Sunday, August 13, 2023

Our Full Salvation

Our full salvation is in the past, present, and future. That is to say, in Christ you have been saved; you are being saved; you shall be saved. Three terms describe our full salvation in Christ: justified, sanctified, and glorified.

In Christ believers have been saved. That is justification by faith in Jesus Christ. In Christ believers are being saved, growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 3:18). That is sanctification. In Christ believers shall be saved. That is glorification, when Christ returns. In essence, believers shall be like him (1 John 3:2).

Our full salvation includes justification, sanctification, and glorification. It's by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ is every believer's full salvation. In Christ believers are justified and free from all condemnation. In Christ believers are being sanctified until glorified. In Christ believers shall be made just like him, when he appears.

Our full salvation is from the beginning unto completion. "Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6). In Christ believers have been justified (Romans 5:1). In Christ believers are being sanctified (1 Corinthians 1:2). In Christ believers shall be glorified (1 John 3:2).