AZARIAH JACOBS
THEO 104
DR. RAYMOND
BOUCHOC 1 NOVEMBER
2019
THEO 104
Image of Salvation Essay
God loved us so much that He created something that in the end could save us all:
salvation. As a Christian, I know that I must stray from sinful behavior. God wants us to live a
life that is not clouded by sins, but of a world full of righteousness. Acting upon sin is why we
need salvation in our lives. When I think about salvation and what that means to me, I think
about obedience. This comes from being a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. In an act to be
brought closer to God, one must be brought from deliverance of sin. “Being justified freely by
His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:24). The four main
chapters of the Bible are: Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration. Through the Old Testament,
the plan to deliver us from evil was prevalent from the beginning of time. God’s plan of
salvation was created even before the Earth was made. “He was chosen before the creation of the
world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake” (Peter 1:20). Back then His plan was
still destined for mankind even though they would have no knowledge of this until later on. The
idea that we could still have a chance to become a part of Gods divine family in Heaven is
redemption.
Definition of Redemption
People have their own ideas about redemption and what exactly it means. Before we get
to that, lets trail back and touch up on what salvation is and what it means. In a simple definition,
salvation means to be saved by God from sin and the consequences that are related to sin. As
