Without reference to God's judgment, what use is salvation? Why would humans need salvation if not from God?

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In other words, is the Christian faith based on convincing people first that a need exists before offering to meet that need?

Or alternatively, is there a universally experienced need for salvation? If this is not universally experienced, is the notion of salvation meaningless?

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Answer 1

There's also salvation from death, mortality, frailty, sickness, pain, and all the ordinary suffering that's part of life as we know it.

Answer 2

There is a universal need for salvation, but not from God, from sin. The whole reason is because there was once a perfect relationship between the Creator and Created, but sin caused a separation. Jesus came to bridge the separation for us to be reconciled to a rightful relationship with God, if we so desire.

Yes, one would need to come to the realization that there is a need to be met, but considering you're asking the question, I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume you're at that realization. God offers salvation through Jesus

Answer 3

I would argue that salvation is a universal need. However, in my experience, the most frequent thing we need saving from is ourselves! Each of us is burdened with the need to make decisions without perfect information...and each of us makes mistakes that result in negative consequences right here on earth. More importantly, those consequences were usually completely avoidable if we "had only known then what we know now".

Through Jesus, we have the opportunity to get input on all these decisions from God himself...we have access to his perfect information to help us avoid those mistakes that cause us (and others) so much pain! So no, I don't need to convince people first that they have the need...they may not be aware of the extent of that need and it may not even be a strong enough need to penetrate their consciousness (see Maslow's hierarchy of needs), but for those that recognize the need, I believe Jesus can satisfy it.

There is, of course, some validity in trying to make people aware of their needs...or at least getting them to try the product. Marketers do it all the time when they try to sell us millions of different products. However, if a person doesn't recognize or accept the need or if the product trial doesn't cause the need to become apparent, all the marketing in the world won't convince them to buy it...the same thing with Christianity.

Answer 4

That is a great question!

The judgment is a side effect of being or not being saved.

What salvation really is, is God's way of helping people become closer to Him and understand Him. This is why people who are not saved have much difficulty understanding God or believing in Him.

When you understand God and become closer to Him through Salvation, you ultimately desire and achieve serving Him.
You cannot do that without salvation.

Without serving God, you cannot go to heaven. So judgment goes hand in hand with salvation, although not the main reason for it.

Answer 5

I think there is a universal need to figure out the nature of existence and the universe. This need drives science as much as it drives religion. Beyond this, the idea of "salvation" in the way I think you're asking it has been an idea held only by a small number of people. If salvation can be thought of as universal, it would be salvation from ignorance or stagnation. I think we are driven to grow as people, to strive to become the best versions of ourselves. I suppose this drive tends to vary from person to person.

Answer 6

Philo, Lisaclara, and Mercedes and Jackal have all made a very good point!!!!


Way to go.

And, yes, there is a universally experienced need for salvation. Why do you suppose there are worshippers in the deepest, most remote jungles in the world. They worship something because of the deep need within themselves to fill what's missing in them...God.

Answer 7

Salvation is a rescue operation. To understand salvation, we need to know what the problem was, what God did about it, and how we respond to it.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

That depends on the denomination.
It is my contention that the message of the early Church was that there *was* a need for salvation, but the "good news" is that the need has been met. The good news is "you have been saved," not "you need to be saved."

Answer 10

WOW - a relationship with Christ is the answer to loneliness in an eternal sense. My Christian faith is not based on convincing people of anything. God brought me to Himself - I certainly didn't - that's the whole point of incarnation - He came to us. Even without a reference to His judgment - it means everything!

Answer 11

Due to the ill considered actions of our first parents, all of humanity has been naturally enslaved to satan, sin, and death, since the beginning.

If that decrepit situation is not remedied by the time one's personal earthly existence is complete ... typically through baptism into Christ's authentic church ... then it becomes permanent, eternal, and irreversible ... and then, all is truly lost, forever.

That's why salvation is so important.