Salvation Summaries

For a number of years, I have been interested in what the Bible says about salvation. Why? Two reasons.

First, I believe that salvation, or knowing whether one is saved, is the most important question a person must answer, yet most know little about it. Salvation is not a topic people talk about “around the water cooler” at work, nor is it clearly taught in many churches. However, as you will learn from reading my posts, salvation is more important than your job, wealth, reputation, spouse, children, or anything else. It not only affects your life here on this earth in terms of what you believe and how you act towards others, but it also determines where you will live after you die.

Second, I  believe there are many kind and thoughtful people who view themselves as a Christian, using their own understanding of what a Christian is, but in reality may not be according to how the Bible defines one. Few people realize that a true Christian can determine – with a fair degree of certainty – whether another person is a Christian or not. We see this in the New Testament book of Titus, where Paul, a Christian, was able to determine whether Titus, a soon-to-be preacher, was saved.  John the Baptist preached this (you can know whether a person is a believer by their deeds) as did the apostle John (Christians have a love for other Christians; if you don’t, you are not one).  I know of too many people, including relatives, friends and co-workers, who believe they are a Christian but very likely are not, and my heart aches for them.

As a result, the purpose of my blog is to help non-Christians understand what it means to be a Christian (or saved).  I also want to help Christians become more “up to speed” on salvation so that they can better share this good news with others and live how a Christian should live.

One of my favorite verses in the Bible is by Paul, who said “I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” That is what I’m doing here.