This video breaks down the three biblical tenses of salvation that most Protestant altar calls completely ignore.

We've all heard the question: "Are you saved?" But Scripture actually gives three different answers, not just one emotional moment at the end of a worship service.

PAST TENSE: I have been saved (Romans 8:24, Ephesians 2:5-8). God pulled you out, set you on the starting line. That's real. That happened. But it's just the beginning.

PRESENT TENSE: I am being saved (1 Corinthians 1:18, 2 Corinthians 2:15). Salvation is ongoing, active, continuous. It doesn't end when the synth pad fades and the lights come back up.

FUTURE TENSE: I will be saved (Romans 5:9-10, 1 Corinthians 3:12-15). There's a finish line we haven't crossed yet. Even Paul said he was working out his salvation with fear and trembling.

The problem with modern altar call theology is that it treats salvation like a one-time transaction. Say the prayer, get the stamp, you're eternally locked in. Done. Finished. Nothing left to do.

But that's not what the Bible teaches.

Salvation isn't a moment. It's a marathon. The altar call wasn't your graduation ceremony. It was mile zero. You don't quit the race just because you heard the starter pistol.

If the Apostle Paul wasn't ready to call the race early, maybe we shouldn't be throwing our hands up at mile one demanding the trophy.

Let's talk about what salvation actually looks like according to Scripture, not according to the emotional engineering of a Sunday service.

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