Five Things You Should Know About Salvation

By K. Rozelle

1.) Salvation is free for all. Salvation in this context is the act of being rescued from a Christless, eternal, burning, hell. 2 Peter 3:9 states “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”  This verse clearly show Gods will for us to be saved.  In John 3:16 we read “And God so Loved the world that He gave His only Son that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” God wants all men to be saved and to spend Eternity in Heaven.  Jesus Christ’s death upon the cross made it possible because a perfect man had to die to be the Sacrifice for our sins.  You do not need to attend a church or affiliate with a certain church in order to be saved!

2.) Salvation is based upon faith alone.  Ephesians 2:8-9 says “For by grace are you saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast.” Hebrews 11 tells of many of the people in history who lived by Faith.  In this chapter, we see that “faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.”  We use faith every day. We have faith that our chairs will hold us when we sit down, we demonstrate faith when we step outside and cross the street and people stop at the stop signs. Man cannot do anything to earn himself a spot in heaven. Man is inherently sinful and therefore cannot enter heaven because God cannot abide sin. Our faith in Jesus Christ doing what he said he did and would is the only thing that will save us. Salvation is a free gift there is nothing you can do to earn a gift. Romans 6:23.

3.) Salvation is only provided through Jesus Christ. Romans 5:10 tells of Christ’s life and death and how it is only Christ Jesus that can save us. Ephesians 2:4-5 also discusses Christ and how only He loved us enough to give His life for us. The ultimate sacrifice that someone can give for another is their life. Christ is God, He is Deity. That God would lay down his life for mere men is astounding, yet that is what he did and that is why He is the only way to salvation.

4.) Salvation is for Eternity. Eternity is form right now to forever. Eternity is never-ending. “For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” - Romans 6:23. There is no way that one can lose their salvation it is for Eternity and nothing that we do in this life can change that. 1 John 5:13 and John 5:24 also clearly show that salvation is everlasting and nothing that we do if we are truly saved can remove us from that promise of life. We are sinful humans and even those who have accepted the gift of true life stumble and fall, but God always shows his grace and helps us get back on our feet and move down the road of life. Nothing keeps a person who has accepted Christ as personal savior from having eternal life.

5.) Salvation is personal. There is no ‘group’ salvation.  God is interested in each one of us and knows everything about us. Isaiah 24:44 tells of God forming us in our mothers womb and creating each of us individually. When Christ was crucified upon the Cross it was for each one of us that he died. He had each one of us in mind when he gave his life. Salvation is personal and it is for each and every one of us.  Rom 10:9-13: “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. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”  KJV.  Would you like to know more?  Read our article on Knowing God, or contact us!