what does salvation mean??
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sal·va·tion  -n.\n\nPreservation or deliverance from destruction, difficulty, or evil.\nA source, means, or cause of such preservation or deliverance.\nChristianity. \nDeliverance from the power or penalty of sin; redemption.\nThe agent or means that brings about such deliverance.\n[Middle English savacioun, from Old French sauvacion, from Late Latin salvātiō, salvātiōn-, from salvātus, past participle of salvāre, to save. See salvage.]\n\nsalvational sal·va'tion·al adj. \n\n--------------------------------------------------\nredemption\n     n 1: (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from\n          evil [syn: salvation]\n     2: purchasing back something previously sold [syn: repurchase,\n         buyback]
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some Christians might tell you anything.  hahahhahaha\n\nDon't confuse Eternal Life with salvation.\n\n\nwhat does God Himself say?\n\n\nYES.  you can lose your salvation. Read the last page of the Bible. What does it say? \n Anyone who does what?  ADD TOO.  OR takes away what? from this Book.  God will take YOUR name out of the Lambs Book of Life.  hello.??\n\nYour name had to be IN it, for God to take it out.\n\nbottom line.\n\nwanna Popsicle?
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if you have been saved(accepted Jesus as your Savior) you will go to heaven..but if you haven't you will go to hell ..but not yet because nobody goes anyway until the day of judgment! it is in Revelations if you want to check!
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repentance means turning away from sin.  If a person believes everything that they do is alright, then what is there to repent from?\n\nRepentance means giving up a sin...not many people want to do that anymore.
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This is a truly loaded question with as many answers as there are people on the Earth!\n\nI do not beleve that you can lose your salvation.  I also don't beleve in "backsliding."  Just because you choose to give in to temptation does not mean that you'll have to "start over" with God.  Even those who repetedly give in and turn their faces away for a long period of time don't have to start at the begining of their faith-walk again.  After a fall, you ask God to help you up and clean you off and you just start walking again.
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No where in the bible is there anything on enlightenment.\nIts save or unsaved. Enlightenment is more of the belief that you can achieve a higher place of peace and attain godlike abilities.\nBeing save means going to heaven to be with Jesus. There a heaven and a hell is the Christian belief.\nIn hell a persons soul will be tormented forever.\nand if a person doesnt believe that Jesus is the one and only son of God and savior. And that he is the only way to get to Heaven. And that their is a hell where unbelivers will  be tormented forever.\nWell according to our beliefs the people who dont believe that are going to go to Hell and We are going to Heaven.\nAlot of people think that ridiculous. Well I guess we will find out when we die who's right in their beliefs.
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You are saved when you have accept Jesus as your savior and ask him to come into your life.   Jesus died for your salvation.  \n\nSometimes we humans need to see a "miracle" or an answer to prayer to give us a boost in our spiritual lives.  I think you just had one.  \n\nGod honored your prayer so please do your best to honor God by keeping your promise.  It is you who will benefit by the knowledge of God's kingdom and His purpose and will in your life.  Believe me, God wants to bless you far more than you want to be blessed.  \n\nMay I make a suggestion about your bible?  I don't know which version you use, but I suggest you visit a local Christian book store and look through the many versions to find the one you understand the most clearly.  I prefer the Zondervan New International  Version Study Bible, but my husband prefers the New King James Version.  \n\nBefore you read the Bible, you should always ask that God open your eyes to the meaning and understanding of what you are reading.  Nothing will stop you from reading the bible quicker than not being able to understand it.\n\nFinally, have a plan to read it.  Most Bibles have a one year reading plan in them that includes daily readings from both the Old and New Testaments.  And do not be afraid to ask trusted Christians what a verse means.  You can study it together if you need to.
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Hi, The Bible says "Saved till the day of salvation", which is when its your time to meet God. so you better stay SAVED till then if you expect to go to Heaven and see God. Anyone who is in Gods will when they die will meet Him. ANYONE, anyone who has TRUELY seeked out Forgiveness, and God knew they were truely wanting a heart change will be saved   BUT, you fall out of Gods will and your hell bound (Commit sin on propose.) See God Knows your heart, he know what you really fell and desire, He know the INTENT of your heart. So he knows what in your heart at all times, is there any jelousy hatred evil mean thoughts, He knows! Not just when you have that religous exsperience at some church altar, salvation is a life long commitment to God to obey and trust Him through faith in his word (the Bible) .
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dead to our sin nature..not allowing sin to control us anymore..with salvation we get a "new" life.\nwhen you get saved you are born again.
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depends on whats lost, and what kind of meditation ur talking about.\n\nif its an item, you can just ask the Holy Spirit to show u where it is.\n\nif its salvation, its a prayer away.\n\nif its a person, prayer again.\n\nmeditation in Christian terms, is thinking on scripture and the things of God, really thinking it over, considering it, reading it until it becomes an immediate revalation to you ( a Rhema word).
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Jesus <Christ> came to save sinners not save the spiritually healthy.\n\nChristian is someone who believes that Jesus is God within the Trinity and they believe he came to Save.  We're all sinners.  The redeeming hope is that Jesus has paid the price to save us.  However, it's up to us to find that path to salvation.  \n\nYou need to go to Church more, read the Bible more, and meditate more.  Tiding is very important.  Most people hear "Tiding" and automatically reach to protect their wallet.  However, "Tiding" is so much more than that. You should be giving 10% of your TIME, TALENT, and WEALTH to God.  Most people only give the wealth, and neglect to give God his time and talent.  When you do this, you'll get closer to God and understand his grace and mercy that much more. Give your Tidings to God and you'll become more of that Christian you imagine yourself to be.\n\nPlease remember, being Christian does not automatically make you a Saint ... you have to practice Christianity often to become a Saint.  Thank God, that you have the sense to recognise Jesus Christ and his salvation.  God bless.
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Faith alone will not save.\nFaith and Works, alone, will not save.\nFaith, Works, and God's Sanctifying Grace WILL save.\n\nThe idea that faith alone or faith and works alone will save is not true. Anyone who believes this has (inadvertently perhaps?) taken God out of the equation.\n\nFaith, Works, AND - most important of all - God's Sanctifying Grace is what saves. All the faith and works in the world, without God's Sanctifying Grace, will not save.\n\nIt might do well to tell anyone who believes in faith-alone or faith and works alone, not to forget what really saves : God's Sanctifying Grace.
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Christianity concept of salvation is to accept Jesus as savior/redeemer. \n\n\nJudaism ( jews ) have no concept of salvation other than live a good life, and hopefully you go to heaven. \n\nIslam doesnt really have a salvation plan for everyone. There are different ways, martyrdom, accepting Mohammed as messenger, and living straight in islam terms, and Islam still has the "Allah wills whom he chooses" clause, so you dont really know for sure, except through martyrdom.
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The basis of faith is truth. So a saving faith is the truth about salvation. Knowing and believing is faith not just one or the other but both. Just knowing about Jesus is not faith. Just believing your saved but not knowing is not faith. Knowing that Jesus died for your sins and that God has forgiven you and believing this is true for you is true faith.
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I was saved from original sin at Baptism.  Also, as the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13).  I praise God and thank Him for the gift of the sacrament of confession (John 20:22-23, 2 Cor. 5:18-20, Acts 19:18, 2 Cor. 2:10) in which Jesus, through the priest, absolves us from our sins and restores us to a state of grace.  What a deal!
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I am a member of Christian of Texas. I enjoy reading the daily digest that is sent to me. My 360 link is http://360.yahoo.com/brickcollecter and my favorite scripture is John 3:16 because it explains our entire plan of salvation in one, simple verse. Too many think that it has to be hard to be saved, that you have to prove something. You don't, it's a gift from God, you only have to accept it and declare it! God bless you.
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I think no one will ever fully understand its significance including me. Some say that it is because He has to do it to save mankind from the bondage of sin. Some say that the supreme sacrifice has to be done so that mankind will be able to see the essence of life by conquering death. Some interpret it as a total expression of God for his total love of mankind, some don't even believe that it happened and some don't give a damn at all. \n\nBut what does it reallt mean? I am a Christian but am not an authority in interpreting such Biblical phenomenon.  I myself was at a loss when I was younger, so restless and careless that I didn't care so much about what Jesus did and knew about it only because my parents told me so. I was free and never understood that I was commiting sin left and right because I thought that I can do anything I like being a free man living in a democratic society where no one can tell or dictate to me what should be done. I solely depended on my limited knowledge, proud enough to think that I can overcome any obstacle. Then something went wrong along the way, so wrong that I couldn't find a way to fix some crisis I was in. Suddenly, I was facing the wall and couldn't get through, everything went blank and there was no answer. I was about to give up and say, that's it, for this world then out of I don't know where, I felt like someone's calling me saying, "look at me, look at me, is the heaviness of your heart more than what I have done for you in that you have to fall so hard"? I did this so that you may live. \n\nI was not fond of reading and I don't know why I just picked up the Holy Bible and started reading. As a Catholic I was not raised to be a Bible reader but later found out that no book can equal the wisdom that it contains. I started to realign my crooked life and started to make sense. I became a sensible person and wise in my own right but not judgemental in a way that I would show people that they are sinners but that they too have been saved and should lead a straight path. \n\nNow, all the troubles are gone and I can see only light even in my darkest hours. I gain strength in every challenge that I face and face it squarely with Christ to follow. That was the time when I knew the reason why He was crucified.