Section 2
doctrinal salvation, but of a very experiential salvation. Furthermore, when he mentions the Spirit, he is surely speaking of the Spirit in his experience. Certainly his word about magnify ing Christ and living Him is very subjective and experiential.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF SALVATION
What does Paul mean in Philippians 1:19 by "my salvation" (KJV)? When Paul wrote this Epistle, he had been saved for many years and had even become an apostle. Why then does he indicate that he still needs salvation? What did Paul mean by saying that all that was hap pening to him, persecution, imprisonment, and even the dissenting preaching out of rivalry, would turn out for him to salvation? What kind of salvation is he talking about?
It would not at all be accurate to try to an swer this question by asserting that salvation is not complete. Rather, we need to point out that, according to the Bible, there is more than one kind of salvation. God's salvation rescues us from His condemnation. As sinners, we were condemned by the righteous God according to His righteous law. Thus, we were in need of sal vation. Praise the Lord that we have been saved