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NASB | Ephesians 2:5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:5 even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace--His undeserved favor and mercy--you have been saved from God's judgment). [Rom 6:1-10] |
Subject: Is salvation a process or onetime event? |
Bible Note: Dear Steve and Bill, If I may: I also believe that salvation, from our point of view, is a process with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. (remember Public Speaking or Composition?) From God's lofty vantage, beyond the boundaries of location and time, it might be taken as one 'event.' Thus the seemingly different Scripture references. Steve, to add abit to your 'shipwrecked' theme: First you are saved from the immediate danger by a Provident 'plank,' then onto a 'vehicle,' which brings you to your safe doorstep, then into your 'home,' and the company of loved ones, and the Loving One.' The 'plank' is the Gospel, the Good News of hope in Christ Jesus. The 'vehicle' is the church, under the capable piloting of the Holy Spirit. Finally we arrive 'home' to the eternal assembly of the faithful, and the arms of our loving God. We know not if our return home will be to heaven, or if we shall meet Him in the air, but what a day that will be! The culmination of our salvation experience. Friends, this is the limit of my 'poetic' side, but this melody sings in my heart. In Jesus' name, charis |