Salvation

Salvation
RELATED TOPICS	Becoming a Christian, Grace, Sin, Repentance, Forgiveness, Justification, Righteousness Assurance
SERMONS, ESSAYS AND OPINIONS	* Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Salvation Salvation (justforcatholics.org) How to be saved (Compass)
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Salvation is the term used to describe the work of God in saving his people from sin and condemnation, resulting in righteousness (being forgiven) and eternal life. In theology, the study of salvation is called soteriology, from the Greek soteria meaning “salvation”.

Salvation is a very important Christian spiritual concept. The Bible reveals that all people need to be redeemed, or forgiven from their sin. It teaches that humanity was created sinless, but after the Fall, a Savior, Jesus, was needed to restore people into a right relationship with God.

New Testament passages

Some key passages in the New Testament concerning salvation include:

• God loves you: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. " (Romans 5:8)

• Our sin separates us from God. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God"(Romans 3:23) "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" (Romans 5:12)

• God gives us eternal life because Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sin: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23)

• Turn from your sins, confess and believe: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." — "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:9-10) "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)

• We are saved by God's grace: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Links

• Christian Prayer - Praize Prayer
• The CrossFactor Prayer
• 711 Prayer Links
• Open Directory
• Wikipedia - Salvation

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