Being saved is the first step to becoming a true follower of Jesus Christ; it is a requirement for entering heaven and the only way to be reconciled with God. To be saved is to follow Christ, become a friend of God and live with Him and experience His ways. To be saved is to be delivered from the burden of your sin and its consequences. To be saved is to receive forgiveness from God, and become one of His children forever. To be saved is to be changed on the inside to think and desire new things that please God. Salvation from sin delivers you from the guilt of sin, the power of sin, and the wages of sin. Salvation is primarily an issue that deals with you, your sin, your God, and your life, both now and for eternity. Saving people is something God does as a free gift to all who will trust in His Son, Jesus Christ. That free gift of salvation accomplishes three things: It exalts the Lord. It solves our problem. It lets us really live.

The above is an excerpt from a forty-page article titled "SALVATION: Solving Our Problem Exalting God Letting Us Really Live" written by Pastor Bruce Seivers.  Download the entire article in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format or in Microsoft Word format.  (Get Adobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word Viewer).