Things New and Old: What's the distinction between eternal salvation and temporal salvation?

Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Monday, February 10, 2025

What's the distinction between eternal salvation and temporal salvation?

The mind is no light thing to waste,
But the waist is a heavy thing to mind.

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Sam
Brother Lau, can you explain what's the distinction between eternal salvation and temporal salvation?

sing
I'm glad you wish to know the distinction. Understanding this distinction will save us from so much confusion and errors.

Basically, eternal salvation is the effect/result of the divine activities alone - like justification, regeneration, adoption, etc. All these divine activities enable the SAVED to respond spiritually... obtaining for themselves temporal salvation, spiritual blessings pertaining to this life only, i.e. temporal in nature.

Make an effort to learn and understand this subject.

Sam
Ahhm I get it 🙂
I read your blog. I can't understand what I feel right now hehe because I learned a lot from your blog and your post on Facebook. I read them, brother!

Please bear with me hahaha 😆

I'm full of excitement while reading, most especially John 3:16.

I've just read it that is what temporal salvation means? To save ourselves from the consequences of sins something like that etc etc.

sing
Sins have BOTH eternal and temporal consequences.
Christ's redemptive work saves His people from the eternal consequences of sins - the eternal lake of fire. Only those whom God has saved by bestowing eternal salvation are able to act and respond spiritually; their responses and activities secure for them temporal salvation. Believing the truth of the gospel SAVES, it saves very differently from the way Christ saves by His redemptive works.

Believing the gospel truth saves us from lies, falsehood, errors, superstitions, a sense of hopelessness, ignorance, etc... all blessings that are related to our temporal well-being; the gospel truth secures assurance, comfort, joy, hope, peace, etc. for us through our obedience to the Father's will. Phi 2:12, Ti 2:12.

Yes, all our actions in obedience to God's will (who first saved us with eternal salvation when we were dead in trespasses and sins) will save us from the temporal consequences of sins in this life, and secure all those temporal blessings in this life; these are conditioned upon our obedience to the will of the Father.

Eternal salvation is unconditional by the free and gracious activities of the Triune God; temporal salvation is conditional upon the obedience of God's children to their Father's will for them.

With this clear biblical distinction, we will save ourselves from lots of theological confusion and errors.

Sam
Very clear!