Theology II: Ordo Salutis (part 3)
Union with Christ, Sanctification, and Perseverance with Dr. Jeremy Kimble, Associate Professor of Theology at Cedarville University — Why union with Christ is the center of salvation and how calling, regeneration, repentance, faith, sanctification, and glorification fit together
In this lecture Dr. Jeremy Kimble traces the ordo salutis from predestination through calling, justification, sanctification, and glorification, explains the difference between universal and effectual calling, and gives pastoral, practical guidance for growth, assurance, and perseverance in the Christian life.
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0:06 Cedarville announcement and global outreach
0:22 Order of salvation overview — justification, sanctification, glorification (Romans 8:29–30)
1:11 Election implications — assurance, holiness, evangelism, prayer
2:29 Acts 18 example — preach where God has people
4:54 Universal call vs effectual call; Spirit and gospel intersecting in the heart
8:09 Regeneration and new birth — John 3 and Ezekiel echoes
10:00 Freedom from slavery to sin; Galatians 5 and walking by the Spirit
11:56 Conversion = repentance + faith; what saving faith trusts in (Romans 10:9; John 6:35; John 3:16)
20:11 Faith as the human response to God’s grace — by grace through faith
30:51 Repentance and godly sorrow that produces lasting change (2 Corinthians 7)
34:52 Glorification and the end of the golden chain of salvation
36:31 Practical applications — evangelism training, means of grace, community, perseverance
Dr. Jeremy Kimble grounds soteriology in union with Christ and moves from doctrine to daily discipleship — explaining that sanctification is both positional (you are saints in Christ) and progressive (one degree of glory to another, with a “squiggly” upward trajectory). He unpacks how justification is a once-for-all declaration of not guilty, how regeneration is a radical new life instituted by the Spirit, and how conversion involves both repentance and saving faith that treasures Christ as Lord and greatest satisfaction. The lecture clarifies universal proclamation versus effectual calling, uses Acts 18 to show why evangelism remains essential, and surveys pastoral tensions such as Hebrews 6 warnings versus John 10 assurances. Practical theology is emphasized throughout: hindrances to growth (unbelief, bad company, pride, distracting weights), the means of grace for steady growth (Scripture, prayer, solitude, fasting, community, worship, evangelism, Christian biography), and pastoral markers for assurance (present posture of faith, ongoing repentance, visible fruit, and counsel from mature Christians). The session concludes by celebrating glorification — resurrection and completion of God’s work — and by urging students to persevere in the local church as a chief means of sanctification.
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