ETCF VII.56 SALVATION

From Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul
(c) 1992 R. C. Sproul Published by Tyndale ISBN 0-8423-2006-1

Part VII. SALVATION
56. SALVATION

Summary

1. The broad meaning of salvation is “to be rescued from a threatening
situation.”
2. Ultimate salvation means to be delivered from the ultimate calamity of
God’s wrath.
3. The Bible uses salvation in several tenses, referring to God’s past,
present, and future work of redemption.
4. Justification is sometimes used as a synonym for salvation; at other
times it is seen as one aspect in the whole scheme of redemption.
5. Salvation is of the Lord and from the Lord.

Biblical passages for reflection:
Ezekiel 36:26-27;
Zephaniah 1;
John 3:16-17;
Romans 1:16-17;
1 Corinthians 1:26-31;
1 Thessalonians 1:6-10;

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