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In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, salvation is offered to all. Christ is the object of salvation in the New Testament, and He exemplifies that with His death on the cross. Christ became the living sacrifice for all when He died on the cross, but where do those who lived and died before Christ’s time receive their salvation? Furthermore, God specifically chose the Israelites to be His people, but what did they do to receive salvation? Salvation has to be accompanied by faith. Faith requires someone to believe in something even when there is no logical reason or explanation.  

<nowiki>In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, salvation is offered to all. Christ is the object of salvation in the New Testament, and He exemplifies that with His death on the cross. Christ became the living sacrifice for all when He died on the cross, but where do those who lived and died before Christ’s time receive their salvation? Furthermore, God specifically chose the Israelites to be His people, but what did they do to receive salvation? Salvation has to be accompanied by faith. Faith requires someone to believe in something even when there is no logical reason or explanation.  

What meaning did salvation have to those in the Old Testament? God created man, and man fell. As sin entered into the world, a need was presented for someone or something to provide a sacrifice for sin. God did not create man to watch him fall into non-existence. He desired for men to spend their eternity with Him when their life on this earth was over. So God promised Adam and Eve that He would provide that salvation in the form of His son as a sacrifice for sin. This promise is made in Genesis 3:15,

What meaning did salvation have to those in the Old Testament? God created man, and man fell. As sin entered into the world, a need was presented for someone or something to provide a sacrifice for sin. God did not create man to watch him fall into non-existence. He desired for men to spend their eternity with Him when their life on this earth was over. So God promised Adam and Eve that He would provide that salvation in the form of His son as a sacrifice for sin. This promise is made in Genesis 3:15,

  “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;

  “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;

Noah was a man who lived his life by faith, and God literally saved him from destruction. He actually removed all mankind save Noah and his family. Noah’s faith is evidenced by several things. Noah was known as a man of God, so he had lived his life by faith. When God chose Noah, He told him to build an ark because the world would be destroyed by a great flood. No one to this point had ever seen rain, and now God was promising to destroy the world by it. Noah had to believe God would do what He said. Thus Noah built a big boat and was criticized for it, but he did what God told him to do anyways. Noah had faith in what God said, and was saved from the coming flood. He had extreme faith in God to suffer mockery and reproach.

Noah was a man who lived his life by faith, and God literally saved him from destruction. He actually removed all mankind save Noah and his family. Noah’s faith is evidenced by several things. Noah was known as a man of God, so he had lived his life by faith. When God chose Noah, He told him to build an ark because the world would be destroyed by a great flood. No one to this point had ever seen rain, and now God was promising to destroy the world by it. Noah had to believe God would do what He said. Thus Noah built a big boat and was criticized for it, but he did what God told him to do anyways. Noah had faith in what God said, and was saved from the coming flood. He had extreme faith in God to suffer mockery and reproach.

Abraham is considered to be the father of many nations. In states in Genesis 15:6,  

Abraham is considered to be the father of many nations. In states in Genesis 15:6,  

“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

  numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the

  numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the

  transgressors.”  

  transgressors.”  

Those people had to believe without ever getting to see the fulfillment of that promise. Faith is evidence of things that cannot be seen. The Old Testament saints had faith that God would provide a way of salvation and they trusted in Him.

Those people had to believe without ever getting to see the fulfillment of that promise. Faith is evidence of things that cannot be seen. The Old Testament saints had faith that God would provide a way of salvation and they trusted in Him.</nowiki>