On Salvation

From May:History of the World in a Year by the Conservative Voice
Salvation is a hard concept for those who don't know Christ. In fact sacrificing for salvation seems very unrewarding to atheists. What is Salvation and why is it needed?

People are born, live and die. There is a rhythm and through learning and studying the past we create opportunity to maximise what we get from our life. But the concept of sin is personal, not generational. It involves a relationship with God. Sin is a rejection of God. There are many ways to do it. Not praising God for blessings, cursing God for trials, not tithing, not helping friends, family or strangers. Not involving God in your life. Over the years, outsiders have developed memes related to sin. They conflate nature with God and refer to sins against nature. It is puzzling why anyone would need salvation when nature can be so forgiving for sins against her. Worse still, Christians have joined the debate and have begun referring to sins against nature too.

But salvation, as offered through the death of Jesus on the cross, and his resurrection, are for sins against God, not nature.

The person who becomes aware of their sin, and their need for salvation has not made a choice, but received the Holy Spirit. If the awareness is not there, they have not received the Holy Spirit. But they need to hear the word of God and they need to hear of their salvation and that happens when the word is preached. Then they can walk with the spirit and have their heart become aware of the Holy Spirit.

What a person says does not mean their heart is convicted. But a heart that is aware that it needs salvation, is a heart that is ready for it. And God has given it. And if you are saved, and hold to the Lord, He will never let you go.