Salvation -Begins, Continues, Ends w/ Christ

Begins w/ Christ

Rom 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Eph 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”

-not by works to begin with - and isn’t sustained by works

Continues w/ Christ

Col 2:6-7 “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”

Phil 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Gal 3:3 “Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?”