"What must I do to be saved?"
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When a child of God is disobedient, he loses his fellowship with God, temporary, until he repents, but he does not lose his eternal inheritance. When God forgives him, he is saved (delivered) from the consequences of the sin, of being separated from his fellowship with his God.
Only the born again can repent of breaking one of God's spiritual laws. The natural man cannot repent of breaking a spiritual law that he cannot understand, and thinks it to be foolishness.
Luke 11:13 references the need to ask for the Holy Spirit if a person has not yet been indwelt upon believing the gospel message. This truth is referenced in Acts chapter 8, specifically verse 15. The Samaritans believed Philip's message and submitted to water baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus. However, it was not until days later when Peter and John arrived and assisted that they became indwelt with the Holy Spirit. And according to Paul being indwelt with the Spirit is an absolute necessity. Paul's comment below provides evidence that the Samaritans were on the way to being children go God but were not actually His children until they received the Holy Spirit as well. This truth parallels what Peter first presented on the Day of Pentecost when the church was birthed.
"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, IF so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
But IF the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you , he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." Romans 8:9-11
"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, IF so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
But IF the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you , he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." Romans 8:9-11
At the moment of salvation we are sanctified - set apart/made holy in standing before God positionally in Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. Acts 26:18 - to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.
Yet we also see progressive sanctification in which the reality of that holiness becomes more and more evident in our actions, words, thoughts, attitudes, and motives. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, we read - For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor.
So becoming washed, sanctified and justified in Christ is a one time event and is not a process, yet abstaining from sexual immorality is not a one time event, but an ongoing process. Here is how I understand it. The believer possess a positional, judicial standing of righteousness in Christ and, second, an ongoing process of growth in practical, progressive holiness which becomes increasingly evident in our actions, words, thoughts, attitudes, and motives.
Yet we also see progressive sanctification in which the reality of that holiness becomes more and more evident in our actions, words, thoughts, attitudes, and motives. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, we read - For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor.
So becoming washed, sanctified and justified in Christ is a one time event and is not a process, yet abstaining from sexual immorality is not a one time event, but an ongoing process. Here is how I understand it. The believer possess a positional, judicial standing of righteousness in Christ and, second, an ongoing process of growth in practical, progressive holiness which becomes increasingly evident in our actions, words, thoughts, attitudes, and motives.
As stated in Romans 1:16-17, the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith in the gospel. Belief in God's message will prompt obedience one step after another; belief in Jesus and His sacrifice, repentance, submitting to water baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus for remission of sin, receiving the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:2-39) Jesus said all who believe and obey shall be saved. (Mark 16:15-16, John 3:3-5)
Consider 1 Cor 6:11 mentions being washed, sanctified, and justified IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS AND in the Spirit of God. That scripture parallels the initial message recorded in Acts 2:38. Peter commanded EVERYONE to be baptized IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS for the remission of sin (water) AND ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost/Spirit. These requirements pertain to all humanity; the Jew first as well as the Gentiles as evidenced in the biblical record. The Samaritan's (half Jew and half Gentile) received the same message revealing that obedience is required of every human being living in the NT. (Acts 2:2-39, 8:12:18, 10:43-49, 19:1-6, 22:16)
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith." (Romans 1:16-17)
Consider 1 Cor 6:11 mentions being washed, sanctified, and justified IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS AND in the Spirit of God. That scripture parallels the initial message recorded in Acts 2:38. Peter commanded EVERYONE to be baptized IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS for the remission of sin (water) AND ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost/Spirit. These requirements pertain to all humanity; the Jew first as well as the Gentiles as evidenced in the biblical record. The Samaritan's (half Jew and half Gentile) received the same message revealing that obedience is required of every human being living in the NT. (Acts 2:2-39, 8:12:18, 10:43-49, 19:1-6, 22:16)
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith." (Romans 1:16-17)
