xxxxxxxxxxxx T --------------->
the above is a diagram I saw in church this weekend, it speaks of a persons line or movement from non believer to eternity.
The x's represent the work of a god in ones life to draw them to himself, this may take weeks, months or even years.
the T represents the cross, or the moment the work of God led one t true faith, it is he point in which the person is born again, justified, made a child of God, perfected by me sacrifice, it is the moment God begins a god wrk.
the long arrow after represent the time in a believers life where he is being sanctified, growinging in the grace and knowledge of Christ, starting out being disciples, hopefully ending up discipline others
After the arrow, is eternity, where the child of God has realized his salvation,