Hebraic Fundamental Steps to Salvation

Hebraic Fundamental Steps to Salvation

The ancients undoubtedly believed in an afterlife. Ancient Egypt was a culture obsessed with death, preparing for death and the life beyond. A member of the ruling class would build an elaborate tomb, like the pyramids, and stock it with everything he would need in the next life, from boats and chariots to food, tools, and weapons. <br /> <br />It’s really only modern rationalist Western culture that has been characterized by a denial of life after death. Death as the termination of existence is largely a modern concept. <br /> <br />If we consider Abraham, who was the first Hebrew, then the period from Abraham to Y’shua the Messiah covers 2,000 years. Throughout this whole period, even from Adam’s time, 6,000 years ago, there were distinct understandings of life after death. Salvation was as real for them as for the Believer today who clings to the crucifixion stake. <br /> <br />Many Believers therefore today ask fundamental questions such as: <br /> <br />1) Was the way of personal salvation the same in the Old Testament and the New Testament? <br />2) What hope did Israel have of life beyond the grave? <br />3) Was sin understood as an external or an internal problem? <br />4) What was the procedural step of salvation in the Old to ensure life after death and how does it apply to us as Believers today? <br />5) And many more. <br /> <br />Are you as a Believer one hundred percent sure that you will make it? Suppose you were to die tonight, why should you go to heaven? Why should YHWH allow you into His Kingdom? Ponder on this for a moment and write your answers down, as it will be reviewed later in this booklet. <br /> <br />With that in mind, let’s start our journey on a Hebraic perspective for salvation… <br />