- Repentance - turning from sin. Matthew 9:13
. Acts 17:30 & 26:20 - Faith - turning to the Saviour. Acts 20:21. Ephesians 2:8-9 Hebrews 11:6
- Substitution - Christ dying on the cross in our stead 1 Peter 3:18. John 10:11
- Reconciliation - bringing together through a third party two opposing parties. 2 Corinthians 5:18-20
- 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
- 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
- Regeneration - receiving a new nature through the second birth. John 1:12-13 & 3:3. 1 John 5:1
- Redemption - obtained by paying a ransom price. Luke 1:68. Galatians 3:13. Hebrews 9:12
- Imputation - God adding the righteousness of Christ to the believing sinner. Isaiah 53:5 & 11 Romans 4:3-8. Philippians 3:7-8
- 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
- Supplication (prayer) - communicating with God. Luke 18:13; Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13; Jude 20
- Justification - God declaring a repentant sinner righteous. Romans 5:1; 8:33
- Sanctification - God setting us apart for growth and service. John 17:17; Ephesians 5:26; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23
- 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
- Election - being chosen by God. Ephesians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2
- 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
- Predestination – God’s eternal plan whereby all believing sinners are conformed to the image of Christ. Romans 8:29-30; Ephesians 1:9-12
17 Key Words in Salvation Language
17 Key Words in Salvation Language