Divine Lexicon

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Order of Salvation (ordo salutis)

Also known as Ordo salutis

A theological list of the events in which God applies salvation, arranged in the specific order they are believed to occur.

Filed underSoteriology

Definition

A theological term referring to a list of the events in which God applies salvation to us in the specific order in which they are believed to occur in our lives (sometimes referred to by the Latin phrase ordo salutis).

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  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 1518Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 1518.

Last revised August 14, 2026