II. Knowing the Crucifixion of the Old Man Experientially

The teaching that salvation is nothing more than to be rescued from Hell and God's eternal wrath is extremely shallow and superficial. The believer's “so great salvation” is the gift of eternal life. However, that eternal life is the divine, supernatural Christ-life that becomes available to EVERY believer the moment he receives Christ in the indwelling Holy Spirit of God. That is the transitional issue of Romans 6:1-7 going through Romans 8:39. These few chapters of Romans explain to us three different aspects of the “born again” believer's sanctification from the moment of salvation from Hell to the moment of salvation to glory (glorification). These three aspects of sanctification are three aspects of perfection.

1. Positional Perfection “in Christ”
2. Practical Progressive Perfection (transfiguration) through the filling of the Spirit
3. Permanent Perfection in glorification