WHAT IS SALVATION?
KEY POINTS
- Salvation is a gift.
- The gift of God is only given through the grace and mercy of God.
- Romans 10:9 says “If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
- Salvation is for all people.
This question can be answered many ways, but at its core, Salvation is a Gift. Romans 6:23 tells us that “ the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.” Wages are something that we earn, and also what we deserve for what we've done. The wages of sin are spiritual death and eventually physical death and eternal separation from God. Keep in mind that this is not unfair or unjust. This is the correct and just response to our rebellion, sin and rejection of God. But the gift of God is not a wage, it is not something we can earn. The gift of God, which is salvation, is only given through the grace and mercy of God.
Romans 5:8 tells us that “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” While we were sinners, Christ paid our penalty for sin, he died for us and took our penalty on himself. God didn't wait until we fixed ourselves. God knew there was nothing we could do to save ourselves, which is why God already put in motion a plan to redeem and reconnect sinners with himself, through the ultimate spotless and perfect sacrificial lamb, Jesus.
Romans 10:9 says that “ If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” This is a description for how Salvation happens. Salvation begins in the heart as a belief, then is spoken and confessed. This is a declaration that Jesus is both Savior, and Lord. Some people like Jesus as their savior from sin, but not the idea that Jesus is Lord over their life. True Salvation is both. If you are going to accept the gift of salvation, you have to accept the whole gift, not simply the parts of it that fit your own desires. Romans 10:13 tells us that “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” This is amazing news! It means that the gift of salvation is available to everyone! Not just a certain race, or class, or those who are chosen. But everyone can be saved if they choose to accept the free gift of Salvation.
Romans 5:8 tells us that “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” While we were sinners, Christ paid our penalty for sin, he died for us and took our penalty on himself. God didn't wait until we fixed ourselves. God knew there was nothing we could do to save ourselves, which is why God already put in motion a plan to redeem and reconnect sinners with himself, through the ultimate spotless and perfect sacrificial lamb, Jesus.
Romans 10:9 says that “ If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” This is a description for how Salvation happens. Salvation begins in the heart as a belief, then is spoken and confessed. This is a declaration that Jesus is both Savior, and Lord. Some people like Jesus as their savior from sin, but not the idea that Jesus is Lord over their life. True Salvation is both. If you are going to accept the gift of salvation, you have to accept the whole gift, not simply the parts of it that fit your own desires. Romans 10:13 tells us that “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” This is amazing news! It means that the gift of salvation is available to everyone! Not just a certain race, or class, or those who are chosen. But everyone can be saved if they choose to accept the free gift of Salvation.
BIBLICAL REFERENCES
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13
TRUE NORTH COLLEGE COURSE
Doctrine of Salvation & the Church | Biblical Studies 114
A systematic study of the doctrine of salvation (soteriology) and the doctrine of the Church (ecclesiology). Special attention will be given to the plan of redemption and the contents of the gospel message as it is seen in the incarnation, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. Special emphasis will be on the nature and working of the kingdom of God. The Gospels and Jesus’ teachings will serve as the specific source of the study.