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Image of Salvation Essay
Tira Beard
Professor Vahala
November 6, 2023
Salvation is deliverance from sin and the consequences that follow sin, which is death.
Salvation is also known as being saved, saved from the grip of the enemy and the bondage of
condemnation that comes with that. Within the concept of salvation are other entities like
adoptions, conversion, regeneration, redemption, reconciliation, justification, election,
sanctification, and glorification. All these have their definition and how they tie into salvation
and ultimately walk it out. The image of doctrine that I find the most intriguing is sanctification.
Sanctification is the act of being set apart (Etzel & Gutierrez, 125).
It is holiness, purity,
and consecration all wrapped in one. When God calls you, there are levels of stripping away of
your flesh that you need to walk through constantly. In the Old Testament, God speaks to Israel
and tells them, “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has
chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of
the earth (Deuteronomy 7:6, NKJV). God says that the nation is holy; this indicates that they are
to walk in holiness, and that is the only way one can be considered holy. His Word says in
Leviticus that we are to be holy for He the Lord is holy (20:26, NKJV). We see this concept of
purifying in the New Testament; Paul says in Ephesians, “Husbands, love your wives, just as
Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her
with the washing of water by the word,
that He might present her to Himself a glorious church,
not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish
(5:25-27, NKJV).
Sin is what separates us from God, and it is how the enemy keeps us in his grip. Paul tells
us that the wages of sin are death (Romans 6:23, NKJV). If sin leads to death, that shows how
severe it is and how important it is to walk out a life that is completely opposite of it. When we
sanctify ourselves, we are continually offering ourselves up to God and allowing Him to check
every inch of our hearts to reveal in us any areas that sin might be hidden. The problem is, that
most Christians have not had a revelation of how important it is to sanctify ourselves. They brush
over it and treat it as if the Lord’s grace is a copout for living a life of compromise. It is
completely disregarded, especially in our current generation. They think they can have all the
benefits of the Lord while also playing with the enemy and giving into worldly compromises.
Theology Applied: A Living Faith gives three practical ways to apply sanctification to our
everyday lives. The first one is not to ignore God's guidance. God’s Word is saturated with
guidance and help, and there are many different scenarios that people in the past walked through,
as well as the blueprint on how to get through them. Asking God for an increase in discernment
so that you can understand His voice and what He tells you to do is vital. The next application is
to remain sensitive to the guidance of God. This is where discernment is crucial because when
we are tuned into His spirit, it makes it easier to act on what we feel He is telling us to
confidently. Following these is daily prayer and time spent reading the Word. When we read the
Bible, it equips us; it is the greatest weapon we will ever have. And prayer is what edifies us and
builds up our spirit. The last tip is not to strive to be a spiritual superhero overnight. It can be
easy to beat yourself up if you feel like you are not “where you should be” in your walk to the
Lord, but the truth is, it takes time. No one ever “arrives” with God; if that were the case, then
there would not be more to learn of Him when we get to heaven. So, striving is unnecessary and
will eventually cause us to burn out.
The gospel is very clear about the importance of salvation and the many layers that
encompass it. When we live a life of sanctification, it pleases God because it shows Him that we
are serious about our holiness and purity. When we live in a posture of laying it all down at His
feet at all times, we will see the fullness of our salvation.
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Bibliography
Etzel, G., & Gutierrez, B. (2012).
Theology Applied: A Living Faith
. B&H Academic.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.