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Ordo Salutis

'The order of salvation' — the logical sequence of God's saving acts: calling, regeneration, faith, justification, sanctification, glorification.

Not To Be Confused With

The ordo salutis is a LOGICAL ordering of how salvation is applied to the individual, not necessarily a time sequence; the 'historia salutis' is the unfolding of salvation in history (creation → Christ → consummation). Traditions arrange the order differently.

Romans 8:29-30 ('predestined… called… justified… glorified') is the classic seed text. The Reformed typically order it regeneration → faith → justificationsanctificationglorification; others place faith before regeneration. The arrangement encodes one's whole theology of grace.

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