Saved from what?

Why do people believe you have to get ‘legally right’ before God? How can a court of law fix greed, hatred, enmity, lies?  Throughout the Christian world, the word salvation has many meanings, but the one that’s more prevalent is the meaning that salvation somehow gets me off the hook of legal trouble with God.

When humanity sinned, it got us in trouble with God, and most Christians believe that this trouble is somehow tied to a court of law, a heavenly court of law. God is the judge, the prosecutor and the advocate at the same time.

What I offer, however, goes much deeper than being in legal trouble with God. When the angel Gabriel spoke to Joseph in a dream, he said to him, about the Messiah:

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21

Recently I was asked to share about salvation with the youth group from my church. Listen to the presentation here. You can also download the notes.

Salvation – Notes

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