What is salvation?
- Hebrew yesha (root for Joshua & Jesus) – refers to freedom from something binding/restricting deliverance
- Greek soteria – means deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation; to cure, to rescue
2 Implications of Salvation
- There’s a need for salvation (Gen 2:17; Ps 19:1; 69:1-2; Ecc 7:20; Is 1:6; Jer 17:9; Mt 9:1-2; 14:25-30; Mk 7:20-23; Lk 19:10; Jn 8:44; Ac 8:30-31; 14:17; Ro 1:19-20; 2:14-16; 3:19; 5:12; 2Co 4:4; Eph 2:2,12; Jas 4:4; 1Jn 2:15-16; 3:10; 5:12; Jud 1:19)
- There’s a willing/able party that saves (Zech 9:9; Mt 8:2-3; Lk 1:68-69; 2:29-30; 3:5-6; Ac 4:12; Ro 1:16; Eph 3:20; 1Ti 2:3-4; 2Ti 1:12; Tit 2:11; Heb 2:18; 5:9; 7:25; 2Pe 3:9; Jud 1:24)
One Gospel
All believers throughout human history have been and will be saved in the exact same way. Never buy the lie that there are different gospels or methods of salvation (e.g., based on so-called “dispensationalism”).
The Threefold Method of Salvation
- By innocent (Heb 9:14), shed (Mt 26:28), applied (Rev 1:5) blood (Heb 9:22).
- Through a person (Jon 2:9; Ac 4:12; 1Th 5:9; Heb 5:9).
- By grace (Eph 2:8-9; Tit 2:11).
The Difference Between Cause and Accompaniment
Blog – 3/4/22
The Difference Between Cause and Accompaniment - blog
“There’s a difference between cause and accompaniment. To say that man is the cause for his salvation is a lie. To attribute one’s ability to repent and believe to natural man is the root of this lie…To accuse an orthodox pastor of supposing such a lie is slanderous.”
The Difference Between Cause and Accompaniment - blog
“The craziest thing is that I am accused of teaching something that I, in fact, do not teach.”
The Threefold Method of Salvation
- By innocent (Heb 9:14), shed (Mt 26:28), applied (Rev 1:5) blood (Heb 9:22).
- Through a person (Jon 2:9; Ac 4:12; 1Th 5:9; Heb 5:9).
- By grace (Eph 2:8-9; Tit 2:11).
Protestant Reformation Slogans (Latin)
- Sola fide: “by faith alone”
- Sola gratia: “by grace alone”
- Soli Deo gloria: “to God alone the glory”
Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther said to Erasmus in the 16th century that if you don’t embrace sola gratia (salvation by grace alone) you haven’t comprehended sola fide (justification by faith alone). Erasmus’ “Free Will” perverted sola gratia.
God’s Salvific Plan
It is by grace (sola gratia) through faith (sola fide) that we are saved to God’s glory (soli Deo gloria).
The Threefold Method of Salvation
- By innocent (Heb 9:14), shed (Mt 26:28), applied (Rev 1:5) blood (Heb 9:22).
- Through a person (Jon 2:9; Ac 4:12; 1Th 5:9; Heb 5:9).
- By grace (Eph 2:8-9; Tit 2:11).
What Parts of a Human Being Does God Save?
- Material: Body (Ro 8:23; 1Co 15:44; Php 3:21)
- Nonmaterial: Soul/Spirit (Heb 6:19; Jas 1:21; 1Pe 1:9; 4:19; Ro 8:16; 2Ti 4:22; Heb 12:23)
Avoid Hyper-Doctrinalization
You are always better off maintaining a simpler view of Bible doctrine that is true than a more complex, self-exacting view that does violence to Biblical revelation (e.g., by hyper-doctrinal categorization).
God Saves the Bodies of His Elect, to Be Raised:
- Imperishable (no more degradation or decay)
- In glory (purified, suited to worship God)
- n power (unmitigated strength, as God intended to please Him)
- A spiritual body (in harmony with the Holy Spirit)
- In the image of Christ (a body fit for Heaven)
What Parts of a Human Being Does God Save?
- Material: Body (Ro 8:23; 1Co 15:44; Php 3:21)
- Nonmaterial: Soul/Spirit (Heb 6:19; Jas 1:21; 1Pe 1:9; 4:19; Ro 8:16; 2Ti 4:22; Heb 12:23)
