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'''Salvation''' , in the primary Biblical sense, is the free gift of God through the [[Propitiation|propitiatory]] (sacrificial atoning) death and resurrection of [[Jesus Christ]] and His [[resurrection]], in accordance with God's wordthe Scriptures. When a person humbles themselves before God ''(in genuine repentance of the evil in their heart)'' and accepts Jesus as his or her Lord and Savior (authority in every area of life), that person is given the gift of salvation. Salvation, in the biblical sense, means being forgiven and reconciled with God, being ''saved from'' [[Hell]] and given receiving the gift of eternal life , and restored entering into a relationship with the Lord in of [[Heaven]]. But it It is also more than just being ''saved from''the consequences of sin; it also carries with it the idea of being ''saved out of'' the slave market of [[sin]]; and being forgiven by Jesus.

==Biblical Terminology== Terms such as ''saved'' or ''salvation'' are not restricted to the salvation of the soul, as God saves people daily from temporal evils, but its most supreme manifestation is in relation to the spiritual and eternal realm, that of the redemption of the soul, and which subject is theologically termed ''soteriology''.  The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia explains,  In English Versions of the Bible the words “salvation” “save,” are not technical theological terms, but denote simply “deliverance,” in almost any sense the latter word can have. In systematic theology, however, “salvation” denotes the whole process by which man is delivered from all that would prevent his attaining to the highest good that God has prepared for him. Or, by a transferred sense, “salvation” denotes the actual enjoyment of that good... Salvationfrom physical evil was a very real part, however subordinate, of Christ's teaching. (Mar_1:34, etc.)  ==The gospel of the grace of God==There The Biblical [[gospel]] ("good news") is most essentially the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. (1Cor. 15:1-4ff) This "word of truth" (Eph. 1:13) has the God of the Bible as its object of faith, as "the Father sent the Son, the Saviour of the world." (1Jn. 4:10) This message reveals that "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him." But whom men, "by wicked hands", nailed to a cross and killed, Christ suffering "once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened [resurrected alive] by the Spirit". And that Jesus Christ "showed Himself alive after His passion [suffering and death] by many infallible proofs, being seen of them [His apostles) forty days," as well as by over five hundred brethren at once. And "who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto Him." It concludes that it is this Jesus "who is ordained of God to be the Judge of living and dead", and that "to Him give all the prophets witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins." (Acts 1:3; 2:23; 10:38,40,42,43; 1Cor. 15:6; 1Pet. 3:18,22)  In addition to the living and true God of the Bible being the object of faith and obedience, a primary aspect of the Biblical gospel is that neither the sacrifices or good works of man (or church, etc.) can enable him to escape from his future just and eternal punishment in hell-fire, (Mk. 9:43-48; 25:41,46; Rv. 14:11; 20:10) or merit him eternal life with an infinitely holy and just God.(Rm. 4; Titus 3:5; 2Tim. 1:19) But that instead man must humble himself before God as a sinner, unable to justify himself, and then cast all his faith on the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom God sent to be the perfect sacrifice for sin, and Savior of the world. (1Jn. 4:10,14) By so (truly) doing, one is choosing the Lord Jesus over sin, light over darkness. (Jn. 3:19-21) This faith decision is shown by being baptized in identification with the Lord Jesus.<ref>Dr. John Gill (1690-1771), Mt. 28:19</ref> (Mt. 28:19; Acts 2:41; 8:36,37; 10:47,48)  ==False gospels== The gospel of salvation has been much subject to some confusion and much false-teaching over down through the ages on , and which issue the subject Bible treats with utmost concern. The apostle Paul warned, "If any preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."  Matthew Henry comments here, "This will not justify our thundering out anathemas against those who differ from us in minor things. It is only against those who forge a new gospel, who overturn the foundation of salvationthe covenant of grace, by setting up the works of the law in the place of Christ's righteousness. False religions claim .."<ref>Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714), Gal 1:6-9</ref> "The gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:24) is shown to be made clear enough that one a false gospel can/must somehow work their be discerned by way of comparison with it.<ref>Adam Clarke, LL.D., F.S.A., (1715-1832), Romans 1:6-9</ref> It is principally here that false religions are seen to God be in foundational contrast to the apostolic gospel, and earn their which manifests who or what they worship, in which, officially or by way of informal conveyance, they teach that one's own salvation through sacrifices and works (or those of their religion) can or must merit them salvation. <ref>Barnes, Rm. 3:20-25, Gal. 1:6-8</ref> The Bible also declares that man's own meritsworks, by which he supposes he is justified before the one true Holy God, are as filthy rags. However<ref>Barnes, Is. 64:6</ref> (Is. 64:6) In this the Bible stands is particularly evidenced to most uniquely stand apart from thousands of beliefs , in that it declares that there is only One way to get Way to be justified before God; and gain eternal life with Him, that being through true faith in the works risen Lord Jesus and His sinless shed blood. (Rm. 3:25) There are different degrees of critical deviations from the Biblical gospel in this regard, and in the West it is often seen that one may have an outward profession of faith in Jesus Christbut not the inward reality, not having experienced the new birth. The <ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/rubornagain.html Are you born again? by J. C. RYLE - 1816-1900]</ref><ref>http://www.precious-testimonies.com/General/a-e/BornAgainIndex.htm PRECIOUS BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN TESTIMONIES]</ref> (Jn. 3:3-7; Acts 10:43-47; 15:7-9; Gal. 4:6)  Another false gospel, among others, found within that which is broadly called Christianity, is one that that holds that one is saved by faith, but that a Christian no longer being "under the law", (Rm. 6:14,15) means that the Christian is not bound to the moral laws of the Bible . This teaching is called antinomianism, of which there are different variations, but which basically enables "turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness",<ref>[http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/GO/gvcc/radio_trans/antinomianism.html Antinomianism, P. G. Mathew, M.A., M.Div., Th.M]</ref> (Jude 1:4) and which idea Paul, the "apostle of grace", expounded at length against, as does the Bible as whole. (Rm. cps. 6-8) Being freed from the law basically refers to the law not being a means of salvation, as well as not being bound to literal obedience as regards ceremonial aspects of it.<ref>Albert Barnes, (Mt. 5:18)</ref> (Gal. 4:10; Col. 2:16,17; Heb. 9:10) Adam Clarke comments, The Gospel proclaims liberty from the ceremonial law: but binds you still faster under the moral law. To be freed from the ceremonial law is the Gospel liberty; to pretend freedom from the moral law is Antinomianism.<ref>Clarke, Gal. 5:13</ref> {{See also says |Leviticus 18}}  All false gospels are seen to be preaching a ''different'' Jesus, spirit, and gospel, formally or effectively. (2Cor. 11:4,13,14) Robertson comments, "It is a tragedy to see men in the livery of heaven serve the devil.<ref>Archibald Thomas Robertson, WORD PICTURES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT</ref> ==Biblical means of Salvation== The Lord Jesus commanded His disciples that "repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." (Lk. 24:47). And thus did the apostles, even as Paul testified "both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our works are Lord Jesus Christ." (Acts 20:21) The Lord Jesus declared that the Holy Spirit would convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment (Jn. 16:7-11) and which conviction is necessary for man - whom the Bible evidences as filthy rags before sinful and (usually) self righteous - to realize his need for mercy and salvation. God "desires truth in the inward parts", (Ps. 51:6) and a soul needs to have a heart that can honestly admit his/her own sinfulness and guilt, but which wants a new life in Christ. Unless the sinner hardens his heart (Acts 19:9), this conviction works such a humble and a contrite heart, and it is those who be of such that God saves, when they believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. (Ps. 34:18; Acts 2:37,38 16:30,31) And which is to God's credit and honor, and not to that of man. (Eph. 1:6; 2:8,9)  This conviction and drawing to Christ can only by done by God, (Jn. 6:44) but usually He works through preachers of the word to do so, and the preaching of the holy apostles manifests the Holy Spirit working this through them. (Acts 2:14-27; 13:16-41) In so doing, the manner of early Christian preachers in reaching souls was to reason "with them out of the scriptures", (Acts 17:2; 18:28; 28:23; cf. Lk. 24:25-27,44; Rm. 10:17) though if their audience was primarily scripturally illiterate [[Gentiles]], then natural revelation was invoked, (Acts 14:15-17; 17:24-28) with supernatural signs and miracles from Godusually providing Divine attestation to both classes.(Acts 2:33; 3; Rm. 15:19) The Divinely inspired words of the apostles themselves were received as the word of God (1Thes. 2:13) being able to be proved by the scriptures, (Acts 17:11), which is the only tangible class of revelation which is given assurance of being wholly inspired of the one true God, (2Tim. 3:16) the finished canon of which man is not to add to, but all is tested by scripture. (Is. 8:20; 2Pet. 1:16-21) (Rev. 22:18,19) The conversion which resulted by such conviction and faith in the risen Lord Jesus and His sinless shed blood was manifested by radically changed hearts and lives, with those who were saved evangelizing as well. (Acts 2:42-47; 6:4; 1Thes, 1:8,9)

The first step is Holy Spirit convicts man of the the fact that mankind he is sinful in , as by nature; and in thought and action everyone does things which are contrary to the law of God's will, (1Jn. 3:4) and "by the law is the knowledge of sin." (Rm. 3:20) In God's eyes, stealing a paper clip is a sin, just as sinful as stealing a caris. The (Ja. 2:10) While any sin is damnable,<ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/40SinsThatWillSendYouToHell.html 40 SINS THAT CAN SEND YOU TO HELL]</ref> the ultimate sin is rejecting the only One who fully lived righteously, but whom became the scapegoat for us, (Lv. 16:8,20-22; Is. 53:3-6) and whom God therefore raised from the dead (Acts 17:31) Jesus Christ being the only "name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.(Acts 4:12) Those who will not be saved, but who die in their sins will face judgment, just as their master was and will be, (Jn. 8:21; 16:11; Rv. 20:10), in contrast to those "which die in the Lord." (Rv. 14:13)  Drawing upon the [[Old Testament]], the Apostle Paul neatly summed up the deleterious condition of manin [[Romans 1]]:

A holy and just God will not allow sin in His presence, (Hab. 1:13; Ps. 5:4; 94:20; Rv. 21:27) and on that basis alone mankind is excluded from the Kingdom of Heaven.

===The Judgment: the after-effects of sin===If the average man was to die at this moment, he would face judgementjudgment.:''It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgementjudgment.'' (''Letter to the Hebrews'', 9:27)

The man facing judgement judgment would stand before God's throne, where his life would be reviewed.

As in the first Passover, when God ordered the Hebrews to place blood on their doors as a sign of protection from death during the last plague on Egypt (''Exodus'' 13), so God had so loved the world ''"that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life"'' (Gospel of John'', 3:16). What it means is if you accept the fact that Jesus died These famous texts (among many) provide promises for your sinslost souls to believe, and accept His free gift of who are looking for salvation, you don't have . from judgment of eternal damnation to worry about the final judgementeternal life.(Jn. 5:24)