Salvation is a gift of God, which he has provided for all people by Jesus Christ (John 1:29; 1 Tim. 4:10). This salvation is offered to all people as God loves them and desires them to be saved (John 3:16; 1 Tim. 2:4).

Conversion is the favorable human response to God’s offer of salvation. It is inducted by the Holy Spirit’s conviction on the human heart and mind (John 16:8-11).
Sanctification means to be set apart to God and from sin in moral purity (John 17:19; Rom. 15:16; 2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Thess. 4:1-7; Titus 2:14). This is holiness (1 Thess. 4:7). It is the progressive work of God in a believer whereby he or she becomes more and more like Jesus in character (Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:22-24; 1 Peter 2:1; 1 Thess. 5:23-24). This work of God is something that people participate with God in (Phil. 2:12-13; Eph. 4:25-32; Col. 3:5-14; 1 Peter 1:3-11). Sanctification is brought about in the believer’s life by the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23), through the Word of God (John 17:17) in the context of Christian community (Heb. 10:24-25), one degree of improvement at a time (2 Cor. 3:16-18) so that the will of God becomes more and more the desire of the believer naturally (2 Cor. 1:12; Gal. 5:25; Titus 2:12).

Glorification is the completion of God’s salvation gift where the believer receives a new body and is made perfectly holy (1 Cor. 15:42-44; Phil. 3:20-21). This will happen in the future, at the return of Jesus Christ (1 John 3:2; Col. 3:4; Heb. 9:28), and will be instantaneous (1 Cor. 15:50-57).