Theology of Saved

"When did you get saved?"

"Oh i was 5 years old and I followed the alter call because my mom encouraged me. I didn't really get it then, but that's when I got saved."

"So what's going on now?..."


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So after my pathetic attempt at creating a dialogue, I present to you my thoughts on the word saved.

While this word isn't limited to protestant or evangelical, it is primarily seen there. I would say from my perspective it is used to say that at some point the savior came and saved me from myself and my sin. While I totally agree with that idea, I think it is very incomplete. It is seen in many worship songs today as well. These songs say that God did this or God did that. I once sinned, or I'm done with that. I find this to be incomplete.

Instead, the perspective of a priest that used to be here at the U of I rings truest to me. He says that

"We were saved, we are being saved, and we will be saved."

This salvation that God gives us is a constant process as we constantly sit on the precipice of forsaking our King. I know there are moments we are presented with that could truly strain our trust with our relationship with God. It requires a strong effort to fight on. I don't mean to challenge the idea of assurance or anything like that today, but I do challenge you to think about the loaded language of the word "saved." Consider the idea that you are being saved constantly from yourself and the evils around you. The Kingdom of God is fighting strongly for you today.