34. Save, salvation

Save, salvation – rescue from danger. In Christianity, it usually refers to a rescue from sin and death and a promise of living forever because of what Jesus Christ has done for us. Salvation includes several things: the death of Jesus for all humanity, the response of faith in individuals, the process of being freed from sin, and the gift of new bodies when Jesus returns.[1]


[1] In Christian literature, sometimes it is not clear which part of salvation is meant. Because of that, it is rarely wise to say that everyone has been saved. Although that is true for the first step in the process, the person you are talking to will usually think of the final step. So there will be a misunderstanding, and we do not want to do that on purpose.