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Salvation is the belief in one's soul being saved from the eternal torments of Hell.  Christianity and the belief in Jesus Christ is the one true way of achieving salvation in the afterlife.  However, since the advance of modern [[liberalism]], many people search for salvation in different religions.  Most notably are Eastern religions which rely on personal meditation and materialism.  These ways are regarded as fleeting and vain as they often need to be repeated to achieve the sense of well being and safety.  The belief in Jesus as the Son of God and accepting Him as your Savior is a one time event and the soul is comforted for the rest of the persons natural life after accepting Him.  People no longer feel empty and do not feel the need to seek worldly possessions to fill their lives.  In this example, one can see the truth of Christianity over other doctrines of belief.

Salvation is a word commonly used to describe the goal of Christians. Salvation is aslo called "Eternal Life" and "Life Everlasting." Salvation should not be confused with Heaven nor with the Resurrection. 

 

 

 

== Salvation in the New Testament ==

 

In the New Testement it is possible to see that people are saved by repentence and baptism (Acts 2:38), belief (John 3:16), calling on the Lord (Romans 10:13), giving to the poor (Matthew 25:31-46), destruction of the flesh by Satan (1 Corinthians 5:5), the life of Jesus (Romans 5:10), child bearing (1 Timothy 2:15), belief and baptism (Mark 16:16), and faith (Luke 7:50).

 

 

 

== Salvation in Calvinist Thought ==

 

In Calvinist theology human beings have no ability to influence whether or not they will be saved.  Essentially, because man is totally depraved he is unwilling and unable to do any of the things required to be saved.  Not even whether or not to believe or have faith in Jesus is within the power of man.  Therefore, if anyone is to be saved, God must save them.  In Calvinist soteriology, God saves some people by predestinating them to have faith in Jesus and repent of their sins.  This idea is developed out of Martin Luther's theology, notably in ''Bondage of the Will'' and his ''Commenatry on Romans'' in which he side-steps the issue of predestination but not depravity.