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SALVATION TENSES
Past/Present/Future
GREEK DEFINITIONS
sozo
= saved (verb)
soteria
= salvation (noun)
SCRIPTURAL
EXAMPLES
Acts 2:21
“It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord
shall be saved.”
Acts 2:47
“The Lord added to the church daily such as were being saved.”
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.”
Acts 15:11
“We believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be
saved even as they.”
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.”
SALVATION IN
THREE TENSES
PAST
(Regeneration/Justification)
Ephesians 2:8-10
“For by grace are ye saved…”
II Timothy 1:8-9
“God hath saved us.”
Titus 3:5
“According to his mercy he saved us.”
PRESENT
(Sanctification/Conformed to Christ’s image)
Romans 5:10
“We shall be saved by His life.”
I Corinthians
1:18 “But unto us which are
being saved it is
the power of God….”
II Corinthians
2:15 “In them ye are saved.”
Ephesians 2:10
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, for good works, which
God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
Philippines
2:12-13 “Work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who worketh in you
both to will and to do his good pleasure.”
Hebrews 7:25
“He is able to save to the uttermost.”
I John 1:7
“The blood of Jesus cleanseth (present and continuous) us from all
sin.”
FUTURE
(Glorification/Resurrected Body)
Romans 13:11
“Salvation is nearer than when we believed.”
Philippines
3:20-21 “Who shall change
our vile body…”
Hebrews 9:28
“He shall appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”
I John 3:2
“When he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as
he is.”
CONCLUSION:
GOD’S COMPLETE SALVATION
OUR GUILTY PAST…Delivered
from the penalty of sin!
OUT NEEDY PRESENT…Delivered
from the practice of sin!
OUR GLORIOUS
FUTURE…Delivered from the presence of sin!
PAST TENSE
By Jesus’ first
coming a finished work of His death and resurrection.
PRESENT TENSE
By Jesus’ Ascension
into heaven we are indwelt, baptized and filled by
His Spirit.
FUTURE TENSE
By Jesus’ Second
coming we are changed into His likeness.
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