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The Baptist Faith and Message adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention on May 9, 1963.
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The Baptist Faith and Message adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention on June 14,
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IV. Salvation. Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, sanctification, and glorification. A. Regeneration, or the new
birth, is a work of God's grace whereby believers become new creatures in
Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart
wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner
responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable
experiences of grace. Repentance is a
genuine turning from sin toward God.
Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality
to Him as Lord and Saviour.
Justification is God's gracious and full acquittal upon principles of
His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. B. Sanctification is the
experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to
God's purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual
perfection through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in
him. Growth in grace should continue
throughout the regenerate person's life. C. Glorification is the
culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the
redeemed. TOP
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IV. Salvation. Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. A. Regeneration, or the new
birth, is a work of God's grace whereby believers become new creatures in
Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart
wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner
responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance
is a genuine turning from sin toward God.
Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire
personality to Him as Lord and Saviour. B. Justification is God's
gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all
sinners who repent and believe in Christ.
Justification brings the believer unto a relationship of peace and
favor with God. C. Sanctification is the
experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to
God's purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual
maturity through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in
him. Growth in grace should continue
throughout the regenerate person's life. D. Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final
blessed and abiding state of the redeemed. |
Genesis
3:15; Exodus 3:14-17; 6:2-8;
Matthew 1:21; 4:17; 16:21-26;
27:22-28:6; Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32;
John 1:11-14,29; 3:3-21,36; 5:24;
10:9,28-29; 15:1-16; 17:17;
Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11;
16:30-31; 17:30-31; 20:32;
Romans 1:16-18; 2:4; 3:23-25;
4:3ff.; 5:8-10; 6:1-23;
8:1-18,29-39; 10:9-10,13; 13:11-14;
1 Corinthians 1:18,30;
6:19-20; 15:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Galatians 2:20; 3:13; 5:22-25; 6:15;
Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-22; 4:11-16;
Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians
1:9-22; 3:1ff.; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Timothy 1:12; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews
2:1-3; 5:8-9; 9:24-28; 11:1-12:8,14; James 2:14-26; 1 Peter 1:2-23; 1 John
1:6-2:11; Revelation 3:20; 21:1-22:5.
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V. God's Purpose of Grace. Election is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is a glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility. All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and
sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but
shall persevere to the end. Believes
may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the
Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, bring reproach on the cause of
Christ, and temporal judgments on themselves, yet they shall be kept by the
power of God through faith unto salvation. TOP |
V. God's Purpose of Grace. Election is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is the glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility. All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and
sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but
shall persevere to the end. Believers
may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the
Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, and bring reproach on the cause of
Christ and temporal judgments on themselves;
yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto
salvation. |
Genesis
12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-8; 1 Samuel 8:4-7,19-22; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 31:31ff.;
Matthew 16:18-19; 21:28-45; 24:22,31;
25:34; Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32;
19:41-44; 24:44-48; John 1:12-14; 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45,65;
10:27-29; 15:16; 17:6,12,17-18; Acts 20:32; Romans
5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:12-15;
11:5-7,26-36; 1 Corinthians
1:1-2; 15:24-28; Ephesians 1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11; Colossians 1:12-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2:10,19; Hebrews 11:39–12:2; James 1:12;
1 Peter 1:2-5,13; 2:4-10; 1 John 1:7-9; 2:19; 3:2.