But By God

He was in the world, and the world was created by Him, but the world did not recognize Him. He came to what was His own, but His own people did not receive Hm. But to all who have received Him – those who believe in His name – He has given the right to become God’s children – children not born by human parents or by human desire, but by God.  John 1:10-13 NET

What is salvation?  Not so Simply put, salvation means that we have been saved from the wrath of God, saved, delivered, from the result of our sin (our actions that break God’s law)—Salvation is possible because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, crucified. 

A fair question to ask when we are left marvelling at God’s grace is “how does Jesus love me so much ?! I didn’t “do” anything great or good to be saved?” 

But my friends, the very fact that He longs for us, wants us to be saved is a beautiful part of salvation.

In the New Testament, the term salvation describes two pieces of our Christian life today:

Being delivered from the penalty of sin, which is eternal death... 

Romans 6:22-23 NET But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life. For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord

Being delivered from mortality and given the gift of eternal life...

John 3:14-15 NET Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

And so when we say Salvation is so very important that is a huge understatement. Salvation isn't just a prayer we long for it, is the will of God brought to action in the saving of souls from eternal fire and instead bringing us to the foot of His throne for eternity!