Three Stages of Salvation

through God's Initiative for believers in Christ Jesus

The ground of our acceptance with God, or JUSTIFICATION [Have Been Saved]	The result of our acceptance with God, or SANCTIFICATION [Being Saved]	The outcome of our acceptance with God, or GLORIFICATION [Will Be Saved]
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,	Titus 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live sensibly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;	Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;
God's Work *FOR us*	God's Work IN us	God's Work *FOR us*
At once for all event - Past Experience	A Process of Becoming- Present Living	At once for all event- Future Hope
What *took place* perfectly in Christ for us	What is *taking place* in us, but not yet perfected	What *will take place* with our mortal body
Positional Perfection COMPLETE	Progressive Perfection INCOMPLETE (Until death )	Ultimate Perfection COMPLETE
The Root of our position	The Fruit of our position	The Manifestation of our position
Declared Righteous Rom 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:	Demonstrates Christ's Rigteousness Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.	Be with the LORD always John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Freedom from the penalty of SIN	Freedom from the power of SIN	Freedom from the presence of SIN
We have the peace of Christ by the cross of the Saviour	We have the power of Christ by the resurrection of the Saviour	We will have the presence of Christ by the coming of the Saviour
Sola Gratia	Sola Gratia	Sola Gratia

	Man's Response
Believe & Receive Him But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (Joh 1:12)	Know, Reckon, Yield & Obey as servants of righteousness Ro. 6:3-10; Ro 6:11-16	Which you have already, hold fast till I come Rev. 2:25
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Rom 5:9-10)	Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. (1Jo 3:2-3)	When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. (Col 3:4)
Sola Fide	Sola Fide	Sola Fide