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Salvation refers is the term used to describe the work of [[God]] in delivering saving his people from bondage of [[sin]] and condemnation, resulting in [[righteousness]] (being forgiven) and [[eternal life]]. In theology, the study of salvation is called soteriology, from the Greek [[soteria]] meaning “salvation”.

Salvation is a very important Christian spiritual concept. The existence of salvation is contingent upon there being some sort of unsaved state from which the individual (or mankind) is Bible reveals that all people need to be redeemed. To most Protestant and Catholic Christians, this is the state of original or forgiven from their sin, inherited from the Fall of Adam and Eve. The Orthodox churches tend to view salvation as a ladder of spiritual improvement and healing of a human nature that was damaged or injured in the Fall. Christians believe It teaches that humanity was created sinless, but after the Fall, needed a Savior to restore us into a right relationship with God. This Savior redeemed people from [[sinFall]], and Jesus is this a Savior. ===Western Christianity=== In Western Christianity the doctrine of salvation, or soteriology, falls roughly into two points of view - [[Calvinism]] and [[ArminianismJesus]], though there are numerous variations within and in between these two "extremes" (including, but not limited was needed to [[Amyraldism]] and [[Pelagianism]]). Calvinism follows the teachings of [[Augustine]] and [[John Calvin]] emphasizing total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace and perseverance of the saints. Arminianism, named for Dutch theologian [[Jacobus Arminius]], teaches general depravity, conditional election, general atonement (reconciliation), free will, and apostasy. Topics such as atonement, election, regeneration, are all components of what most theologians consider ''salvation''. Among evangelical Christians, salvation means that all have sinned and atonement or reconciliation with God is possible for anyone through Jesus Christ by 1.) confession of sin and 2.) acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior. The consequence of salvation, the sinner's sins are forgiven and he/she is born again as restore people into a new person, Christian, a believer, a child of God, and is sealed right relationship with the Holy Spirit.  A third point of view, universal salvation, became popular especially in the United States starting during the Second Great Awakening. This point of view states that all people, regardless of creed or belief, will eventually be saved and go to heaven, and is the central theme of Universalism and Unitarianism. In more colloquial terms it is often stated as "God is too loving to damn anyone". Many Christians find this view to be heretical because it implies that there may be paths to salvation other than through the grace of Christ. Eastern Christianity was much less influenced by Augustine, and even less so by either Calvin or Arminius. Consequently, it doesn't just have different answers but asks different questions; it generally views salvation in less legalistic terms (grace, punishment, and so on) and in more medical terms (sickness, healing etc.), and with less exacting precision. Instead, it views salvation more along the lines of [[theosis]], a concept that has been developed over the centuries by many different Eastern Orthodox Christians.