salvation
38 subentries
- salvation. See also eternal life; gospel; kingdom of heaven; spiritual rebirth; survival (of mortal death)
- 7 levels of (101:6.8-15)
- all things work together for (182:2.1)
- average men craved promises of (94:11.13) (98:2.10)
- believers should take for granted (103:9.5) (156:5.20) (188:4.9)
- defined as
- available to all who sincerely seek (166:3.3-5)
- free gift to all who believed in Melchizedek covenant (93:4.5)
- free gift to all with faith to believe they are God’s sons (150:5.5) (167:5.1) (170:2.21) (191:5.3) (193:1.2) (193:2.2)
- not result of righteous life; cannot be earned (143:2.6) (150:5.5) (167:5.1)
- progressive morontia transformation (101:9.9)
- revealed by divine Sons (150:5.3)
- revelation of divine purpose (170:2.8)
- spiritualization of moral consciousness (133:6.6)
- technique of divine evolution of mortal mind (103:7.2)
- gained by
- believing gospel, accepting divine forgiveness (141:6.4) (150:5.2)
- faith alone (96:7.7) (140:10.1) (141:7.6) (150:5.2) (157:2.2) (163:2.4) (170:2.20-22)
- recognition of God’s sovereignty, our sonship, faith in our ability to be like God (140:10.9)
- regeneration of spirit, not deeds of flesh (143:2.6)
- truth hunger (170:2.22)
- historically
- Amida Buddha teaching of attainment by faith (94:12.3)
- Gautama Buddha
- dying words were, ‘Work out your own s.’ (94:7.6)
- taught achievement by human effort apart from divine help (94:8.17)
- taught universal s. (94:7.7)
- Melchizedek taught favor with God by faith (93:6.4)
- Nalda dodged issue of personal s. (143:5.5-7)
- thief on cross gained s. (187:4sec)
- Tibetans believed endless repetition of rituals bestowed s. (94:10.2)
- Zaccheus found s. (171:6.2-3)
- love and mercy of God impel men to seek (149:6.4) (192:2.1)
- makes wrongs right (188:5.2)
- never forced on anyone (132:7.2) (146:2.5)
- not for those unwilling to be wholehearted dedicated (166:3.4)
- what must I do to be saved? (150:5sec)
- whoever calls upon the Lord shall be saved (2:4.1)
- work out your own s. with perseverance (131:3.4)
Cross-references
- See also eternal life
- See also gospel
- See also kingdom of heaven
- See also spiritual rebirth
- See also survival (of mortal death)
Cited alongside
Headwords that cite the same paragraphs as this one, commonest first. The number is how many subentries each has.
- Jesus 796
- faith 146
- gospel 113
- survival (of mortal death) 71
- kingdom of heaven 109
- service 68
- gifts 5
- spiritual rebirth 24