‘Saved’ from or ‘saved’ for? There’s a big difference

Morning: Psalms 138, 139:1-17; Jeremiah 23:1-8; Colossians 2:8-23

Evening: Psalm 147; John 10:7-17

Some Christians talk about ‘being saved’ as the event of gaining good standing with God, automatically implying that the ‘unsaved’ are still beyond the pale. This is misleading and misunderstands the Gospel, which says Jesus is the ‘gate’ through which people may pass on the way to wholeness – ‘being saved’ is the process of becoming whole. We are not saved from God’s wrath, rather we are being saved for God’s purposes that are realized in us as we are becoming our fullest selves, becoming whole … This is not an instantaneous event but the journey of a lifetime.