What is salvation?

 What is salvation? 

Salvation is the process which God saves mankind from sin.  God has created all of humanity, but all of humanity has consciously rebelled against Him and His purposes.  Mankind justly deserves God's wrath but God lovingly sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross.  Christ's death and resurrection from the grave are the only means by which God's wrath upon sin is satisfied.  Salvation is referred to as the "Gospel" for it is the "good news" that Christ has come to satisfy man's greatest need.  Those who repent from their sin, place their faith and trust in Christ, and believe in His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave receive the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.  Those who remain in their sinful state will be forever separated from God and under His just wrath in eternal death in Hell.  God's offer of salvation through the Gospel is extended to all humanity until the day of one's death or until the day of His return and judgment.

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Do I need to pray a prayer to be saved?

 Do I need to pray a prayer to be saved?  

No special or formulaic prayer is needed, but one should call upon God in repentance from sin, belief in His crucifixion and resurrection, and trust in His Lordship.

- (Romans 10:9) because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

- (Romans 10:13) everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

- (Mark 1:14-15)  “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’”

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Apart from Christ, what are the consequences of sin?

Apart from Christ, what are the consequences of sin?  

The consequence of our rebellion against God through sin is eternal separation from Him in Hell.

(Ephesians 2:1-3) “1As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath.”

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