Salvation

What Is Salvation?

Salvation is about being saved from something and for something.

Sin - the Bible uses a number of different words to define sin. The word the Bible uses most is the Greek word harmatia. Harmatia is an archery term that means to miss the mark one was aiming for. It was God’s design for us to know and be known by him and for our lives to reflect his goodness as we spent our lives serving God, loving others, and caring for God’s world. Instead, the human race has found all kinds of ways to frustrate God’s plans, moving further from him with every sinful act.

Salvation begins with a concept called justifying grace.

Through faith in Jesus Christ, one can be forgiven of their sins, saved from the eternal consequences of sin and death, and begin a relationship with God. This step is the cornerstone of the Christian faith and is available to anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

If you would like to take this step of faith, we invite you to pray the prayer below:

"Dear God, I confess that I am a sinner and that I need your forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He died on the cross for my sins, and that He rose from the dead on the third day. I ask you to forgive me of my sins and to come into my life as my Lord and Savior. I give my life to you, and I ask for your guidance and strength to live for you from this day forward. Thank you for your love and mercy. In Jesus' name, Amen."

But justifying grace is just the beginning. Salvation is not only about what we are saved from but also what we are saved for.

Sanctifying Grace - the path of spiritual growth and restoration.

From the moment you invite Jesus into your life, God gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit, whose job it is to begin restoring us from the inside out. Over time, the Holy Spirit begins to renovate our hearts so that our character becomes more like God’s character.

In Galatians 5, we read about the fruit of the Holy Spirit. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is the evidence that shows that God is at work in our lives. These are “love, joy, piece, patience, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

The ultimate aim of this renovation of the heart is to get us to a place in our lives where the underlying goal or objective of our lives is to “love the Lord our God with all our heart, all your soul, and all our mind. And to Love our neighbor as yourself.” - See Matthew 22:37-40. That has always been the aim of God for us. Salvation is about the work of grace that starts where we are, no matter how broken or far from home we are, and brings us back to God, where we can be re-made in his image and discover our life's true purpose.

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