By: Lewis Sperry Chafer*
An excellent study of the thirty-three positions and possessions that are received at the point of salvation. They are not bestowed in succession, but simultaneously.
1. In The Eternal Plan of God
a. Foreknown – Romans 8:20; 1 Peter 1:2
b. Predestinated – Ephesians 1:11; Romans 8:29-30; Ephesians 1:5
c. Elect – 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Peter 1:2; Romans 8:33; Colossians 3:12; Titus 1:1
d. Chosen – Matthew 22:14; 1 Peter 2:4
e. Called – 1 Thessalonians 5:24
2. Redeemed
a. By God – Colossians 1:14; 1 Peter 1:18; Romans 3:24
b. Out of Condemnation – Romans 8:1; John 5:24; 3:18; 1 Corinthians 11:32
3. Reconciled
a. By God – 2 Corinthians 5:18-19; Colossians 1:20
b. To God – 2 Corinthians 5:20; Romans 5:10
4. Related to God through Propitiation
1 John 2:2; Romans 3:25-26
5. Forgiven All Trespasses
Colossians 2:3 [Ephesians 1:7; 4:32; Colossians 1:14; 3:13]
6. Vitally Conjoined to Christ for the Judgment of the Old Man “unto a New Walk”
a. Co-crucifixion – Romans 6:6
b. Co-death – Romans 6:8; 1 Peter 2:24
c. Co-burial – Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12
d. Co-resurrection – Romans 6:4; Colossians 3:1
7. Free From the Law
a. Dead – Romans 7:4
b. Delivered – Romans 7:6; cf. Romans 6:14; 2 Corinthians 3:11; Galatians 3:25
8. Children of God
a. Born Again – John 3:7; 1:2; 1 Peter 1:23
b. Regenerated – Titus 3:5
c. Quickened – Ephesians 2:1; Colossians 2:13
d. Sons of God – 1 John 3:2 (KJV); 2 Corinthians 6:18; Galatians 3:26
e. A New Creation – 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15; Ephesians 2:10
9. Adopted
Ephesians 1:4-5; Romans 8:15, 23
10. Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ
a. Made Righteous – Romans 3:22; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9
b. Sanctified Positionally – 1 Corinthians1:30; 6:11
c. Perfected Forever – Hebrews 10:14
d. Made Accepted in the Beloved – Ephesians 1:6
e. Made Meet – Colossians 1:12
11. Justified
Romans 3:24-26; 5:1; 8:30
12.Made Nigh [Near]
Ephesians 2:13 – accompanied by a corresponding Christian experience: James. 4:8; Hebrews 10:22
13.Delivered from the Power of Darkness
Colossians 1:14 - cf. Acts 26:18; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Ephesians 2:1-2
14.Translated into the Kingdom of the Son of His Love
Colossians 1:13 – cf. 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 2 Peter 1:11
15.On the Rock, Christ Jesus
1 Corinthians 3:9-11 – cf. Matthew 7:24-27
16.A Gift from God the Father to Christ
John 17:6, 9, 11, 24
17.Circumcised in Christ
Colossians 2:11 – cf. Romans 2:29; Philippians 3:3
18.Partakers of the Holy and Royal Priesthood
a. Holy – 1 Peter 2:5
b. Royal – 1 Peter 2:9 – cf. Revelation 1:6
19.A Chosen Generation, a Holy Nation, a Peculiar People
1 Peter 2:9 – cf. Titus 2:14
20.Heavenly Citizens
Phil. 3:20 – cf. Luke 10:20; Hebrews 12:22; Ephesians 2:19
21.Of the Family and Household of God
Ephesians 2:19 – cf. Galatians 6:10; 2 Tim. 2:19-21
22.In the Fellowship of the Saints
John 17:11, 21-23 – cf. Ephesians 4:1-3
23.A Heavenly Association
a. Partners with Christ in Life – Colossians 1:27; 3:4; 1 John 5:11-12
b. Partnership in Position – Colossians 3:1; Ephesians 2:6
c. Partners with Christ in Service – 1 Corinthians 1:9; 3:9; 2 Corinthians 6:1-4
d. Partners with Christ in Suffering – 2 Tim. 2:12; Philippians 1:29; 1 Peter 4:12-13; Colossians 1:24; Romans 8:18; 1 Thessalonians 3:3
e. Partners with Christ in Prayer – John 14:12-14
f. Partners with Christ in Betrothal – 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:25-27
g. Partners in Expectation – Titus 2:13; Hebrews 10:13
24.Having Access to God
a. Access into His grace – Romans 5:2; 2 Pet. 3:18
b. Access unto the Father – Ephesians 2:18
c. Access is reassuring – Hebrews 4:16; 10:19-20
25.Within the much more care of God – Romans 5:8-10
a. Objects of His love – John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 John 3:16
b. Objects of His grace
i. Salvation – Ephesians 2:7-9
ii. Safekeeping – Romans 5:2
iii. Service – John 17:18; Ephesians 4:7
iv. Instruction – Titus 2:12-13
c. Objects of His power – Ephesians 1:19; Philippians 2:13
d. Objects of His faithfulness – Hebrews 13:5; Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:24
e. Objects of His peace – John 14:27; Colossians 3:15; Galatians 5:22
f. Objects of His consolation – 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
g. Objects of His intercession – Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24
26.His Inheritance
Ephesians 1:18
27.The Inheritance of the Saints
1 Peter 1:4; Ephesians 1:14; Colossians 3:24; Hebrews 9:15
28.Light in the Lord
Ephesians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 4:6
29.Vitally United to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
a. The believer in God the Father – 1 Thessalonians 1:1
b. God the Father in the believer – Ephesians 4:6
c. The believer in Christ – Romans 8:1
i. A member of Christ’s Body – 1 Corinthians 12:13
ii. A branch to the vine (Christ) – John 15:5
iii. A stone in the building, Christ the Chief Cornerstone – Ephesians 2:19-22
iv. A sheep in His Flock – John 10:27-29
v. A part of the company who forms the Bride of Christ – Ephesians 5:25-27
vi. A priest in a kingdom of priests – 1 Peter 2:5, 9
vii. A part of the New Creation – 2 Corinthians 5:17
d. Christ in the believer – John 14:20
e. The believer in the Holy Spirit – Romans 8:9
f. The Holy Spirit in the believer – 1 Corinthians 2:12
30.Blessed with the Earnest of First-Fruits of the Spirit
a. Born of the Spirit – John 3:6
b. Baptized by the Spirit – 1 Corinthians 12:13
c. Indwelt or anointed by the Spirit – 2 Corinthians 1:21; Galatians 4:6; 1 John 2:27; 3:24
d. Sealed by the Spirit – 1 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 4:30
e. Filled with the Spirit – Ephesians 5:18
31.Glorified
Rom. 8:18, 30; Colossians 3:4
32.Complete in Him
Colossians 2:9-10
33.Possessing Every Spiritual Blessing
Ephesians 1:3
* Compiled from: Chafer, Lewis Sperry (1976), Systematic Theology, Dallas, TX: Dallas Seminary Press, 3.234-266
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