2. What is “Salvation” in the Bible?
“to deliver from”
sleep – John 11:12
prison – Phil 1:19
sickness – Mark 3:4
God’s wrath – Rom 9:27
penalty of sin – 1 Pet 3:21
power of sin – Phil 2:12

3. Salvation – with – a – capital - S
It’s really BIG!! An EVENT A PROCESS called Sanctification A DESTINY called Glorification

4. The Event of Salvation Goes by many NAMES
Forgiveness = to let go of sin

5. Romans 3:23-24
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus

6. The Event of Salvation Goes by many NAMES
Justification = declared “in the right”

7. The Event of Salvation Goes by many NAMES
Redemption = bought out of slavery

8. The Event of Salvation
Goes by many NAMES
Regeneration = made alive

9. Colossians 1:21-22
And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds…

10. Colossians 1:21-22
…yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach

11. The Event of Salvation Goes by many NAMES
Reconciliation = at peace with God

12. The Event of Salvation Goes by many NAMES
Adoption = made a child of God

13. The Event of Salvation Goes by many NAMES Forgiveness ETERNAL LIFE
Justification
Redemption
Regeneration
Reconciliation
Adoption
ETERNAL LIFE

14. The Event of Salvation
Goes by many NAMES Is both FREE and COSTLY not a reward not a bargain not a loan

15. Romans 3:28
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.

16. The Event of Salvation
Goes by many NAMES Is both FREE and COSTLY Is both ANCIENT and INSTANT

17. Have you believed? “It’s too hard to believe”
“It’s too good to be true”
“There’s too many hypocrites”
“It’s too exclusive”

18. Have you believed? Who will you tell?