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The Order of Salvation according to Scripture:
1. Matthew’s
9: 2. And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."
First, Jesus “SAW” their faith, Foreknowledge
Second, they believed
Third paralytic was healed and he was forgiven / saved
2. Mark’s
Same as Matthew - Mark 2: 5. And Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
3. Luke’s
Same as Mark and Matthew Luke 5:20. Seeing their faith, He said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven you."
Bonus passage from Luke 7: 50. And He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
4. John’s
John 1:12. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, {even} to those who believe in His name,
John 2: 16. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
God loved the world - all of mankind
God gave His son
Whoever believes
Shall not perish
Will have eternal life
5. Acts
Acts 16: 31. They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Believe in the Lord Jesus
You will be saved
6. Romans
Romans 10: 9. that if you confess with your mouth Jesus {as} Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10. for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
Confess with mouth
Believe in your heart
Will be saved
7. I Cor.
I Cor. 21. For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not {come to} know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
Foolish message of the Gospel
Believe
Save those that believe
9. 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 3: 16. but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
Turn to the Lord
The veil is taken away / salvation
10. Galatians
Galatians 3: 2. This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? Verse 26. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Faith first
Receive the Spirit as a result / salvation / sons of God
11. Ephesians
Eph 2:8 . For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, {it is} the gift of God; 9. not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Faith first
Saved second
12. Philippians
Philippians 3: 9. and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from {the} Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which {comes} from God on the basis of faith, 10. that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
11. in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Faith in Christ
Righteousness because of faith / Salvation
Know the power of the resurrection because of faith
Attain to the resurrection from the dead because of faith
13. Colossians
Colossians 1: 4. since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; and verses 13. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14. in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Faith in Christ Jesus
Resucued from the domain of darkness
Transferred to the kingdom of His believed Son
Redemption
Forgiveness of sin
14. I Thessalonians
I Thessalonians 2 13. For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted {it} not {as} the word of men, but {for} what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.
Received the word of God
Heard it from Paul
They believed
It performed its work in them / Salvation
15. II Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 2: 3. But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. 14. It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Called through the gospel
By faith in the truth
Through sanctification of the Spirit
Chosen from the beginning for salvation
16. I Timothy
I Timothy 2: 4. who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5. For there is one God, {and} one mediator also between God and men, {the} man Christ Jesus, 6. who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony {given} at the proper time. And Chapter 4: 10. For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
God’s desire which is universal to save
The savior of all men especially those that believe
God desires
God dies for all
God saves all who believe in Christ
17. II Timothy
II Timothy 3: 15. and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
First Scripture make wise about salvation in Christ
Second it leads to salvation
Salvation is through faith in Christ
Faith in Christ results in salvation
18. Titus’ order of salvation
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, and 3: 5. He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6. whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7. so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to {the} hope of eternal life. 8. This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.
The grace of God appeared
Bringing salvation to all men
Vs. 8 believed God
Shown mercy
Justified
Made heirs
Hope of eternal life
Careful to engage in good deeds
19. Hebrews
Hebrews 4:1. Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. 2. For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard. Chapter 11 loaded with the OR
Hear the truth / good news
Faith first
Profit because of faith / the promise
21. James
James 2: 24. You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
25. In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26. For just as the body without {the} spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
Faith demonstrated by works
Justification
22. I Peter
I Peter 1: who are chosen
2. according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure. 3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4. to {obtain} an inheritance {which is} imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5. who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Faith verse 5 that is foreseen (foreknowledge vs. 2
The word obey is substituted for faith in Christ as in verse 2
To understand the flow of these verses you have to reverse them.
Faith for a salvation
Protected by the power of God
Reserved in heaven
An inheritance
Caused to be born again according to His great mercy
Sanctified
Cleansed by the sprinkled blood
All these facts and details are foreknown by God “elect according to foreknowledge of God the Father
These verses here, if taken in context, are more than enough to properly categorize Calvinism, Reform Theology as a system of false belief. All that precedes the statement in verse 5 “through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed” is contingent on man’s faith in Christ not the other way around. The Logical order of the Order of Salvation can’t get any clearer than this.
Those of you on this site how are not blinded by the TULIP and Doctrines of Dortology by carefully looking at this verse can have great comfort that your view is Biblical, solid, sure, from God, God breathed, not twisted or re-defined but pure truth. Take courage and stand firm against all false teaching of Scripture.