Salvation is an ongoing process, beginning with justification (the lifetime process of sanctification) and ultimately glorification following the resurrection. The insidious Protestant doctrine of 'eternal security' or 'once saved, always saved' distorts and oversimplifies the biblical teaching on salvation, leading to complacency in spiritual growth. Salvation has a past, present, and future component. The doctrine of eternal security suggests that salvation is complete at baptism when, in reality, it is only the beginning. God views believers as holy and righteous based on their future potential rather than their current state. We have two conflicting natures—a downward-pulling carnal nature versus a divine nature imparted by God's Holy Spirit, continually at odds. The apostle Paul discusses this conflict in Romans 7, where he laments that a law (or reality) of sin often scuttles his desire to do right. God's people must actively work on salvation by following the guidance of the Holy Spirit. True salvation will not be fully realized until Christ's return or death, when believers will be glorified and perfectly conformed to the image of Christ. Salvation is a continuing dynamic process, requiring active engagement of believers overcoming the continual inherent conflict between their human and divine natures.