This document discusses the doctrine of soteriology, or salvation, through a series of lessons. It explains that salvation involves more than just accepting Jesus or being forgiven, but is a journey from being chosen by God to future glorification. The document references Romans 8:28-30 to outline salvation as an unbroken chain involving predestination, calling, justification, and glorification. It argues salvation ultimately aims to conform believers into the image of Christ. The document encourages reflecting on whether one's life patterns conform to Christ or the world.

1. Soteriology Series
P. Rei Lemuel Crizaldo

2. Soteriology
from soteria [salvation] and logia [words on]
=study of salvation

3. Doctrine of Salvation
…that is focused on Christ

4. There is more to salvation
…than accepting Jesus
…than being forgiven
…than being born again
…than going to heaven

5. What does it mean to be
…saved by Christ?

6. Are we saved by Jesus…
…from what?
…for what?
…when, how, and why?

7. At the end of the series,
…we will have a full picture
of the salvation that Christ
accomplished for us.

10. A full picture of salvation
…that will help our faith be
solidly grounded in Christ and
our lives growing in
Christlikeness.

11. Salvation
in Christ
Being chosen
[predestination]
Being called
[conversion]
Being in Christ
[union]
Being a child of God
[adoption]
Being forgiven & freed
[justification]
Being born again
[regeneration]
Being a saint
[sanctification]
Being bodily
resurrected
[glorification]

12. At the end of the series,
…we hope to have a full
picture of the salvation that
Christ accomplished for us.

13. A full picture of salvation
…shows us that being a
Christian is not just a
destination but a journey
and a story.

14. Points of Reflection
§ The Bible gives us this assurance that every thing will
turn out right in the end.
§ If things are not going right in your life, right now, then,
it just means you are not yet at the end.
§ Don’t put an end to what God may have just started.

15. Our journey of salvation
has three moments…
…we are saved [past].
…we are being saved [present].
…we will be saved [future].

16. Salvation
in Christ
Being chosen
[predestination]
Being called
[conversion]
Being in Christ
[union]
Being a child of God
[adoption]
Being forgiven & freed
[justification]
Being born again
[regeneration]
Being a saint
[sanctification]
Being bodily
resurrected
[glorification]
§ Done!
§ Continous…
§ Still to come.
§ [Lingers]

17. Is that journey spelled out in the
Bible?
Question:

18. “28 And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him, who have
been called according to His purpose…”
Romans 8:28-30

19. “29 For those God foreknew he also predestined
to be conformed to the image of His Son, that
he might be the firstborn among many brothers
and sisters…”
Romans 8:28-30

20. “30 And those he predestined, he also called;
those he called, he also justified; those he
justified, he also glorified.”
Romans 8:28-30

21. Salvation is an unbroken chain
of God’s work in our lives from
eternity to eternity.

22. “28 And we know that in all
things God works for the good
of those who love Him, who
have been called according to
His purpose…”
Romans 8:28-30
* “purpose” is from the Greek
noun ‘prothesis’ which in the
NT is used to refer to God’s
eternal plan and sovereign will
for His chosen ones (Rom. 9:11,
Eph. 1:11, 3:11, II Tim. 1:9).

23. God is orchestrating everything in our lives not
for our own earthly ambition or aspiration, but
for His eternal vision for our lives.

24. “29 For those God foreknew he
also predestined to be conformed
to the image of His Son, that he
might be the firstborn among
many brothers and sisters…”
Romans 8:28-30 * “conformed” is from the
Greek adjective ‘summorphos’
which means to have the same
form as another person or
thing, which is derived from the
noun ‘morphe’ [inner essence
not just outward appearance]

25. “Do not be
conformed to
the patterns of
this world…”
–Romans 12:1

26. “29 For those God foreknew he
also predestined to be conformed
to the image of His Son, that he
might be the firstborn among
many brothers and sisters…”
Romans 8:28-30 * “image” is from the Greek
noun ‘eikon’ [where we get the
English word ‘icon’] and refers
to that which resembles the
pattern of the original (as
opposed to merely a shadow,
‘skia’)

27. The ultimate purpose of God is that
we will be like His Son -Jesus Christ –
in full HD (not pixelized).

28. An labo ni
acoe…

29. So, expect God to be behind everything
that will bring you CLOSER to being
like Christ.

30. In the same way, expect Satan to be
behind everything that will bring you
AWAY from Christ.

31. Points of Reflection
§ If your are going to take a close look at your life
right now, to what image is it being conformed to?
§ If people are going to take a close look at the
pattern of your life, would you be an icon of
what?

32. “30 And those he predestined,
he also called; those he called,
he also justified; those he
justified, he also glorified.”
Romans 8:28-30
* God has set forth an eternal
blueprint which He is building,
brick by brick, until it is
accomplished. Anything that
gets in the way is a deviation
from that design.

33. In the same way, expect Satan to be
behind everything that will bring you
AWAY from Christ.

34. Salvation has a divine design.
The more we get a fuller & clearer picture
of it, the more we would grow into the
wonders of God’s grace in Christ.

36. P. Rei Lemuel Crizaldo
Email: xgenesis.rei@gmail.com
Twitter: @xgenesis_rei
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