In God's sight, man is...
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Then the work of salvation is...
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1. An accused person; a guilty person...
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Justification (declaring or considering another to be innocent
or righteous). A verdict of "Not guilty!"
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2. An estranged person; an enemy...
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Reconciliation (atonement, "peace" or "shalom" in an Old
Testament sense (see Rom 5:10; 2Co 5:18-20).
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3. A debtor, who cannot pay his debts...
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Forgiveness, or mercy (see Mat 18:23-35).
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4. A slave, serving the wrong "master"...
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Redemption (literally, "purchase", as of a slave out of a
slave market).
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5. An orphan, with no hope and no inheritance (Eph
2:12)...
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Adoption or sonship (Rom 8:15).
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6. Common, ordinary...
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Sanctification (literally, the process of being set apart, or
made holy; to become a "saint").
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7. Unclean, impure...
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Purification.
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8. In trouble or danger...
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Salvation.
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