The Three Tenses of Our Salvation
Past - Justification - Romans 1-4. Rom5:1 “
y
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesu
s Christ
.”
Present - Sanctification - Romans 12-16. Rom5:2a “
By whom also we have access (have had
access) by faith into this grace wherein we stand
.” Always “stand” in grace.
Future - Glorification - Romans 5-11. Rom5:2b “
And rejoice in hope of the glory of God
.”
JUSTIFICATION
PAST EVENT
SPIRIT
GLORIFICATION
FUTURE EVENT
BODY
Spirits justified, bodies unchanged. Sanctificatio
n not an event.
Three Reasons We Have Eternal Security (or Three R
easons Why All Who Have Been
Justified Will Be Glorified)
Reason #1) We Have Eternal Security Because Of God’
s Promise
Rom5:2b “
And rejoice (or boast, kaukometha) in hope of the g
lory of God
.” Not presumption.
Sometimes = Honor. Often = Brightness: Webster’s
Original Dictionary: “GLO'RY, n. ... 1.
Brightness. Liddell & Scott Greek-English Lexicon:
“
doksa
... III. of external appearance ...
effulgence, N. T.” Webster’s Original Dictionary:
“EFFUL'GENCE, n. A flood of light; great luster
or brightness.”
Glory = Brightness: 2Cor3:7. “
The children of Israel could not steadfastly behold
the face of
Moses for the glory of his countenance
.”
Glory = Brightness: Acts22:6-11. “
About noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a grea
t light
round about me. ... 8 And he said unto me, I am Jesus
of (azareth, ... 11 And when I could not
see for the glory of that light, being led by the h
and of them that were with me, I came into
Damascus
.”
How Jesus Looks Today: Rev1:15-16. “
His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in
a
furnace; ... 16 and his countenance was as the sun sh
ineth in his strength
.”
Changed, Not New. Phil3:20-21. “
We look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21
Who shall
change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like
unto his glorious body, according to the
working whereby he is able even to subdue all thing
s unto himself
.” Only get one body.
Irreplaceable. Cannot let Satan win. Meaning of ‘
resurrection’. Jesus’ tomb was empty. Our
tombs.
Our Glorified Bodies Will Be Immortal, Incorruptibl
e, and Spiritual, but Not Spirit. Jesus:
Lu24:39. “
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: h
andle me, and see; for a spirit hath
not flesh and bones, as ye see me have
.” Physical things can be ‘spiritual’; they cannot
be ‘spirit’.
“
Flesh and blood shall not inherit the kingdom of Go
d
” (ICor15:50), but “
flesh and bones
”
(Lu24:39) shall.
THE Hope: Titus2:13. “
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious app
earing of the great
God and our Saviour Jesus Christ
.” Important because 1/3 of our salvation.
THE Hope: Col1:27. “
Christ in you, the hope of glory
.”
Reason #2) We Have Eternal Security Because Of God’
s Love
Knowing: Rom5:3. “
And not only so, but we glory (rejoice or boast, ka
ukometha) in tribulations
also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4
And patience, experience; and experience,
hope
.”
Suffering Produces Glory: 2Co4:17. “
Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, wo
rketh for
us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory
.”
Degrees of Glory: 1Cor15:41. "
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of
the moon, and
another glory of the stars: for one star differeth
from another star in glory
." After glorification.
The Greatest Gift: Rom5:5. “
And hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of Go
d is shed
abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is giv
en unto us
.”
God’s Love To Sinners: Rom5:6-8. “
For when we were yet without strength, in due time
Christ
died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteou
s man will one die: yet peradventure for a good
man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commende
th his love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us
.”
God’s Love To the Justified: Rom5:9-10. “
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, w
e
shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, w
hen we were enemies, we were reconciled to
God by the death of his Son, much more, being recon
ciled, we shall be saved by his life
.” Shall be
saved, future tense.
Reason #3) We Have Eternal Security Because Of God’
s Work
Rom5:11. “
And not only so, but we also joy (rejoice or boast,
kaukometha) in God through our
Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the
atonement
.”
Our Union With Adam: Rom5:12-14. “
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world
, and
death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for
that all have sinned (all sinned): 13 For until
the law sin was in the world: but sin is not impute
d when there is no law. 14 (evertheless death
reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had
not sinned after the similitude of Adam's
transgression, who is the figure of him that was to
come
.”
Differences: Rom5:15-17. “
But not as the offence (transgression), so also is
the free gift (gracious
gift). For if through the offence (transgression) o
f one many be dead, much more the grace of
God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Je
sus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16 And
not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: f
or the judgment was by one to condemnation, but
the free gift (gracious gift) is of many offences (
transgressions) unto justification. 17 For if by
one man's offence (transgression) death reigned by
one; much more they which receive
abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness
shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ
.”
Actions: Rom5:18-19. “
Therefore as by the offence (transgression) of one
judgment came upon
all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousne
ss (righteous act) of one the free gift came
upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as
by one man's disobedience many were made
(designated) sinners, so by the obedience of one sh
all many be made (designated) righteous
.”
Grace: Rom5:20-21. “
Moreover the law entered (entered alongside), that
the offence might
abound (increase). But where sin abounded (increase
d), grace did much more abound (super<
abound): 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, ev
en so might grace reign through
righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our
Lord
.”
Confirmation of Interpretation: Rom6:1. “
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, t
hat
grace may abound?
” If your teaching doesn’t expose you to this obje
ction, you are not teaching
grace and eternal security.
What do you give a person who has everything?
Maybe a gemstone with a secret new name. Rev2:17.
“
To him that overcometh will I give ... a
white stone, and in the stone a new name written, w
hich no man knoweth saving he that
receiveth it
.”
Maybe a crown only those who love his appearing can
wear. IITim4:7-8. “
I have fought a good
fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the f
aith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown
of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous jud
ge, shall give me at that day: and not to me
only, but unto all them also that love his appearin
g
.”
Some, when they are glorified, will shine really br
ight. Dan12:2-3. “
And many of them that sleep
in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everl
asting life, and some to shame and everlasting
contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the
brightness of the firmament; and they that turn
many to righteousness as the stars for ever and eve
r
.”
Some, when they are glorified, will not shine quite
so bright – for ever and ever. We are not in
competition, but we should investment in our future
. Jim Elliot said, “He is no fool who gives up
what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.”
If you don’t know the Lord, thankfully your future
judgment is not certain, because you can change
your destiny today. “God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth on him, shall not perish, but have everla
sting life.” John 3:16. In your heart right now, t
ell
him you trust in what he did for you. Trust his wo
rd that if you believe (trust) in him you will have
everlasting life.
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