This state of salvation

In the Prayer Book Catechism this state of safety from the power of sin is called “this state of salvation”.  “And I heartily thank our heavenly Father, that he hath called me to this state of salvation, through Jesus Christ our Saviour.  And I pray unto God to give me his grace, that I may continue in the same unto my life’s end”. (1) So salvation means being saved from the effects of our sins in the past, saved from committing sins in the present, until finally we are free from sin for ever.

Thus Our Lord, by his death on the Cross, has made it possible for us to be saved from sin.  Through his Church and her Sacraments he has given us the means to be saved from sin now.  And if we remain true to him and use his Sacraments as faithful members of his Church, so we shall enter the glory of Heaven and be saved for ever.

Note: these three stages of salvation are to be found in the Prayer of General Thanksgiving – Redemption, Grace and Glory. (4)