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All have sinned. God is just. Therefore people will be condemned in the judgement. God loves people and doesn't want them to be condemned. God is gracious so he paid their penalty for them through Christ's sacrifice on the cross. However as this is a matter of relationship God has made salvation from the effects and presence of sin, salvation unto eternal life with God, contingent upon faith in Christ. Essentially He's saying - I will save you if you simply come into a relationship with Me on My terms.

The reason the gospel is preached is for people to get to know Jesus so they can decide whether they want a relationship with God.

Get to know Jesus through the Bible and through prayer. Jesus said, "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me."

2007-10-05 12:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by Steve Amato 6 · 0 0

Believing in the message is the message.

Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

2007-10-05 11:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 1 0

Salvation is deliverance from danger or suffering. To save is to deliver or protect. The word carries the idea of victory, health, or preservation. Sometimes, the Bible uses the words saved or salvation to refer to temporal, physical deliverance, such as Paul’s deliverance from prison (Philippians 1:19).

More often, the word salvation concerns an eternal, spiritual deliverance. When Paul told the Philippian jailer what he must do to be saved, he was referring to the jailer’s eternal destiny (Acts 16:30-31). Jesus equated being saved with entering the kingdom of God (Matthew 19:24-25).

What are we saved from? In the Christian doctrine of salvation, we are saved from “wrath”; that is, from God’s judgment of sin (Romans 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:9). Our sin has separated us from God, and the consequence of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Biblical salvation refers to our deliverance from the consequence of sin and therefore involves the removal of sin.

Who does the saving? Only God can remove sin and deliver us from sin’s penalty (2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5).

How does God save? In the Christian doctrine of salvation, God has rescued us through Christ (John 3:17). Specifically, it was Jesus’ death on the cross and subsequent resurrection that achieved our salvation (Romans 5:10; Ephesians 1:7). Scripture is clear that salvation is the gracious, undeserved gift of God (Ephesians 2:5, 8) and is only available through faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12).

How do we receive salvation? We are saved by faith. First, we must hear the gospel—the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection (Ephesians 1:13). Then, we must believe—fully trust the Lord Jesus (Romans 1:16). This involves repentance, a changing of mind about sin and Christ (Acts 3:19), and calling on the name of the Lord (Romans 10:9-10, 13).

A definition of the Christian doctrine of salvation would be “The spiritual, eternal deliverance which God immediately grants to those who accept His conditions of repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus.” Salvation is available in Jesus alone (John 14:6; Acts 4:12), and is dependant on God alone for provision, assurance, and security.

2007-10-05 11:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

We're all born into sin and "salvation" is what brings us back to God. No one can turn away from sin without turning to God, through Jesus Christ, who stood as a substitute to take the punishment for our sinful nature so that we don't have to pay the price ourselves. The wages of sin is death - hell.

2007-10-05 11:27:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

God offers the gift of salvation for those who follow Him and abide in His commandments.

2007-10-05 11:27:59 · answer #5 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0 0

Sounds like a dribbling God to me, God's offering salivation... eew!

2007-10-05 11:26:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

Here in the Bible is that written, plz.

2007-10-05 11:25:20 · answer #7 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0 0

I need context

2007-10-05 11:25:30 · answer #8 · answered by redbeluga 3 · 0 0

Do you have Bible reference for that?

2007-10-05 11:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by Dulos 4 · 0 0

umm.......
we
fell
out
of
the
garden
by
sin
through
GOD's
Great
Grace
HE
sent
HIS
SON
to
redeem
we
are
created
in
HIS
image
and
so
often
we
demand
blood
would
it
make
less
sense
that
GOD
would
demand
blood
perfect
BLOOD
from
the LAMB
for
our
REMDEMPTION
HE
has
RISEN

2007-10-05 11:29:01 · answer #10 · answered by jamie G 1 · 0 0

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