ISB ~ Titus 3 v7

justified:Cleansed from sin and made righteous in the sight of God.

See word study:Justified at Rom 2:13.

become heirs:Through the grace of divine adoption, which makes us children of God and thus heirs of all that the Father desires to give us (Rom 8:14-17; Gal 4:3-7).

hope of eternal life:Even now we possess eternal life in the form of grace (Eph 2:5; 1 Jn 5:13), but the full possession of glory in heaven is a future hope rather than a present assurance (Tit 1:2; Rom 8:24-25; Eph 1:13-14, 18; 1 Tim 6:18-19).

• If someone asks whether we have been saved by Baptism, one should not deny it, for the apostle says as much. But if he should ask whether that same washing has already saved us in every respect, one should have to say no, for the apostle says we are saved “in hope” (St. Augustine, Answer to Two Pelagian Letters 3, 3).