Whenever the word "Saved" or "Salvation" is used in the New Testament, many believers have often assumed that they only refer to being born again. Unless you read these words in context, you could be greatly mistaken. These words could be used in the past tense, present tense or in the future tense, which corresponds to the three phases of salvation:
- To be born again or saved is the initial salvation.
- To work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
- To be saved on the day of salvation which is to come.
In other words, not all those who are saved/born again will be saved on the day of salvation. Your salvation in the end depends on your initial salvation (First phase of salvation), through to working out your salvation with fear and trembling (Second phase of salvation) for the day of salvation of those who live by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the God (The third and the final phase of salvation).
Salvation in Greek is Soteria. It means safety and soundness. Both meanings are apt and applicable to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is through the gospel of Jesus that we are told about salvation, which is the transfer from the kingdom of Satan where there is the danger of eternal fire, to the kingdom of God where there is safety from the danger of eternal fire, provided you live by the word of God which will keep you in soundness to the end.
The gospel of Jesus is called the gospel of our salvation (Ephesians 2:13). However salvation is the word that covers the entire life of a believer from the beginning to the end. The gospel of Jesus is therefore the gospel that covers the entire life and living of a believer in Jesus from the beginning to the end. We therefore need the gospel for our salvation.
Salvation is in three distinct phases:
1. Salvation as a result of being born again and filled with the Holy Spirit.
2. Salvation to be worked out with fear and trembling and
3. Salvation of our souls on the Day of Salvation.
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