What is the plan of salvation?

Answer

Salvation is deliverance. All world religions teach that we require deliverance, but each has a distinct understanding of what we need to be rescued from, why we need deliverance, and how that deliverance can be attained. The Bible makes it abundantly clear that there is only one salvation plan.

The crucial point to grasp about the salvation plan is that it is God’s design, not humanity’s. Humanity’s salvation plan would involve observing religious rituals, obeying specific commands, or attaining certain levels of spiritual enlightenment. However, none of these are part of God’s salvation plan.

God’s salvation plan – The Why

In God’s salvation plan, we must first understand why we need to be rescued. Simply put, we need salvation because we have sinned. The Bible states that everyone has sinned (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8). Sin is rebellion against God. We all choose to engage in wrongful actions. Sin harms others, harms us, and, most importantly, dishonors God. The Bible also teaches that because God is holy and just, He cannot overlook sin. The consequence of sin is death «For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.», (Romans 6:23) and eternal separation from God (Revelation 20:11-15). Without God’s salvation plan, eternal death awaits every human.

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God’s Plan of Salvation – The What

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, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”, (John 1:1,14) “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”, (John 1:1,14). Jesus lived a sinless life (2 Corinthians 5:21;Hebrews 4:15;1 John 3:5) and offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice on our behalf (1 Corinthians 15:3;Colossians 1:22;Hebrews 10:10). 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, “and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”, (1 John 2:2). 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 16:31, a man asked the apostle Paul how to be saved. 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 (John 3:16;Ephesians 2:8–9). God has provided for our salvation.On through Jesus Christ. All we must do is receive it, by faith, fully trusting in Jesus alone as Savior (John 14:6; Acts 4:12). That is God’s plan of salvation.

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 sins. 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!

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