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NASB | Psalm 68:19 ¶ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 68:19 ¶ Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day, The God who is our salvation! Selah. |
Bible Question:
Dear Saints, Is salvation instantaneous, progressive, or both? In Jesus' name, charis |
Bible Answer: Hi Charis I believe both. The word salvation is defined as meaning: deliverance, safety, preservation, healing and soundness. Salvation of the sinner is given in three tenses: 1. Saved from the guilt and penalty of sin. The moment we put our trust in Christ we are saved. This is instantaneous and eternal. Refs. 1 Cor. 1:18, 2 Cor.2:15, Eph. 2 5,8. 2 Tim. 1:9 The words of the Lord Jesus give me confidence that we have eternal life upon believing in him. "He that heareth my word and believeth him that sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnationL but is passed from death unto life" John 5:24 2. Being saved from the habit and dominion of sin in our daily life. The believer is sealed with the Holy Spirit and as such is given power to overcome the world. Sin will be the accident in a believers life rather than a habit. Ref. Rom. 6:14, Phil. 1:19, Phil. 2: 12,13 3. He saves by conforming us into the image of himself. This process will continue until we see him face to face for all eternity. ref. Rom. 13: 11-12, 1 John 3: 2 Salvation includes all of the redemptive acts and processes: justification, redemption, grace propitiation, imputation, forgiveness, sanctification and glorification. The amazing thing is that when we trust Christ we get all of the above. By studying the words above we can come into a better understanding and appreciation of what we have really come into in Christ. Your brother by his grace alone Robert |