Christian Testimonies - What Salvation Is and How It’s Gained From God

By Junying

What is salvation? How can we gain salvation from God? This is an important question for every one of us and it is something we all long for; it is directly related to whether or not we can enter the kingdom of heaven. This piece we have for you today gives us an answer. Let’s come to an understanding together of what God’s salvation really is!

Being saved by God isn’t the same as being rescued. It’s not aid given to the poor by the rich, it’s not a doctor saving the life of a patient, and it’s not the loving help of a kind person or a charitable organization. God’s salvation is prepared for the sake of saving mankind and it is overflowing with God’s great love and mercy for humanity. Gaining it means that we are able to accept God’s salvation, obey His current words and work, put God’s words into practice, comply with God’s way, as well as do things and conduct ourselves in accordance with His requirements. This is the only way we can gain God’s salvation.

Throughout each of our lives God will give us many opportunities to gain His salvation, but in order to get it we must first acknowledge and accept it. Otherwise, we will miss the chance just like the foolish virgins did, and we will regret it for eternity. There are some who may say: “If the chance is gone, it’s gone. It doesn’t matter.” But is that true? We must first understand this fact: Missing out on God’s salvation isn’t like missing out on a tasty meal or like missing a bus, nor is it like missing a chance at getting higher education or a new job. Rather, it is like a person trapped in a burning building missing a firefighter’s rescue; it is like someone who is drowning failing to catch a piece of driftwood. It’s clear that whether we are able to accept and gain salvation from God is directly related to the incredibly important issues of whether we can gain God’s approval, and be saved and enter into the kingdom of heaven. Missing out on God’s salvation is a regrettable, pitiable thing; knowing and gaining God’s salvation is incredibly important for all of us! Since it is so important, let’s now come to understand God’s salvation from His work and seek out how we can gain it!

God’s Salvation for Mankind in the Age of Law

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and all things. After everything was set up, He created Adam and Eve, human beings’ progenitors. God put them into the Garden of Eden, and they lived happily under His protection. However, they were tempted into betraying God by the snake and were then driven out from the Garden of Eden and into a life of sickness, aging, and death. From then on, mankind became more and more corrupt and fell into such evil and depravity that God used a great flood to wipe out all human beings of that time, only allowing eight members of Noah’s family to survive. After that humanity continued to survive and reproduce on the earth, but the people of the time were aware of nothing more than their food and lodging and all the grace God bestowed upon them. They did not understand how to be good people, how to live on the earth, where human beings came from or how to worship or revere God. People like that had no ability to glorify or exalt God and they were entirely unable to meet God’s will. This is why God initiated His work of management for mankind’s salvation. Jehovah God used Moses to issue His commandments and the law to guide mankind’s lives on earth. For example, observing the Sabbath, honoring one’s parents, not worshiping idols, and not committing adultery or stealing. He also put regulations into place for people’s sacrifices, for food, recompense for theft, as well as the slaughtering of animals. Anyone who violated God’s laws would be burned or stoned to death, but if they kept Jehovah’s laws and commandments, they would be blessed by Him. Jehovah God restrained human beings by means of His commandments and laws; this guided people to live on earth in a proper, orderly way, allowing them to carry things out according to standards and know that people should worship the one and only God—this was God’s salvation in the Age of Law. By coming before God, heeding Jehovah’s words, upholding His laws and commandments, and devotedly worshiping Jehovah, people could be saved and blessed by God, and they could gain God’s salvation in the Age of Law.

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Source From: The Church of Almighty God

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