DISCUSS THE THEME: “FAITH IN THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST” SHOWING WHAT FOUR VITAL THINGS FAITH IN THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST ENTAILS AND HOW TO UTILIZE THIS FAITH. IS THERE ANOTHER KIND OF FAITH FOR THE BELIEVER? IF THERE IS, THEN WHAT IT IS?

The finished work of Christ refers to his death on the cross. That is where Jesus Christ endured God’s judgment against our sins. He became our substitute in order to become our Savior. Jesus was not our savior until he suffered and died for our sins on the cross of Calvery. Salvation is both free and costly at the same time. On one hand, salvation is a gift to anyone who accepts our Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, on the other hand, salvation is very costly because it requires the sacrificial death and blood of the son of God. John 19:30 “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head. and gave up the ghost. KJV.

Three key words to describe “the finished work of Christ”

Propitiation.
Romans 3:25 “whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God” KJV.
Propitiation is a Greek word that means. “to satisfy wrath by sacrifice” The bible says in Romans 6:23 “The wages of sin is death” Before God’s mercy can be extended to mankind, something must be done to remove the blockade for sin as well as to satisfy the righteous claims of God; wrath against sin. This is where Jesus Christ came in as the propitiation for our sins.

Redemption
Redemption deals with our enslavement by sin. Galatians 3:13 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree” KJV. To redeem means “ to buy out of to remove from to set at liberty. We have been brought back and set free from the slave market of sin, and we have been placed in the family of God.

Reconciliation:
Reconciliation completes the threefold view of the finished work of Christ, and it relates to our fellowship with God. Romans 5:10 “ for if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son, much more, being reconciled we shall be saved by his life” KJV. To reconcile means to “change completely” this is in relation to salvation. This is the means by which God brings mankind into a completely changed relationship with himself.

How to utilize faith in the Finished work
Ephesians 2:4 – tells us that by God’s favor, we are seated together with Christ at the right hand of the Father. To be seated in Christ is to rest, to trust completely in him, to have confidence, and to set aside any worry or anxiety.

Is there another kind of faith for the believer?
James 2:14 – 26. According to James, there are two different kinds of faith: mere faith and saving faith. Saving faith always involves deeds, and always acts on what it believes. Faith without deeds is useless, for it is the deeds that complete it and make it real faith.