Salvation in ChristianityIn Christianity, salvation (also called deliverance or redemption) refers to a state that a human being can attain through the grace of God by accepting Jesus Christ and having faith. Although Christian denominations disagree on exactly how a person achieves salvation, most agree on the importance of following the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels, believing that Jesus died and miraculously rose again, and recognizing that Jesus is the Son of God or God the Son.
Faith in ChristianityIn Christianity, faith is often discussed in terms of trusting in God and in God’s promises and divine will as laid out in the Holy Bible. Christian faith greatly centers around the life, ministry, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and his redemption of humanity as described in the New Testament, with most Christian traditions and denominations requiring belief in the resurrection of Jesus and in the Agony in the Garden.Christian theologyChristian theology is the theology – the systematic study of the divine and religion – of Christian belief and practice. It concentrates primarily upon the texts of the Old Testament and of the New Testament, as well as on Christian tradition. Christian theologians use biblical exegesis, rational analysis and argument.
Justification (theology)In Christian theology, justification is the event or process by which sinners are made or declared to be righteous in the sight of God. In the 21st century, there is now substantial agreement on justification by most Christian communions.
Jesus in ChristianityIn Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God as chronicled in the Bible's New Testament, and is in traditional Trinitarian theology held to be God the Son, a prosopon (person) of the Trinity of God. Christians believe him to be the Jewish messiah (giving him the title Christ), who was prophesied in the Bible's Old Testament.
New TestamentSecond division of the Christian biblical canon
SalvationSalvation (from Latin: salvatio, from salva, 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion, salvation generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from a state of ignorance or perpetual harm. The academic study of salvation is called soteriology. Abrahamic religionsIn Abrahamic religions and theology, salvation is the saving of the soul from sin and its consequences.
Albert SchweitzerLudwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer (German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʃvaɪtsɐ] ; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German polymath from Alsace. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. As a Lutheran minister, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of the historical Jesus as depicted by the historical-critical method current at this time, as well as the traditional Christian view.
Pauline ChristianityChristianity based on Apostle Paul's doctrines Artist depiction of Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, 16th century (Blaffer Foundation Collection, Houston, Texas). Most scholars think Paul actually dictated his letters to a secretary.
Ordo salutisThe term ordo salutis (Latin: "order of salvation") refers to a series of conceptual steps within the Christian doctrine of salvation. DefinitionOrdo salutis has been defined as "a technical term of Protestant dogmatics to designate the consecutive steps in the work of the Holy Spirit in the appropriation of salvation".
ChristianityAbrahamic monotheistic religionJohn Murray (theologian)John Murray (14 October 1898 – 8 May 1975) was a Scottish-born Calvinist theologian who taught at Princeton Seminary and then left to help found Westminster Theological Seminary, where he taught for many years. He was ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in 1937.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.