SL 202a | Three Tenses of Salvation: Past, Present, Future

Rather than collapsing all “salvation” language into a single moment, we work with the actual grammar and context of passages like Titus 2, Romans 3, Ephesians 2, Galatians 5, Philippians 2, and 1 John 3. The goal is to show how grace undergirds every phase of redemption without confusing them: faith alone in Christ alone secures justification and guarantees future glorification, while that same grace by that same faith is the means and instrument of genuine growth in the Christian life. We also look at why blurring these tenses leads to common errors: turning sanctification into a condition for justification, grounding assurance in performance, or assuming that real believers must inevitably mature in a straight line. By keeping justification, sanctification, and glorification properly related (but never separated) we aim to clarify how God’s grace both secures our standing and shapes our walk.