17 Key Words in Salvation Language

17 Key Words in Salvation Language

  1.  Repentance - turning from sin. Matthew 9:13. Acts 17:30 & 26:20
  2.  Faith - turning to the Saviour. Acts 20:21. Ephesians 2:8-9 Hebrews 11:6
  3.  Substitution - Christ dying on the cross in our stead 1 Peter 3:18. John 10:11
  4.  Reconciliation - bringing together through a third party two opposing parties. 2 Corinthians 5:18-20
  5.  Propitiation - Christ satisfying the Holiness of God on the Cross. Romans 3:25. Ephesians 2:13 Colossians 1:20. 1 John 2:2 & 4:10
  6.  Remission - putting away or carrying away our sins – also synonymous with forgiveness. Leviticus 16:21-22.   Romans 3:25. Hebrews 9:26 Hebrews 13:12-13. Ephesians 4:32. Colossians 2:13
  7.  Regeneration - receiving a new nature through the second birth. John 1:12-13 & 3:3. 1 John 5:1
  8.  Redemption - obtained by paying a ransom price. Luke 1:68. Galatians 3:13. Hebrews 9:12
  9.  Imputation - God adding the righteousness of Christ to the believing sinner. Isaiah 53:5 & 11 Romans 4:3-8. Philippians 3:7-8
  10.  Adoption - wherein the believing sinner enjoys all the privileges and responsibilities of adult sonhood. Galatians 4:4-5. Romans 8:15-23. Ephesians 1:5
  11.  Supplication (prayer) - communicating with God. Luke 18:13; Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13; Jude 20
  12.  Justification - God declaring a repentant sinner righteous. Romans 5:1; 8:33
  13.  Sanctification - God setting us apart for growth and service. John 17:17; Ephesians 5:26; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23
  14.  Glorification - the ultimate, eternal, and absolute physical, mental and spiritual perfection of all believers. Romans 8:18, 23, 30; 5:2; 1 Corinthians 3:4; 1 Peter 2:9
  15.  Election - being chosen by God. Ephesians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2
  16.  Foreknowledge - that attribute of God which provided him in advance with all the facts concerning the elect. Acts 15:18; Romans 8:29; 1 Peter 5:1
  17.  Predestination – God’s eternal plan whereby all believing sinners are conformed to the image of Christ. Romans 8:29-30; Ephesians 1:9-12