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Study Section 15: Redemption Changes a Person by Faith

15.1 Connect

There is a popular old hymn entitled, “Redeemed—How I love to Proclaim it.” The Words go like
this:

Redeemed—how I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy, His child, and forever, I am. Redeemed, redeemed,
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed, redeemed, His child, and forever, I am.

2 Redeemed and so happy in Jesus, No language my rapture can tell;
I know that the light of His presence With me doth continually dwell.

3I think of my blessed Redeemer, I think of Him all the day long;
I sing, for I cannot be silent; His love is the theme of my song.

4 I know I shall see in His beauty The King in whose way I delight;
Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps, And giveth me songs in the night.

To be redeemed by God is to become His child. His shed blood on the cross made this possible. He paid
the price for our sins. When we receive what He has done on our behalf, some amazing transactions
take place in Heaven and in our lives. We need to understand what happens the moment we believe…

15.2 Objectives
1. The student should be able to identify the three aspects of salvation in Scripture.

2. The student should be able to quote Norman Geisler’s definition of justification,
sanctification, and glorification.

3. The student should be able to explain the importance of keeping the aspect of salvation clear in
biblical interpretation and theology.

15.3 Developing a Biblical View of Salvation.

Much of our salvation is already completed when we believe? What is God working on in our
current life? What will God do in the future and does that mean I am not yet fully saved? These
are the confusing questions that plague Christians as the begin to study salvation in the Bible. If
we understand each aspect of salvation this confusion quickly goes away.

There are still questions, there always will be, but we have far less if we understand how the Bible uses
these terms. Charles Ryrie is an excellent theologian. He explains the aspects of salvation this way:

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