life to the full. This is what Jesus has done for us. This reality will be evident in the third feast. We will experience a life demon free and live in the presence of The Father and His Son on this earth and then caught up unto Jesus to be with the Father and Son forever.
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