Three Stages Of Salvation - Charles Banna
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Summary
The speaker outlines three stages of salvation: first, being forgiven of past sins through repentance and faith in Christ, which cleanses the slate. Second, this forgiveness is followed by the ongoing process of progressive sanctification, which requires the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome sin in one's daily life. Finally, believers are empowered by the Holy Spirit to live a life of good works, which are the result of salvation, not the means to achieve it.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Is once saved always saved biblical?The speaker shares how he initially liked the teaching of once saved always saved because his flesh liked it, but eventually realized through scripture that it is not fully true.
Forgiveness of past sinsWhen we repent and believe, God forgives our past sins, cleanses us from iniquities, and gives us a right standing before Him as if we had never sinned.
The need for progressive sanctificationGod has kept us here after our sins are forgiven for a purpose, providing the Holy Spirit so we can live through the period of progressive sanctification.
Created in Christ Jesus for good worksWe are saved by grace through faith, not by works, but we are created in Christ Jesus afterward to do the good works God ordained for us.Ephesians 2:8–10
Go and sin no moreJesus warned the man he healed and the woman caught in adultery to go and sin no more, proving that the idea that future sins are automatically forgiven at conversion is unbiblical.John 5:14
Are only a few being saved?When asked if only a few are being saved, Jesus told people to strive to enter by the narrow door and warned against practicing lawlessness while claiming external association with Him.Luke 13:23
Walking in the light and confessionFor those walking in the light who occasionally slip up, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, but this is never a license to sin willfully.
We are being savedScripture repeatedly uses present-continuous language, stating that the word of the cross is foolishness to those perishing, but the power of God to us who are being saved.
Salvation is nearer than when we believedPaul writes that our salvation is now nearer than when we first believed, urging believers to work out their salvation with fear and trembling.Romans 13:11
Take pains and ensure your salvationPaul tells Timothy to take pains and be absorbed in spiritual disciplines so that his progress is evident to all and he ensures salvation for himself and others.
Sanctification comes before eternal lifeRomans 6:23 states that the wages of sin is death and the free gift is eternal life, but the preceding context shows that freedom from sin and sanctification lead to that outcome.
Fight the good fight of faithPaul urges Timothy to fight the good fight of faith and take hold of the eternal life to which he was called.
The danger of falling away after tasting truthHebrews warns that for those who have tasted the heavenly gift and then go on sinning willfully, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance.Hebrews 6:4
The parable of the unforgiving servantJesus shares the parable of the servant who was forgiven a huge debt but refused to forgive a fellow servant, warning that the Heavenly Father will do the same to those who do not forgive from the heart.
Paul's attitude of pressing onApostle Paul disciplined his body and did not consider himself to have arrived yet, always pressing forward to know the Lord more deeply and avoid disqualification.Philippians 3:13
How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?The message closes with a warning not to neglect so great a salvation, but instead to yield to the Holy Spirit and perfect holiness in the fear of God.Hebrews 2:3
