Salvation in Three Tenses
- Past, from sin’s penalty, immediate, secured by Christ’s death Rom. 1:16; Acts 28:18, 16:31; Rom. 10:10; 1 Cor. 15:2; 2 Tim. 1:9
- Present, from sin’s power, continuous by Christ’s life Heb. 7:25; Rom. 5:9; James 1:23; 1 Tim. 4:6; Phil. 2:12
- Future, from sin’s presence, prospective at Christ’s coming Rom. 13:11; Heb. 9:28; Phil. 3:20; 1 Thess. 5:8