Nature of salvation

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Salvation involves a change in the relationship between God and a person. Salvation includes God’s adoption of believers into his family, his acceptance of them as righteous and his forgiveness of their sins. It also includes personal renewal and transformation through the work of the Holy Spirit.

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Salvation as a change in status before God

Access to God

Romans 5:1–2 NRSV

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.

Adoption into the family of God

Jn 1:12; Ro 8:22–24; Ga 4:4–7

Forgiveness of sin

Acts 5:30–31 NRSV

The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

See also Ps 32:1–2; Mt 26:28; Ac 10:43; Ac 13:38; Eph 1:7; Col 2:13

Heavenly citizenship

Philippians 3:20–21 NRSV

But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself.

See also Eph 2:19; Col 3:1–2; Heb 12:22–24

Inheritance from God

Romans 8:17 NRSV

and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

Peace with God

Ephesians 2:13–17 NRSV

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near;

See also Is 53:5; Jn 16:33; Ro 5:1–2; Col 3:15

Righteousness in the sight of God

Romans 1:17 NRSV

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, “The one who is righteous will live by faith.”

See also Is 61:10; Ro 3:22; Ro 4:3–13; Ro 4:25–5:1 The idea of being righteous in the sight of God lies at the heart of Paul’s doctrine of justification by faith; 1 Co 1:30; 2 Co 5:21; Php 3:8–9; 2 Ti 4:8; Heb 11:7

Salvation as a change in a person’s nature

Becoming a new creation

2 Corinthians 5:17 NRSV

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!

Deliverance from God’s righteous condemnation

Romans 8:1–2 NRSV

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

See also Is 50:8; Ro 5:15–17; Ro 8:33–39; Col 1:22

Deliverance from the power of sin and evil

Galatians 1:3–4 NRSV

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

See also Ro 6:14; Ro 7:21–25; Ro 8:2–4; 1 Pe 2:24; Re 1:5

Inner personal renewal

1 John 1:7 NRSV

but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

See also Ps 51:1–2; Ps 51:7; Heb 1:3; Heb 10:19–22

New birth

John 3:3–7 NRSV

Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’

The presence of the Holy Spirit

Romans 8:10–11 NRSV

But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.