What is Salvation?

Let's look at the Apostle Paul's definition of salvation. In Romans 5:12, Paul reminds us what happened on that fateful day in the Garden:

 "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people because all sinned."

Adam's transgression opened the door to sin —and death through sin. Because of Adam, humanity ended up condemned to die. To be dead in sin is to be without Christ. Our problem is not what we have. It's what we lack- the life of God.

"Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men…" Rom 5:18

What we inherited was a death sentence. Adam's sin put you on death row.

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Seconds before Jesus took His last breath, He cried out, “Tetelestai!” which means, “It is finished!” It was a term commonly used among merchants when a debt had been fully paid. They would stamp the note “tetelestai” to denote that the payment was paid in full.

For something to be “tetelestai’ed,” the debt had to be held against something of great value; a payment was needed to restore what was owed. Once paid, what was valuable was free of debt.

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