For Your Encouragement and Edification

*“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” – 1 Corinthians 2:9

Have you ever stopped to truly consider what happens the moment you believe the gospel? Not after years of spiritual growth, not after memorizing Scripture, and not after “cleaning up your life”—but the very second you place your faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ: His death for your sins, His burial, and His resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1–4)?

No rituals. No probationary period. No waiting list. No religious ladder to climb. It’s mind-boggling. It’s supernatural. It’s beyond human comprehension.

Because in that very moment, God does only what God can do—and this is just the beginning.

Let’s walk through the nine things God does the moment you believed the gospel:

1. You Are Crucified with Christ

Romans 6:6
Your old self, bound by sin, was nailed to the cross. You died with Christ. Sin’s dominion over you is shattered—not by your strength, but by His death.

2. You Are Resurrected with Him

Romans 6:5
Just as surely as Christ rose from the dead, so did you in Him. You are now alive to God, a new creation, no longer defined by your past.

3. You Are Saved

1 Corinthians 15:1–4
The gospel doesn’t just improve you—it saves you. From eternal separation. From wrath. From condemnation. Jesus did what you never could: He saved your soul.

4. You Are Justified

Romans 3:24
You are declared righteous in God’s courtroom. Cleared of all charges. Not because you did anything, but because Christ is your righteousness.

5. You Are Redeemed

Galatians 3:13
Jesus paid the price to buy you back from the curse of the law. You are no longer under bondage. You’ve been purchased by the precious blood of Christ.

6. You Are Sealed

Ephesians 1:13
The Holy Spirit seals you for the day of redemption. You now belong to God, forever. Nothing and no one can break that seal.

7. You Are Baptized into the Body of Christ

1 Corinthians 12:13
The Holy Spirit places you into the body of Christ—the Church. You’re not just an individual believer; you are part of all believers tha.

8. You Are Translated

Colossians 1:12–13
You’ve been transferred out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God’s dear Son. You don’t belong to this world anymore—you’re a citizen of heaven.

9. You Are Glorified

Romans 8:17
This is so certain in God’s eyes, He speaks of it in the past tense. Glorification is your future, guaranteed. One day, your earthly body will be transformed to be like Christ’s glorious body.

And All This Happens—In an Instant

Again, No rituals. No probationary period. No waiting list. No religious ladder to climb.

All of this and more occurs the very moment you believe the gospel. It’s not a process of earning God’s favor—it’s the free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ.

You don’t feel most of these things happen. But they do. Because God said they do.

And This… Is Just the Beginning

As breathtaking as these truths are, they’re only the starting point. We can barely begin to imagine the glory that awaits us when we are finally with the Lord.

Paul puts it best:

“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
—Romans 8:18

We may groan now. We may struggle now. But we are not who we once were—and we will not remain as we are. The best is yet to come.

Cling to this truth:

What God began in you at the moment you believed the gospel, He will complete in glory.
Not one promise will fail.

Not one gift will be revoked.
Not one adopted child will be forgotten.

So keep looking up. You are crucified, risen, saved, justified, sealed, and glorified—in Christ. And when He returns, your faith will become sight, and your hope will explode into eternal reality.

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!”
—2 Corinthians 9:15