The Experience Of Salvation Flashcards
Christians cannot be ____. If the Spirit of Christ reigns within (Rom. 8:9), they are in the process of _____.
static
change
Throughout Scripture the descriptions of the believer’s experience-salvation, justification, sanctification, purification, and redemption-are spoken of as: (3)
An understanding of these three perspectives helps solve the seeming tensions in emphasis relative to ____ and _____.
(1) already accomplished,
(2) presently being realized, and (3) to be realized in the future
justification and sanctification
The Experience of Salvation and the Past
A factual knowledge about God and His love and benevolence is ____.
Trying, apart from Christ, to develop the good in oneself is ____. The experience of salvation that reaches deep into the soul comes from _____ alone (John 3:3, 5).
insufficient
counterproductive
God
The experience of salvation involves: (5)
repentance
confession
forgiveness
justification
sanctification
This results in a radical change in attitude toward God and sin
Genuine repentance
The heart is ___ and ___ when we sense that Christ’s death justifies us and delivers us from the _____ (John 12:32).
melted and subdued
penalty of death
The Experience of Salvation and the Past
The Results: (3)
• Assurance of salvation.
• The beginning of a new and victorious life.
• The gift of eternal life.
Justification brings also the assurance of the believer’s acceptance. It brings the joy of being reunited with God now.
Assurance of salvation.
As our faith in Him grows, our healing and transformation progress, and He gives us increasing victories over the powers of darkness.
The beginning of a new and victorious life.
Through _____ bringing purification, justification, and sanctification, the believer is “a ____; the old things have ____; behold, all things have become ____”
Christ’s blood
new creation
passed away
new
The Internal Change:
• The involvement of Christ and the Holy Spirit.
• Partaking of the divine nature.
Only the Creator can accomplish the creative work of transforming our lives (1 Thess. 5:23).
The involvement of Christ and the Holy Spirit.
Christ’s “exceeding
great and precious promises” pledge His divine power to complete the transformation of our characters
Partaking of the divine nature.
How may we become perfect? The Holy Spirit brings us to the perfection of Christ. By faith, Christ’s perfect character becomes ours. People can never claim that perfection independently, as if it were their innate possession or theirs by right.
Full perfection in Christ.
This is a gift of God.
Perfection
Our salvation is finally and fully accomplished when we are either ___ or ____.
glorified in the resurrection or translated to heaven.
Through glorification God shares with the redeemed His own ____. This is the hope that all of us, as God’s children, anticipate
radiant glory
“Paul related our present salvation to the ____.
first coming of Christ
In the ___, _____, and _____ our justification and sanctification are secured once and for all.
historic cross, resurrection, and heavenly ministry of Christ
Our future salvation, the glorification of our bodies, Paul related, however, to the _____.
second coming of Christ
Some _____ believe that the ultimate perfection that glorification will bring is already available to humans.
incorrectly
_____is a lifelong process. _____ now is ours only in Christ, but the ultimate, all-comprehensive transformation of our lives into the image of God will take place at the ______.
Sanctification
Perfection
Second Advent
Neither ___ nor _____ is the ground of our acceptance with God.
Christlike character traits nor faultless behavior
Saving righteousness comes from the one righteous Man, ____, and is conveyed to us by the ____. We can contribute nothing to Christ’s gift of righteousness-we can only _____ it.
Jesus
Holy Spirit
receive
