What exactly is this question asking: "On what base do you claim your salvation?"?

Question

What exactly is this question asking: "On what base do you claim your salvation?"
I am applying for a teaching position at a Christian school and this question is on the application, and I do not think I am understanding it correctly. What are your thoughts on what they're asking?

Answer 1

I think it should read on what "basis" do you claim your salvation. In other words, if you claim to be saved how do you know. Is it by faith in Jesus or your works, for example. What proof could you give, an experience or what. This question is probably to find out if you share their beliefs.

Answer 2

The word is BASIS, not base. If it is a Christian school, then there are basic beliefs that the faculty and board have. if you do not share those beliefs, you may find that it is hard, or weird to teach there.

The Bible is usually the source book for such matters. In John 3 it tells of Jesus telling Nicodemus he must be born again. In other places the Bible speaks of "By grace you have been saved". If you are church going, you will be familiar with the Bible I expect. If you are not going regularly to a Christian church . . . well let me advise you to start going. God is sometimes there. He shows up at my church.

Answer 3

I think you fail the reading comprehension portion of the test. But seriously, they are expecting an answer that describes why you feel you are saved. They are probably looking for the "I have accepted Jesus into my heart as my personal savior...blah blah blah." Or even better, "I don't claim salvation, I only believe that Jesus died for my sins, I have asked him into my heart and I try to live a life that exemplifies his love, his example and his teachings. It that means I have salvation, then all glory goes to Him. I<3 JC ."

Answer 4

This is the foundation on which I base MY salvation:

For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard. (Romans 3:23)

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. (1 John 1:9)

For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. (Romans 10:9-10)

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)

Answer 5

Do you have a specific reason why you believe in God? What has led to your faith? Have you experienced an event that has led to your salvation?

Those all have the same general meaning...

Answer 6

If you're a Christian and you consider yourself saved, they want to know why you feel you can say that (for example, you've accepted Jesus as your personal savior- whatever that means). It's probably to make sure your beliefs match theirs.