Salvation is ours through grace, we have only to accept it. After salvation is inheritance earned by works.
“Hell was not made for men. It is in no sense parallel to heaven; It is ‘the darkness outside,’ the outer rim where being fades away into nonentity.”
[C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain]
Peter in speaking of Jesus, Act 4:11-12 “11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
“Salvation is ours by grace through faith (Eph. 2: 8-9). This means it is undeserved and not deserved. It is received and not earned. Because it is a gift, we must be content to trust God for it.
God will judge each person based on the light from God that person possessed. He will not judge people based on light they did not have and could not have obtained (John 3: 20-21). We have seen that Abraham was declared right with God through his trust-faith in God’s promise that he knew (Rom. 4: 19-22). Today, God normally encounters people in a saving way through the gospel. However, God is able to accomplish his plans by making stones cry out if he sees fit (Luke 19: 40).”
[Fudge, Edward William. Hell, A Final Word]
Paul often spoke about justification by faith, Galatians 2:16, “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”
Justification: Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Sanctification: Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
“I have been saved, I am being saved, and I will be saved”
[Dr. Earl Rademacher]
Past Tense: Separation from the Penalty of Sin Justification
Present Tense: Separation from the Power of Sin Sanctification
Future Tense: Separation from the Presence of Sin Glorification
[CM’s summation of The Tenses of “Salvation]
The following is from DQs I answered in other courses.
“As past perfect means having been competed or passive voice where the subject receives the action (Justification) would imply that it is something that is done is for us (sinners). Justification declares the sinner righteous and assures the believer of his/her entrance into heaven.
I would compare the present tense or currently continuing to the middle voice where there is an interaction of sorts between us and the Holy Spirit, something that is in us (Sanctification) that makes us (sinners) seek righteousness.
As for Sanctification, we are a work in progress following justification by faith, thus requiring a pro-active involvement by the believer with the workings of the Holy Spirit in him/ her. While we believers are still in the presence of sin, it has less power over us. As long as we are in our present incarnation we will be exposed to sin, however, working in tandem with the Holy Spirit we should be able to overcome sin and proceed down the road to sanctification.”
Justification (salvation) is a gift through faith and sanctification (inheritance) involves doing good works.
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