people.”7 For the sake of clarity, theologians speak of “justification” as the past, one-time event of our salvation; “sanctification” as the ongoing transformation that continues throughout a believer’s life; and “glorification” as the future consummation of our salvation when we are resurrected in glorified, imperishable bodies. Though the Bible clearly portrays these past, present, and future aspects of salvation, it does not always use consistent language to describe each of these phases. Paul