Trinity Journal 32 (2011): 221–235. This paper argues that salvation in 1 Peter, properly speaking, is a future event. The elements of this future, eschatological salvation inaugurated and possessed by believers in the present on the... more
Trinity Journal 32 (2011): 221–235.
This paper argues that salvation in 1 Peter, properly speaking, is a future event. The elements of this future, eschatological salvation inaugurated and possessed by believers in the present on the basis of faith and the completed work of Christ function to enable the perseverance and righteous living necessary for the reception of full and final salvation when Christ returns. The fact that salvation is still a future event functions rhetorically to motivate the perseverance and sanctification necessary to be saved in the final day.
