Questions tagged [soteriology]
Questions on Biblical texts relating to the Christian teaching of Soteriology, AKA "Christian Salvation": This tag is for questions on passages used to support, could likely, or prove to impact one's view of Soteriology, while questions on Soteriology itself remain off-topic.
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What is the soteriological significance of Hebrews 10:1 in the context of God's Redemption Plan?
How does this verse highlight the transition from the Law and the Old Covenant to the fulfillment of redemption in the Messianic era?
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What is the faith the Ephesians were saved through (Eph 2:8)
I was recently reading the context around Ephesians 2:8 and noticed that Paul strongly associates the Ephesian's salvation to the past resurrection of Jesus Christ:
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What is Paul trying to say in 1 Corinthians 1:23-24
1 Corinthians 1:23-24 (ESV):
23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly
to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,
Christ the power of God and the ...
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Considering 2 Timothy 4:10, was Demas truly born again?
Was Demas, Paul's co-worker, truly born again? And if so, did he lose his faith afterwards? Or was he never truly saved?
Col 4:14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
2Tm 4:10 For ...
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If a born again christian remains a babe and never grows up in Christ what will be the consequence in terms of reward and final destiny?
Ephesians 4:11-13 NIV
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, [12] to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be ...
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Why did Paul place Romans 10:9-10 in the middle of a discussion about salvation of Jews in Romans 9 to 11?
Romans 10:9-10 NIV
[9] If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For it is with your heart that you ...
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What is the significance of the terms "holy," "chosen," and "peculiar people unto Himself above all the nations" in God's plan and purposes?
Are these designations primarily relational, reflecting their role in God's economy, or soteriological, pertaining to salvation?
Do 1 Peter 2:9 and Deuteronomy 14:2 have the same soteriological ...
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What is the textual significance of the absence of 'from the foundation of the world ' in Revelation 20:15 and its implication on 'eternal security'?
In Revelation 13:8 and 17:8 -both passages give out the timeline of the names written in the book of life as "from the foundation of the world, which is absent in 20:15.
Text: Revelation 20:15 (...
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In John 1:12, what is the grammatical significance of the tense of the four verbs in understanding the relationship between faith and salvation?
Texts: John 1:12 (YLT)
But as many as did receive (ἔλαβον - Aorist Indicative Active) him to
them he gave (ἔδωκεν -Aorist Ind. Act.) authority to become (γενέσθαι
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Is Ezekiel 33:10-20 relevant to the contemporary Church, and what are its theological implications for soteriology?
God says that a righteous person who sins will not be saved by their past righteousness. Conversely, if a wicked person repents and turns from their sins, they will live and not be punished for their ...
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Does Matthew 19:28 support the concept that Judas had salvation but lost it?
Matthew 19:28 A21
[28] Then Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you also will sit on twelve thrones, ...
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Does 2 Peter 1:9 imply a Christian can be forgiven of some sins but not others?
2 Peter 1:9 says that a Christian who lacks the Christian graces “is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins” (NKJV, emphasis added). Does this imply ...
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Is Christ real name Yeshu'ah H3444
I have been studying the text within Genesis for years and have found that when approached in literal terms that Jacob received the name of the Angel of the LORD as his blessing in Genesis 32. If you ...
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What is the ' world to come' as referred to in Mtt 12:32?
We read in Mtt 12:32(KJV):
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in ...
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When Zacchaeus was granted Salvation by Jesus is this equivalent to "Being Born Again?" John 3:6
Zacchaeus was granted salvation by the Messiah Jesus himself according to Luke 19:9. This incident occurred before Jesus died for the salvation of the human race.
Luke 19:9 KJV
And Jesus said unto ...
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Does 2 Timothy 2:13 mean that a once saved person cannot lose his salvation?
Does 2 Timothy 2:13 (if we are faithless, he remains faithful) mean that we cannot throw away our salvation?
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. [2 Timothy 2:13]
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How should Romans 5:18-19 best be translated?
This is the verse in question and how David Bentley Hart translates it...
Romans 5:18-19
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Ἄρα οὖν ὡς δι᾽ἑνὸς παραπτώματος εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους εἰς κατάκριμα, οὕτως καὶ δι᾽ ἑνὸς δικαιώματος εἰς ...
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Is Paul saying that works were once required of Israel to be of God's elect, (prior to the current election being by God's grace through faith alone)?
Romans 11:5-6
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it ...
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What does it mean that Israel will be saved "by faith", and everyone else "through faith"?
Romans 3:30 KJV
Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Could this allude to the tribulation, where Israel will once again be under a '...
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In the process of conversion of a non-believer, is saving faith a choice (under their control) or caused by external factors (outside their control)?
There are passages in the Bible that seem to suggest that saving faith is caused by external factors, over which a non-believer has presumably no volitional control:
Ephesians 2:8-9
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When Jesus refers to "life," is he using the expression more broadly, encompassing "eternal life"?
Deuteronomy 32:47 Septuagint
For this word is not vain to you, but it is your life (Zoe); and by this same word you will prolong the days in the land which, having crossed the Jordan, you go to ...
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Does the statement "all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God" apply to non-Christians? (Romans 8:14)
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all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did
not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have
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When Paul mentions baptism for the dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29, what is he talking about? [duplicate]
1 Corinthians 15:29
Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
The LDS Church uses this ...
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Does John 3:36 mean that those preceding Jesus will “not see life” as a result? [closed]
John 3:36 KJV
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Based on this verse, how were people in ...
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Does righteousness come from the law or not? [closed]
In Ezekiel 18:9 it says (ESV):
"walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord God."
And in Ezekiel 14:14 (ESV) it ...
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What is the proper interpretation of Ephesians 1:13? NIV or others?
The NIV of Ephesians 1:13 reads:
"And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, ...
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Does Baptism convey the forgiveness of sins? [closed]
Context
Lately, when the topic of Baptism comes up on SE, there there seems to be a rush to disallow a view that would conclude that baptism conveys the forgiveness of sins.
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What is Paul telling us about those dead in Christ?
1 Cor 15:20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Does 'asleep' determine that Christian dead do not go to heaven, their spirits go to ...
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Can a soul in hell be redeemed, going by Mtt 16:18?
We see in Mtt 16:17-18 Jesus calling Apostle Simon the Rock on which the Church would be built and against which the doors of hell would not prevail. Now, when we talk of the strength of a door, we ...
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Does Matthew 7:13-14 picturise an actual geographical entity of Jesus' time?
In Matthew 7:13-14, we see Jesus saying that the gate to salvation is small and the path that leads to it is narrow. We always see Jesus presenting eternal truths in the most simple way, mostly with ...
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Does 1 Peter imply that we will only receive salvation if our faith has been tried/proven true?
1 Peter 1:6-9 NASB
“In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious ...
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What is the "salvation ready to be revealed in the last time"?
1 Peter 1:3-5 NASB
“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 ...
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Were the accused even present for the crime? (Acts 2)
Peter straightforwardly accuses his audience on the day of Pentecost of murdering their Messiah.
this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and ...
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Why is it hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven? [duplicate]
With respect to the below scripture, why is it difficult for rich people to enter the Kingdom of Heaven?
Matthew 19:23-24 (ESV)
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If Jesus has never sinned and has never done any wrong, why did he tell the The Rich Young Ruler that He is not Good and that God alone is good? [duplicate]
And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone (Luke 18:18–19)
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Is a plural nature of God the best explanation for the use of el, ĕlôha, and ĕlōhîm in Deuteronomy?
The vocabulary of Deuteronomy identifies God using three different words: el, ĕlôha, and ĕlōhîm. el and ĕlôha are singular; ĕlōhîm is plural.
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Does Ephesians 5:5 contradict salvation by faith? [duplicate]
In Ephesians 5:5 (NET), Paul says that:
For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is
immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any
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Being saved and lying - lake of fire
Rev. 21:8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire ...
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In Paul's view: Will Habitual Sin Affect the Believer’s Eternal Salvation?
I want to understand what Paul believed about habitual sin (Biblical theology) according to 2 Thessalonians 3 about habitual sin, considering where Paul touches on the matter elsewhere in his first ...
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1 Peter 1:5. Does it teach the perseverance of the Saints
1Pe 1:5 BLB who are being guarded by the power of God through faith,
for the salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,
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What is the "manner of spirit" that Jesus might be referring to in Luke 9:55, and does (or might) it refer to all men?
What is the "manner of spirit" that Jesus might be referring to in Luke 9:55, and does (or might) it refer to all men?
Luke 9:
[54] And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,...
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What scriptures shows that Jesus will still utterly save those who once professed trust in Jesus and yet lived in ungodliness? [closed]
Considering the following Scriptures:
Ephe 2:8, 9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
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What does Peter mean by "peace" in Acts 10:36?
As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),
(Acts 10:36, ESV)
τὸν ⸆ λόγον ⸀[ὃν] ἀπέστειλεν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ εὐαγγελιζόμενος εἰρήνην ...
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Does 1 Corinthians 5:3-5 imply that Paul believed salvation is possible for a sinner after he dies?
When you are assembled, and my spirit is present with the power of
our Lord Jesus, you are to hand this man over to Satan for the
destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day
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Did Zacchaeus say "I [already] give," or "I will give" half his possessions to the poor (Luke 19:8)
Translators seem about equally divided on this question, with older translations such as KJV, Geneva, Darby and even RSV using the present tense and newer ones leaning toward the future tense. My ...
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Romans 8:16 -" τῷ πνεύματι ἡμῶν" - Is it the Holy Spirit bears witness "with" or "to" our spirit?
Most English versions translate "with our spirit," while the Bishop's Bible 1558, Mace NT, Douay, Catholic Public Domain Versions, and Lamsa and Aramaic Bible in Plain English translate &...
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1 John 5: 13 - What does "these things" refer to that relates to "you may know that you have eternal life" - assurance of salvation?
The premise of our assurance of salvation is: "All who believe in Jesus Christ are saved. I Believe in Jesus Christ. Therefore, I am saved."
When we say "I know am saved because I ...
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Should the word "free" appear in Romans 6:23 as an adjective to "gift"?
I have always understood Romans 6:23 to read "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus (our Lord)." And that is how my NASB 1995 renders it. ...
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Leviticus 16 - Does the casting of the lots mean that the two goats are actually one sacrifice?
Relevant verses:
Leviticus 16:7-10 7 Then he shall take the two goats and set them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for ...
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How should we understand the ongoing nature of Jesus' intercession? Heb 7:25-27
Heb 7:25-27 (NASB, emphasis added)
25Therefore he is also able to save forever those who come to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 26For it was fitting for us to ...
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