COMPLETE SALVATION or THE TRIUNITY OF MAN

 

Man is triune and salvation is in three parts or stages. (I Thessalonians 5:23)

Past salvation (salvation of the spirit) is deliverance from the penalty of sin. (John 3:3-5,13-18; Romans 4:6-8; 6:23; Ephesians 2:1-3) The spirit gives man God-consciousness. The spirit is the part of man which "knows." (I Corinthians 2:11) In Scripture the spirit is often synonymous with the mind. (Job 32:8; II Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 4:23) The regenerated spirit is the part of a born again Christian that does not sin. (Romans 7:15-17; I John 3:9)

The soul gives man self-consciousness. The soul is apparently shaped like the body and fits in it. (Luke 16:23,24; Revelation 6:9-11) The soul is the seat of the emotions, the desires, the personality, the "heart" in Scripture. (Matthew 26:38; John 12:27) Present or continuous salvation or sanctification (salvation of the soul) is deliverance from the power of sin. (Psalm 19:7; II Corinthians 4:16; Hebrews 4:12; James 1:21)

The body gives man world-consciousness and sense-consciousness. The body is the seat of the carnal adamic nature and remains unsaved until the resurrection. (Romans 6:6,12; 7:18,23-25) Future salvation (salvation of the body; physical resurrection) is deliverance from the presence of sin. (Romans 5:10; 8:23; II Corinthians 1:10)