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The salvation of God (6)       [Romans 8:29-30]                        Look at Romans 8:29-30: “For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.”                The fifth stage is ‘God glorified’ (Rom. 8:30).    Today, I would like to think about the fifth and final stage of the five stages of salvation, saving those whom God has glorified.   Here, the verb “glorified” is past tense (referring to something that has already happened).   But we have not yet been glorified.   Then why did God say that He had already glorified them?   The Apostle Paul, the auth...

The salvation of God (5)       [Romans 8:29-30]                        Look at Romans 8:29-30: “For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.”   The fourth stage is ‘God justified’ (Rom. 8:30).              Today I want to think about the fourth of the five stages of salvation, the salvation of those whom God justified (v. 30).   This is Westminster Shorter Catechism Q&A 33: (Q) “What is justification?”   (A) “Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in his sight, only for the right...

The salvation of God (4)       [Romans 8:29-30]                       Look at Romans 8:29-30: “For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.”   Let's review the five stages of salvation taught in these verses: (1) First stage: God saves those whom God foreknew, that is, those whom God loved.   (2) Second stage: God saves those whom He predestined, that is, those whom God chose before the foundation of the world.   (3) Third stage: God saves those whom He called, that is, those whom God effectively called.   (4) Fourth stage: God saves those whom He justified.   (5) Fifth stage: God saves those whom God gl...

The salvation of God (3)             [Romans 8:29-30]                        Romans 8:29-30 describes the five stages of God's salvation: (1) God foreknew, (2) God predestined, (3) God called, (4) God justified, (5) God glorified.               The first stage is ‘God foreknew’ (Rom. 8:29).                   The word 'God foreknew’ here (v. 29) does not mean that God foreknew that a person would believe in Jesus, but does mean that God loved him beforehand (Mt. 7:15ff.; Amos 3:2; Heb. 12:7).   God loved us before the foundation of the world.   Look at John 17:24 – “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have give...