Diligent made a very good point about saints today looking back to the cross. I looked to the cross of Jesus Chrsit but not back to it. this looking back doctrine will fit very well witht he Calvinist. looking back could imply they were already saved before they believed.
as we do know Jesus was the lamb slain from the foundation of the world. this is what made OT under the Law sacrifices effective for them. but those sacrifices had to be done every year as comanded in faith to receive God grace.
this I can see in all but the Garden of Eden (pre fall) and Kingdom dispensations. Salvation has always had three elements that were working together Grace, Faith, and Works. but how those three worked together was different in every dispensation. but still no one in the OT Law dispensation or from the fall on was looking to the cross of Chrsit to come to finish or perfect or bring them salvation.
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