The Bible teaches us that salvation is a gift. It is something that God does for us and in us. If you asked 10 people to define salvation you would get probably 10 different answers. Some would respond with:
Putting your life together
Getting back in church (a big one)
Living right
Being good
Helping others
Giving a little money
Do you want to know what Jesus said? John 17:3 “and this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
Here Jesus says, unequivocally, that salvation involves a personal relationship whereby we know God as revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. We know God because we know who Jesus is! And this Jesus “lives in us.” (Colossians 1:27) He reveals what God says about salvation, what God expects of us and as well as how we should live.
Salvation is not so much a “thing” that He gives as it is a “who.” He doesn’t give us salvation as Santa Claus would give away candy and toys. Jesus gives us Himself and therefore, He is our salvation. Jesus alone saves!
And, by the way, if you know Him, you will follow Him and obey Him and serve Him personally. And not from a distance. (John 10:4, 14, 15 and John 14:23-24.)
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