SALVATION TENSES
Past/Present/Future

I.                    Greek Definitions

a.       sozo = saved (verb)

b.      soteria = salvation (noun)

II.                 Scriptural Examples

a.       Acts 2:21 “It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved.”

b.      Acts 2:47 “The Lord added to the church daily such as were being saved.”

c.       Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

d.      Acts 15:11 “We believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved even as they.”

e.       Acts 16:30-31 “What must we do to be saved?  Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thy house.”

III.               Salvation in Three Tenses

a.       Past (Regeneration/Justification)

                                                   i.      Ephesians 2:8-10 “For by grace are ye saved…”

                                                 ii.      Titus 3:5 “According to his mercy he saved us.”

                                                iii.      II Timothy 1:8-9 “God hath saved us.”

b.      Present (Sanctification/Conformed to Christ’s image

                                                   i.      I Corinthians 1:18 “But unto us which are being saved it is the power of God….”

                                                 ii.      II Corinthians 2:15 “In them ye are saved.”

                                                iii.      Hebrews 7:25 “He is able to save to the uttermost.”

                                               iv.      Romans 5:10 “We shall be saved by His life.”

                                                 v.      Philippines 2:12-13 “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

                                               vi.      I John 1:7 “The blood of Jesus cleanseth (continues to) us from all sin.”

c.       Future (Glorification/Resurrected Body)

                                                   i.      Hebrews 9:28 “He shall appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

                                                 ii.      Romans 13:11 “Salvation is nearer than when we believed.”

                                                iii.      Philippines 3:20-21 “Who shall change our vile body…”

                                               iv.      I John 3:2 “We shall be like him.”

IV.              Conclusion

a.       God’s Complete Salvation

                                                   i.      Our guilty past

                                                 ii.      Our needy present

                                                iii.      Our glorious future

b.      Past Tense : By Jesus’ first coming a finished work of His death and resurrection.

c.       Present Tense : By Jesus’ Ascension into heaven we are indwelt, baptized and filled by His Spirit.

d.      Future Tense : By Jesus’ Second coming we are changed into His likeness.