Salvation

Definition of Salvation

One day a young man from a university said to me, "There are many roads to salvation and heaven. Sincerity is the key to reaching heaven. You may believe whatever you wish as long as you are sincere."
Was he right? Is being sincere enough? Or can a person be sincerely mistaken?
The Bible is very clear in saying that freedom from sin comes only through Jesus Christ. Revelation 1:5 says, "He [Jesus Christ] loves us, and by his death he has freed us from our sins."
Acts 4:12 states: "Salvation is to be found through him [Christ] alone; in all the world there is no one else whom God has given who can save us."
So, in defining salvation we can say that it is pardon from sin, but we must add "through the death of Jesus Christ."
Who needs this salvation? Everyone has sinned and been sentenced to eternal death or separation from God.
Ezekiel 18:4 says, "The person who sins is the one who will die." And in Romans 3:23 we read, "Everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence." All mankind is in need of forgiveness of sin and pardon through Jesus Christ.

Memory Verse

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. - John 1:12
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. - 2 Corinthians 5:17