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Salvation

A large crowd of people.

Is God Trying to Save the World Now?

  • by John LaBissoniere
Salvation means being delivered from harm, loss or destruction. When used in a spiritual sense it means to be rescued from the penalty of sin. Since all people need salvation, is God offering it to them today, or has He set in motion a strikingly different and far better plan?
A person holding a Bible and looking up to the sky.

Is Your Life “Good Enough” for God?

  • by Scott Ashley
So what does God expect of us? What does it mean to “get right” with Him? What does it look like in a person’s life? Let’s notice Jesus Christ’s own statements that give us the answer!
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Headstones and flowers at a cemetery.

No Man Left Behind

  • by Peter Eddington
Billons of men, women and children have lived and died without ever knowing the true God or His way of life. What happens to them? Are they condemned to an eternity of suffering in hellfire? Or does God have a plan in which no one is left behind?
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An old WWI photograph showing a church service in the field with soldiers watching a priest.

How Will War End?

  • by Scott Ashley
God is not uninvolved or uncaring. He cares deeply about His creation, about His children of all nations and races.
An older man with the sun behind him.

Does Baptism Save People?

  • by United Church of God
The actions of having someone put you under water and then bring you back up again have no power in and of themselves. However, in the context of a baptism these actions are a necessary sign of a spiritual transformation taking place within.
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A Bible opened to book of James.

Faith: Is It All God Requires for Salvation?

  • by Scott Ashley
Martin Luther was correct in rejecting Catholic teaching and practice that one could essentially “buy” salvation through donations to the church or physical acts. But his belief in “faith alone” is a serious theological error with lasting impact to this day.
A man standing on top of a mountain peak.

Will I Live in Heaven for Eternity?

  • by United Church of God
Far from just being in heaven for eternity, God's children will be actively involved in managing, beautifying, sustaining and ruling the universe for the glory of God.
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A person walking on a winding road.

Is Purgatory in the Bible?

  • by United Church of God
The false teaching of Purgatory is not in the Bible. We must not assume that every teaching bearing the label "Christian" originated with Jesus Christ and His early followers.
A man with his head down appearing to be grieving.

I Just Lost My Spouse. Where Are They Now?

  • by United Church of God
A lost loved one is in the grave, unconscious and waiting for the resurrection to life promised by God, when they will have the chance to be reunited with their friends and family.
A Bible laying on a brown table.

God’s Blueprint of Salvation Revealed

  • by Jerold Aust
God designed seven distinct annual festivals that together portray a system of salvation for all humankind. This amazing knowledge can change your life now and forever.
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A stair step showing God's Feast-Steps of salvation.

God’s Feast: Steps of Salvation

  • by Mario Seiglie
Few people know that the Bible reveals seven festivals that were kept by Jesus Christ and the early Church and how these festivals show the way God is working out His plan for mankind!
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A older man sitting and thinking.

Are You Putting Off Your Salvation?

  • by John Ross Schroeder
Even though they’ve come to understand the truth of God, many put off baptism for years. But is that really acceptable to God? Should you delay your baptism?
Ceux qui sont morts sans connaître Jésus-Christ

How Eternal Life Will Ultimately Be Offered to All

  • by United Church of God
What happens to those who, simply because of when and where they were born, never had an opportunity to hear of Jesus Christ and God's Word? Are they doomed to eternal torment? What exactly does the Bible teach about hell?