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'''Salvation''', in the primary [[Bible|biblical]] sense, is the free gift of [[God]] through the [[Propitiation|propitiatory]] (sacrificial atoning) death of [[Jesus Christ]] and His [[resurrection]], in accordance with the [[Scriptures]].

'''Salvation''', in the primary [[Bible|biblical]] sense, is the free gift of [[God]] through the [[Propitiation|propitiatory]] (sacrificial atoning) death of [[Jesus Christ]] and His [[resurrection]], in accordance with the [[Scriptures]].

When a person consciously aware of right and wrong 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 ''free and unmerited'' gift of salvation. Salvation means being forgiven and [[reconciliation|reconciled]] with God, cleansed of sin, being ''saved from'' [[Hell]] and the Second Death<ref>Revelation 20:14-15</ref> receiving the gift of eternal life, and entering into a relationship with the Lord of [[Heaven]]. It is also more than just being ''saved from'' the consequences of [[sin]]; salvation also carries with it the idea of being ''saved out of'' the slave market of [[sin]]; and being forgiven by Jesus. "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."<ref>Ephesians 2:10 KJV; compare James 2:14-26, 1 John 3:17-18 and Matthew 25:31-46.<br>See also [[Antinomianism]] and [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy]].</ref>

When a person consciously aware of right and wrong 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 ''free and unmerited'' gift of [[salvation]]. Salvation means being forgiven and [[reconciliation|reconciled]] with God, cleansed of sin, being ''saved from'' [[Hell]] and the Second Death<ref>Revelation 20:14-15</ref> receiving the gift of eternal life, and entering into a relationship with the Lord of [[Heaven]]. It is also more than just being ''saved from'' the consequences of [[sin]]; salvation also carries with it the idea of being ''saved out of'' the slave market of [[sin]]; and being forgiven by Jesus. "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."<ref>Ephesians 2:10 KJV; compare James 2:14-26, 1 John 3:17-18 and Matthew 25:31-46.<br>See also [[Antinomianism]] and [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy]].</ref>

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