Saved? From what?

I've been contemplating "salvation". Paul tells us we are "being saved". (An action still being performed.) Is salvation more than just submitting to the historical action of Jesus' execution for redeeming us from the death consequences of sin? Seems we leave it at that and then basically take it from there on our own. Okay, Jesus..thank you for dying on the cross. Now I'll take it from here. But Jesus says he is ever making intercession for us. Doesn't salvation continually make us "safe" from the sin patterns formed in our souls as we look to Jesus continually as our savior? As Christ lives in the Christian, he continually exposes all that isn't consistent and compatible with his spirit. Doesn't he demand exclusivity? I remember once upon a time not feeling comfortable calling him "Lord", but feeling no problem in calling him my Savior. He's not divided. He is both Lord and Savior or he is neither. He said, "No man can serve two masters (Matt 6:24). He doesn't want us to be slaves of unrighteousness but a slave of righteousness. (Rom 6:16-19) . the Lord of Righteousness will find all selfishness that is contrary and incompatible with himself. His spirit within us will act to separate ungodliness from his presence within us. Our soul (psyche, mind-emotions-will) which has years of sin patterns and shows up in our behavior, is at war against the new spirit God gives us. We must be "born again"; that which is Spirit is Spirit. Has the life of the living Lord been birthed in our spirit? If any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. (Roma 8:9) If we have received the life of the Spirit of Christ, "The Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. (Rom 8:16).