The Aspects of Salvation in Divine Life as Seen in Romans

 

The Aspects of Salvation in Divine Life as Seen in Romans

Rom 5:17 "For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ."

Rom 15:16 "That the offering of the Gentiles might become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit."

Rom 6:19 "Present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification."

Rom 8:9-10 "However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is life because of righteousness."

Rom 8:5-6 "For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit."

Rom 16:4 "Who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles."

Rom 8:30 "These whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified."

Rom 8:23 "Waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body."

 

Aspect	Process	Description	Examples	Application	Related Scriptures
1. Reigning in Life	Through receiving the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness	Authority in Christ's divine life to rule over all negative things	Like Joseph reigning in Egypt	Overcoming sin, death and Satan  in daily life	• Rom 5:21 "So that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
2. Nature's Sanctification	God's holy nature gradually permeating us	Transformation from worldly nature to divine nature	Like Moses' shining face	Living out a holy lifestyle, separated unto God	• Rom 6:22 "But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification."
3. Liberation by the Spirit of Life	Automatic operation of the indwelling Spirit's law	Liberation from the law of sin and death	Like Paul's experience of liberation	No longer under sin's bondage, living in freedom	• Rom 8:2 "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death."
4. Divine Trinity's Dispensing	Divine Trinity permeating spirit, soul, and body	Entire being united and mingled with Triune God	Like Pentecost's Spirit-filling	Experiencing Triune God's presence in daily life	• Rom 8:6 "For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit is life and peace."
5. Soul's Transformation	Mind renewal leading to soul transformation	Transformation from worldly pattern to God's image	Like Paul's life change	Living victorious church life	• Rom 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."
6. Body's Building	Functioning with saints in Christ's Body	Becoming functioning members of Christ's Body	Like early church cooperation	Functioning in church life	• Rom 12:4-5 "For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ."
7. Local Church Life	Establishing local churches everywhere	Becoming lampstands in localities	Like the seven golden lampstands	Expressing Christ locally	• Rom 16:1 "I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea." • Rom 16:16 "All the churches of Christ greet you."
8. Overcoming Satan	Building strong church life	Satan being trampled	Like Jesus overcoming temptation	Enjoying Christ's riches and peace	• Rom 16:20 "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet." • Rom 8:37 "In all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us."
9. Conformation to Son's Image	Gradual change through environment	Having divine attributes and human virtues	Like Jesus' perfect humanity	Expressing Christ in living	• Rom 8:29 "Predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son."
10. Glorification	Divine life gradually saturating whole being	Spirit, soul, and body entering glory	Like Christ's resurrected body	Reaching salvation's peak	• Rom 8:17 "If indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him."

 

These ten aspects of salvation in divine life reveal the progressive nature of God's complete salvation, from initially reigning in life to ultimately being glorified. Through God's divine dispensing and His divine union with us, we experience a full salvation that transforms our entire being - spirit, soul, and body - until we reach the peak of God's full salvation in glory.

 

*Please refer to the Recovery Version Bible Commentary on Romans