Apparent Contradiction of the Reformed View of Ordo Salutis
Two verses that seem to give an order contrary to the ordo salutis : Acts 16:31 ESV Acts 16:31 And they said, "Believe (aorist imperative) in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved (future indicative), you and your household." (Act 16:31 ESV) This seems to give the sequence of belief and then salvation . I see that salvation here is not the immediate gift of regeneration but a future state of ultimate salvation. The mystery of God working in our heart is not discussed but the outward sequence as we experience them. The man was asking about the disaster falling on him of a prison break, the salvation was not only the immediate salvation from the state suffering retribution of failure to fulfill his duties but an ultimate eschatological salvation. ESV Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent (aorist imperative) and be baptized (aorist imperative) every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will...