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The Meaning of Salvation and Why Humanity Needs It

Today's question is, what is the plan of salvation? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective. Afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end.

Salvation is deliverance. All the world's religions teach that we need to be delivered, but each has a different understanding of what we need to be delivered from, why we need to be delivered, and how that deliverance can be received or achieved.

The Bible makes it abundantly clear, however, that there is only one plan of salvation. The most important thing to understand about the plan of salvation is that it's God's plan, not humanity's plan.

Humanity's plan of salvation would be observing religious rituals, or obeying certain commands, or achieving certain levels of spiritual enlightenment. But none of these things are part of God's plan of salvation.

Sin, Judgment, and the Need to Be Saved

So let's talk about it. God's Plan of Salvation The Why. In God's plan of salvation, first we must understand why we need to be saved. Simply put, we need to be saved because we have sinned. The Bible declares that everyone has sinned, Romans 3, verse 23.

Sin is rebellion against God. We all choose to actively do things that are wrong. Sin harms others, damages us, and most importantly, dishonors God. The Bible also teaches that because God is holy and just, He cannot allow sin to go unpunished.

The punishment for sin is death, Romans 6, verse 23, and eternal separation from God, Revelation 20, verses 11 -15. Without God's plan of salvation, eternal death is the destiny of every human being. God's Plan of Salvation The What.

Christ's Person and Saving Work

In God's plan of salvation, God Himself is the only one who can provide for our salvation. We are utterly unable to save ourselves because of our sin and its consequences. God became a human being in the person of Jesus Christ, John 1, verse 1 and verse 14.

Jesus lived a sinless life, 1 John 3, verse 5, and He offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice on our behalf, Hebrews 10, verse 10. Since Jesus is God, His death was of infinite and eternal value. The death of Jesus Christ on the cross fully paid for the sins of the entire world, 1 John 2, verse 2.

His resurrection from the dead demonstrated that His sacrifice was indeed sufficient and that salvation is now available. God's Plan of Salvation The How. In Acts 16, verse 31, a man asked the apostle Paul how to be saved.

Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ

Paul's response was, "...believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.". The way to follow God's plan of salvation is to believe. That is the only requirement, Ephesians 2, verses 8 and 9. God has provided for our salvation through Jesus Christ.

All we must do is receive it by faith, fully trusting in Jesus alone as Savior, Acts 4, verse 12. That is God's plan of salvation. Will you receive it? If you are ready to follow God's plan of salvation, place your faith in Jesus as your Savior.

Change your mind from embracing sin and rejecting God to rejecting sin and embracing God through Jesus Christ. Fully trust in the sacrifice of Jesus as the perfect and complete payment for your sin. If you do this, God's Word promises that you will be saved, your sins will be forgiven, and you will spend eternity in heaven.

There is no more important decision. Place your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior today. Have you made a decision for Christ because of what you've heard here? If so, please click on the I Have Accepted Christ Today link below.

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