[metmom]

Here are a couple of passages which show that forgiveness and salvation are not equivalent: Psalm 103:12, Mark 2:5, Luke 23:43, Mark 1:4 (coupled that with Acts 19:3-4).

Just staggering.....

When God forgives someone, their sin is no longer credited to their account. They are judicially declared righteous, the Christ's righteousness credited to their account, enabling them to stand in God's presence.

IOW, they are saved.

[vladimir998]

Thanks for demonstrating the error that I pointed out was an error. Forgiveness and Salvation are not the same. “Judicially declared righteousness” is not all a saint is given by God. Neither forgiveness nor “judicially declared righteous” is as must as what is promised in 2 Peter 1:4. That is the difference between being forgiven and being saved.