THREE DIMENSIONAL SALVATION

Over the years, people came to consider salvation as limited only to the soul and forgiveness of sins. If you read the Bible, you will understand the fullness of Salvation, that God wanted mankind to be saved wholly.
As water is made up of 2 parts of hydrogen and 1 part of oxygen (H2O), similarly the human person is made up of spirit, soul and body.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 says: “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole body spirit and soul be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In Isaiah 53:4-5, God speaks about that 3 dimensional salvation. “Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” When God speaks about “transgressions and iniquities”, he is referring to sin in our souls. When he speaks about peace, he is referring to the mental/emotional condition of our spirits. When he says “by his wounds we are healed” he is referring to our bodies. So a man on a wheelchair cannot say that he is completely saved. His soul might be saved, but the body is still a slave of sickness.
If one Jesus came down to save your soul, two other Jesus’ would be required to save the spirit and body, which is not true! One Jesus was sent to save us totally. He has done the complete job of saving mankind spiritually, mentally/emotionally and physically. The moment you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, your soul, spirit and body has to be saved. Every miracle that Jesus performed was instant, i.e., if you come to Jesus with a repentant heart, he will not say, “live in you sins for a few days and then I will forgive you.” He forgives instantly and your soul is set free! Then why not the same with your body and spirit? In the Bible, wherever we read that sin is forgiven, we find that healing follows.
Mark 2:1-12, speaks about the paralytic man at Capernaum who was carried to the house where Jesus was, by 4 of his friends. Because of the crowds, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “My son, your sins are forgiven.” Then he said to the paralyzed man (in verse11) “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” Verse 12 says: “He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
In the above passage, Jesus clearly demonstrates the 3 dimensional Salvation. When Jesus called him “My son”, he healed the spirit. When he said, “your sins are forgiven”, he healed the soul. Then when he said, “get up, take your mat and go home,” he healed the body.
Other Scripture passages that refer to the 3 dimensional Salvation are the following:
Psalm 103:3-5 – “who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Isaiah 33:24 – “No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.”

By Pastor Robin Almeida