{"id":3515,"date":"2019-04-10T17:34:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T17:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:21:42","slug":"what-does-it-mean-to-be-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2019\/04\/10\/what-does-it-mean-to-be-saved\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does It Mean to Be Saved?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Taken from the HelpFinder Bible<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scene is played out before us many times every year: A man is dramatically rescued from a swollen river; a child is pulled by firefighters from a burning apartment building; a woman is delivered from a would-be assailant by a brave bystander. Each scenario includes a situation of impending peril or destruction, a rescuer or deliverer who intervenes, and a second chance at life for the one saved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the word is rarely used in the media, each is a picture of salvation. The Bible teaches that sin threatens us with broken relationships, spiritual death, and judgment. But God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, has provided a way to rescue us from sin\u2019s consequences. He offers us salvation so that we can have a second chance at life, an opportunity to experience a spiritual rebirth into a new and abundant life in the Spirit, and ultimately, eternal life with him forever.
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