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Originally Posted by Sabellius
"The three verbs [as] primarily metaphors of salvation, each expressing a special facet of their conversion in light of the preceding sentences: they had been “washed” from the filth of their former life-styles expressed in the preceding list; they had been “sanctified,” set apart by God for holy, godly living that stands in stark contrast to their former wickedness; though formerly “unjust,” they had been justified, so that now right with God they may inherit the kingdom that before they could not. Each of the verbs is thus chosen for contextual, not dogmatic, reasons; and their sequence is theologically irrelevant. "*
* Gordon D. Fee, The New International Commentary on the New Testament, The First Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1987), 246.
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Thank you Sabellius, when do you consider a person to be saved?
I think this verse could be used both ways, metaphorically and literally. Just as the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord are metaphorically used when we say we are crucified to sin in repentance, buried with Christ in baptism and risen in newness of life with the infilling of the Spirit.
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