What is the meaning of salvation? If you have ever been to church, you know that you need salvation to be saved and to enter the kingdom of heaven, but what does it mean? The definition is the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil and the state of being saved or preserved from harm. Luke 1:77 – 79, “to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins. By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
We need salvation. We must be forgiven of our sins to enter into the kingdom of heaven. Salvation is the beginning of our protection from an eternity in hell. If you were asked the question of where you will go after you die, would you answer heaven or hell. Hopefully, you would answer heaven, but if you don’t have salvation and a relationship with God, then you will not enter heaven. To obtain salvation, you are to confess you are a sinner, confess your sins to God and repent and turn away from your sins. Romans 10:10, “for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.”
Salvation comes from Jesus Christ. What He did for us on the cross provided us a way to obtain salvation. His blood shed on the cross is the price He paid for our sins and with Jesus Christ as our savior, we can have salvation and we can enter the kingdom of heaven. 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10, “For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him.”
How great is the salvation from God? The almighty God who made this earth and made you and me wants to give us protection from evil and danger and protection from Satan. Our God who wants to preserve our spirit in heaven with him for all eternity. The greatest gift that we can ever receive is salvation from Jesus Christ and his protection for our souls. Nothing on this earth will ever come close to being compared to the salvation Jesus is giving us and the price he paid for us. We will fall short and we will continue to sin, but confess your sins and turn away from your sins and try to live as Jesus did, so that he can give us the salvation we need to spend eternity with Him in heaven. Salvation is the beginning of a long lasting relationship with God on the path he planned out for us before we were even born and the marvelous works he has prepared for us to do along the journey to everlasting life.
In God We Trust
Sandra Davis