Dictionary of Bible Themes ” 6000 Sin and salvation ” 6500 Salvation ” 6510 salvation ” 6511 salvation, nature of
Salvation involves a change in the relationship between God and a person. Salvation includes God’s adoption of believers into his family, his acceptance of them as righteous and his forgiveness of their sins. It also includes personal renewal and transformation through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Salvation - a Change in Status Before God
Access to God
- Romans 5:1-2
- See also Ephesians 2:13
- Hebrews 4:16
Adoption into the Family of God
- John 1:12
- Romans 8:22-24
- Galatians 4:4-7
Forgiveness of Sin
- Acts 5:30-31
- See also Psalm 32:1-2
- Matthew 26:28
- Acts 10:43
- Acts 13:38
- Ephesians 1:7
- Colossians 2:13
Heavenly Citizenship
- Philippians 3:20-21
- See also Ephesians 2:19
- Colossians 3:1-2
- Hebrews 12:22-24
Inheritance from God
- Romans 8:17
- See also Colossians 1:12
- Revelation 21:7
Peace with God
- Ephesians 2:13-17
- See also Isaiah 53:5
- John 16:33
- Romans 5:1-2
- Colossians 3:15
Righteousness in the Sight of God
- Romans 1:17
- See also Isaiah 61:10
- Romans 3:22
- Romans 4:3-13, 25-5:1
The idea of being righteous in the sight of God lies at the heart of Paul’s doctrine of justification by faith
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
- Philippians 3:8-9
- 2 Timothy 4:8
- Hebrews 11:7
Salvation as a Change in a Person’s Nature
Becoming a New Creation
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
- See also Romans 6:4
- Galatians 6:14-15
- Ephesians 2:15
Deliverance from God’s Righteous Condemnation
- Romans 8:1-2
- See also Isaiah 50:8
- Romans 5:15-17
- Romans 8:33-39
- Colossians 1:22
Deliverance from the Power of Sin and Evil
- Galatians 1:3-4
- See also Romans 6:14
- Romans 7:21-25
- Romans 8:2-4
- 1 Peter 2:24
- Revelation 1:5
Inner Personal Renewal
- 1 John 1:7
- See also Psalm 51:1-2,7
- Hebrews 1:3
- Hebrews 10:19-22
New Birth
- John 3:3-7
- See also James 1:18
- 1 Peter 1:23
- 1 John 3:9
The Presence of the Holy Spirit
- Romans 8:10-11
- See also Galatians 5:2-25