Understanding the Process of Salvation in Romans (Part 1)
A while
back, after a bible study session, a friend of mine asked me to teach a series
of lessons on, “the process of salvation”. We had just finished a series of
teachings dealing with the judgement seat of Christ, so I thought the request
was a bit surprising, since he was an established Christian, but I have also never
hesitated or questioned this topic, as I believe that there can be no more
important subject and information than to know salvation, and to know what it
means, and to know what happens to one in the process of receiving it and
growing in it.
Thus, this
post, and a few subsequent ones, will be digging into the topic, from the epistle
of Romans, and seeking out to understand its truth and effects on the human heart
and mind. Now, before you all think this is a basic topic concerning the cross
of Christ, which every Christian thinks they know, I want to inform you ‘off
the bat’ that this topic is far deeper than the average Christian realizes.
Salvation is a VERY broad term and involves a LOT more than what Christians know.
Romans may be the foundational epistle in the curriculum of Paul's 9-church
epistles, but foundational does not mean the information stops at being basic. Romans
contains the words of God, and we all know that God is infinitely wise. There
are depths to this topic that continually surface as one studies it more and
more.
