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An 8 page paper. The writer begins with a discussion of salvation, what it means, and why we need it. The basic tenets of the Doctrine of Salvation are identified and discussed. This includes the differences between many Protestant churches and the Catholic Church. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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means savior so the fields title is appropriate. The word salvation means to save or rescue someone or something from harm or worse. That is easy enough to understand in
regular life but when one uses the term of salvation in the Christian faith, it means something quite different. Some people would ask: what exactly are we being saved
from? First, we are being saved from original sin,, which was committed by Adam and Eve and which every human is born with (ReligionFacts, 2009). Christian salvation then, is not
about saving someone from physical harm, it is about saving ones soul. Keathley (2008) explained that when the word salvation is used in theological circles, it is used "to denote
a work of God on behalf of men." Salvation is about Christ delivering us from the consequences of our sin. That is far more complex and more difficult to understand.
One writer said: "the doctrine of salvation, must be the grandest theme in the Scriptures" (Keathley, 2008). The Doctrine of Salvation is one that is all-encompassing. It is about
everything in the past, present and future (Keathley, 2008). Further, it is universal and concerns all people (Keathley, 2008). The sheer breadth and depth of the mystery of salvation makes
it nearly incomprehensible to man. There are strong differences of opinion regarding what one must do to be saved but there is agreement between Biblical scholars that salvation focuses
on Jesus Christ who made the ultimate sacrifice for humans. Christians understand this to mean that Christs Crucifixion atoned for mans original sin committed by Adam and Eve (ReligionFacts, 2009;
Maas, 1912; Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness, n.d.). Christians also believe that the Sacrament of Baptism washes away that sin but even this Sacrament would not have
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