Salvation: Deliverance from past
punishment, present power, and
future presence of sin
Monday Night Bible Study
October 20, 2003
“God loves you”
Salvation
Salvation is generally defined as
deliverance.
Salvation can be deliverance from
natural or spiritual things. Now, we are
focusing on spiritual deliverance.
Some key terms for salvation are:
conversion, regeneration, justification,
adoption, sanctification, and glorification.
Spiritual Salvation (Category)
Kind/Type When What How
From Sin Past Penalty Justification
Present Power Sanctification
Future Presence Glorification
From False Latter Avoidance Give special
Doctrine Times from attention to
departure sound
from faith doctrine
Justification
Justification – to make valid, to absolve, to vindicate, to set
right
The act of being declared free from sin judicially
Jesus makes us free from the guilt and punishment of sin by
dying on the cross (Jesus is our scapegoat)
And things are cool, judicially, (remember God always loves
us but God also does not like sin) between us and God
Rom. 3:21-4:12
Gal. 3:11-14
Sanctification
This is the process of becoming more
like Christ (means separation, setting
apart)
Rom. 6:22
2 Thess. 2:13
2 Tim. 2:21
Glorification
Romans 8:17, 18, 30
1 Thess. 4:13-18