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Salvation as a Process in the NT: 35 passages

Salvation as a Process in the NT: 35 passages

Last updated on: May 4, 2026 at 8:27 pm by Dave Armstrong

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Salvation as a Process in the NT: 35 passages 2026-05-04T20:27:56-04:00 Dave Armstrong

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Photo credit: Jesse Owens running in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin [public domain / Pickpik]

Matthew 24:13 (RSV) But he who endures to the end will be saved.

Luke 21:19 By your endurance you will gain your lives.

John 8:51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if any one keeps my word, he will never see death.

Acts 6:7 . . . obedient to the faith.

Acts 11:23 . . . he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose;

Acts 15:11 But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus . . .

Romans 5:2 Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God.

Romans 6:17 . . . you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart . . .

Romans 8:23, 25 . . . we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. . . . [25] . . . if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Romans 11:22 Note then the kindness . . . of God: . . . God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness; . . .

1 Corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong.

2 Corinthians 1:24 . . . you stand firm in your faith.

Galatians 5:1 . . . stand fast . . .

Galatians 5:5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait for the hope of righteousness.

Ephesians 6:10-11 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. [11] Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Ephesians 6:18 . . . keep alert with all perseverance, . . .

Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brethren, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. [6] So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.

1 Thessalonians 5:21 but test everything; hold fast what is good,

2 Thessalonians 2:15 So then, brethren, stand firm

2 Timothy 1:14 guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.

2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we shall also reign with him; . . .

Titus 1:1-2 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness, [2] in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago

Titus 3:7 . . . heirs in hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 3:6 And we are his house if we hold fast our confidence and pride in our hope.

Hebrews 3:14 For we share in Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end,

Hebrews 4:11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, . . .

Hebrews 4:14 . . . let us hold fast our confession.

Hebrews 6:15 And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.

Hebrews 12:1 . . . let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

Hebrews 12:7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

James 1:25 But he who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres [KJV: “continueth therein”], being no hearer that forgets but a doer that acts, he shall be blessed in his doing.

1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation;

1 Peter 5:9 . . . firm in your faith, . . .

Revelation 13:10 . . . Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

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Photo credit: Jesse Owens running in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin [public domain / Pickpik]

Summary: I compiled 35 passages from the New Testament having to do with the concept of salvation as an ongoing process, as opposed to an instant proclamation for all time.

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