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What is the Christian doctrine of salvation?</a> <a href="way-of-salvation.html">What is the way of salvation?</a> <a href="plan-of-salvation.html">What is the plan of salvation?</a> <a href="how-can-I-be-saved.html">How can I be saved?</a> <a href="prayer-of-salvation.html">What is the prayer of salvation?</a> <a href="steps-to-salvation.html">What are the steps to salvation?</a> <a href="what-is-the-gospel.html">What is the gospel?</a> <a href="true-gospel.html">What is the true gospel?</a> <a href="Christian-lose-salvation.html">Can a Christian lose salvation?</a> <a href="once-saved-always-saved.html">Once saved always saved?</a> <a href="eternal-security.html">Is eternal security biblical?</a> <a href="license-sin.html">Is eternal security a "license" to sin?</a> <a href="salvation-faith-alone.html">Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works?</a> <a href="faith-alone.html">How can you believe in salvation by faith alone when the only occurrence of "˜faith alone' in the Bible (James 2:24) says that salvation is not by faith alone?</a> <a href="Christian-suicide-saved.html">If a Christian commits suicide, is he/she still saved?</a> <a href="today-is-the-day-of-salvation.html">What does it mean that today is the day of salvation?</a> <a href="Soteriology.html">What is Soteriology?</a> <a href="got-forgiveness.html">How do I receive forgiveness from God?</a> <a href="never-heard.html">What happens to people who never have a chance to hear about Jesus? Will God condemn a person who has never heard about Him?</a> <a href="before-Jesus.html">How were people saved before Jesus died for our sins?</a> <a href="Romans-road-salvation.html">What is the Romans Road to salvation?</a> <a href="assurance-salvation.html">How can I have assurance of my salvation?</a> <a href="baptism-salvation.html">Is baptism required for salvation?</a> <a href="baptism-Acts-2-38.html">Does Acts 2:38 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?</a> <a href="baptism-Mark-16-16.html">Does Mark 16:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?</a> <a href="baptism-1Peter-3-21.html">Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?</a> <a href="baptism-John-3-5.html">Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?</a> <a href="baptism-Acts-22-16.html">Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?</a> <a href="baptism-Galatians-3-27.html">Does Galatians 3:27 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?</a> <a href="Christianity-bloody.html">Why is Christianity such a bloody religion?</a> <a href="born-again.html">What does it mean to be a born again Christian?</a> <a href="resurrection-Christ-important.html">Why is the resurrection of Christ important?</a> <a href="second-chance-salvation.html">Will there be a second chance for salvation after death?</a> <a href="Christian-sin.html">Do Christians have to keep asking for forgiveness for their sins?</a> <a href="die-before-confessing-sin.html">What happens if we die before confessing our sins?</a> <a href="sinners-prayer.html">What is the sinner’s prayer?</a> <a href="salvation-doubt.html">If we doubt our salvation, does that mean we are not saved?</a> <a href="age-of-accountability.html">What happens to babies and young children when they die? Where do I find the age of accountability in the Bible?</a> <a href="God-forgive-big-sins.html">Does God forgive big sins? Will God forgive a murderer?</a> <a href="sovereign-free-will.html">How do God’s sovereignty and humanity’s free will work together in salvation?</a> <a href="why-Jesus-die.html">Why did Jesus have to die?</a> <a href="mentally-challenged.html">Do mentally challenged people go to heaven?</a> <a href="sanctification.html">What is sanctification?</a> <a href="animal-sacrifices.html">Why did God require animal sacrifices in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="young-salvation.html">How young can you be to ask Jesus to be your Savior? Can a 3 or 4 year old truly believe?</a> <a href="child-wedlock.html">Can a child who is conceived out of wedlock be saved?</a> <a href="repentance.html">What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?</a> <a href="lordship-salvation.html">What is Lordship salvation?</a> <a href="Jesus-pay-ransom.html">How and to whom did Jesus pay our ransom?</a> <a href="book-of-life.html">What is the Book of Life?</a> <a href="sin-God-not-forgive.html">Is there any sin that God will not forgive?</a> <a href="contribute-salvation.html">Do we contribute anything to our own salvation?</a> <a href="backsliding-Christian.html">Is a backsliding Christian still saved?</a> <a href="get-right-with-God.html">How do I get right with God?</a> <a href="redemption.html">What is the meaning of Christian redemption?</a> <a href="reconciliation.html">What is Christian reconciliation? Why do we need to be reconciled with God?</a> <a href="substitutionary-atonement.html">What is the substitutionary atonement?</a> <a href="propitiation.html">What is propitiation?</a> <a href="justification.html">What is justification?</a> <a href="regeneration-Bible.html">What is regeneration according to the Bible?</a> <a href="ordo-salutis.html">What is the Ordo Salutis?</a> <a href="death-bed-conversion.html">What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?</a> <a href="four-spiritual-laws.html">What are the four spiritual laws?</a> <a href="apostasy-salvation.html">If our salvation is eternally secure, why does the Bible warn so strongly against apostasy?</a> <a href="different-gospel.html">Why do the four Gospels seem to present a different message of salvation than the rest of the New Testament?</a> <a href="saved-general-revelation.html">Can a person be saved through general revelation?</a> <a href="salvation-gift.html">What does it mean for salvation to be a gift from God?</a> <a href="faith-work.html">How can salvation be not of works when faith is required? isn’t believing a work?</a> <a href="child-of-God.html">How can I become a child of God?</a> <a href="household-salvation.html">What does the Bible say about household salvation?</a> <a href="erased-book-life.html">Is it possible for a person’s name to be erased from the Book of Life?</a> <a href="easy-believism.html">What is easy believism?</a> <a href="predestination-foreknowledge.html">How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?</a> <a href="sovereign-grace.html">What is sovereign grace?</a> <a href="saving-grace.html">What is saving grace?</a> <a href="public-confession.html">Is public confession necessary for salvation (Romans 10:9-10)?</a> <a href="fully-understand.html">Is it necessary to fully understand the Gospel to go to heaven? Is it enough to believe it, even if we do not fully understand it?</a> <a href="conditional-security.html">What is conditional security?</a> <a href="forgive-same-sin.html">Will God continue to forgive you if you commit the same sin over and over again?</a> <a href="mercy-grace.html">What is the difference between mercy and grace?</a> <a href="sola-fide.html">Why is Sola fide important?</a> <a href="sola-gratia.html">Why is sola gratia important?</a> <a href="solo-Christo.html">Why is solo Christo important?</a> <a href="soli-Deo-gloria.html">Why is soli Deo gloria important?</a> <a href="expiation.html">What is expiation?</a> <a href="glorification.html">What is glorification?</a> <a href="Lambs-book-of-life.html">Is there a difference between the book of life and the Lamb’s book of life?</a> <a href="drawn-salvation.html">What does it mean that God draws us to salvation?</a> <a href="feel-saved.html">What if I don’t feel saved?</a> <a href="give-back-salvation.html">Can a Christian "give back" salvation?</a> <a href="righteousness.html">What is righteousness?</a> <a href="Jesus-saves.html">What does it mean that Jesus saves?</a> <a href="signs-saving-faith.html">What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?</a> <a href="Jesus-paid-penalty.html">If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus’ death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?</a> <a href="rich-young-ruler.html">Why did Jesus tell the rich young ruler he could be saved by obeying the commandments?</a> <a href="decisional-regeneration.html">What is decisional regeneration / decision theology?</a> <a href="progressive-revelation.html">What is progressive revelation as it relates to salvation?</a> <a href="Jesus-died-for-our-sins.html">What does it mean that Jesus died for our sins?</a> <a href="blood-sacrifice.html">Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice?</a> <a href="gospel-message.html">What are the essentials of the gospel message?</a> <a href="human-sacrifice.html">If God hates human sacrifice, how could Jesus’ sacrifice be the payment for our sins?</a> <a href="unlimited-atonement.html">Is the atonement of Christ unlimited?</a> <a href="narrow-gate.html">Just how narrow is the narrow gate?</a> <a href="faith-without-works-dead.html">Why is faith without works dead?</a> <a href="good-person.html">Why is being a good person not enough to get you into heaven?</a> <a href="can-God-save-me.html">Can God save me?</a> <a href="cheap-grace.html">What is cheap grace?</a> <a href="imputed-righteousness.html">Why does Christ’s righteousness need to be imputed to us?</a> <a href="imputed-imparted-righteousness.html">What is the difference between imputed and imparted righteousness?</a> <a href="salvation-by-works.html">Why is salvation by works the predominantly held viewpoint?</a> <a href="one-of-the-elect.html">How can I know if I am one of the elect?</a> <a href="accepting-Christ.html">Why is "accepting Christ" mentioned in evangelism when it is not in the Bible?</a> <a href="remission-of-sin.html">What is the remission of sin?</a> <a href="doctrine-substitution.html">What is the doctrine of substitution?</a> <a href="Old-Testament-salvation.html">What was the Old Testament way of salvation?</a> <a href="Jesus-Passover-atonement.html">If Jesus is our atonement, why did He die at Passover instead of the Day of Atonement?</a> <a href="faith-conversion.html">What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?</a> <a href="free-grace.html">What is free grace? What is Free Grace Theology?</a> <a href="narrow-path.html">Why did God make salvation such a narrow path?</a> <a href="gospel-of-Jesus-Christ.html">What is the gospel of Jesus Christ?</a> <a href="mercy-justice.html">How do God’s mercy and justice work together in salvation?</a> <a href="good-works-salvation.html">What does it mean that good works are the result of salvation?</a> <a href="salvation-forgiveness.html">What is the relationship between salvation and forgiveness?</a> <a href="ask-Jesus-into-heart.html">Is it biblical to ask Jesus into your heart?</a> <a href="justification-by-faith.html">Why is justification by faith such an important doctrine?</a> <a href="who-can-be-saved.html">Who can be saved?</a> <a href="faith-in-Jesus.html">What does it mean to have faith in Jesus?</a> <a href="know-Jesus.html">What does it mean to know Jesus?</a> <a href="does-Jesus-love-me.html">Does Jesus love me?</a> <a href="believe-in-Jesus.html">What does it mean to believe in Jesus?</a> <a href="turn-to-God.html">Why do some people not turn to God until later in life?</a> <a href="bad-news-good-news.html">What is the bad news / good news approach to sharing the gospel?</a> <a href="evangelization-of-children.html">What does the Bible say about the evangelization of children?</a> <a href="salvation-afterlife.html">Does salvation affect more than just the afterlife?</a> <a href="effectual-calling-call.html">What is the effectual calling/call?</a> <a href="impartation.html">What is impartation?</a> <a href="death-resurrection-Christ.html">What is more important, the death of Christ or His resurrection?</a> <a href="spiritual-awakening.html">What is a spiritual awakening?</a> <a href="believe-not-saved.html">Can a person believe in some sense but not be saved?</a> <a href="faith-works-security.html">What is the relationship of faith, works, and security in salvation?</a> <a href="what-is-forgiveness.html">What is forgiveness?</a> <a href="vicarious-atonement.html">What is the concept of the vicarious atonement?</a> <a href="your-sins-are-forgiven.html">How could Jesus say, “Your sins are forgiven,” before He died on the cross?</a> <a href="God-save-everyone.html">Why doesn’t God save everyone?</a> <a href="unbelieve.html">Is it possible for a believer to unbelieve?</a> <a href="horn-of-salvation.html">What is the horn of salvation?</a> <a href="entire-sanctification.html">What is entire sanctification?</a> <a href="Jesus-took-our-place.html">What does it mean that Jesus took our place?</a> <a href="sins-washed-away.html">What does it mean that our sins are washed away?</a> <a href="by-grace-through-faith.html">What does it mean that salvation is by grace through faith?</a> <a href="positional-sanctification.html">What is positional sanctification?</a> <a href="saved-by-grace.html">What does it mean to be saved by grace?</a> <a href="need-to-be-saved.html">Why do I need to be saved?</a> <a href="spiritual-rebirth.html">What is the meaning of spiritual rebirth?</a> <a href="will-God-forgive-me.html">Will God forgive me?</a> <a href="peace-with-God.html">What does it mean to have peace with God?</a> <a href="profession-of-faith.html">What is a profession of faith?</a> <a href="Old-Testament-eternal-security.html">Did Old Testament believers have eternal security?</a> <a href="trust-in-Jesus.html">What does it mean to trust in Jesus?</a> <a href="Christian-adoption.html">What does it mean that Christians are adopted by God?</a> <a href="repentance-change-mind-turn-sin.html">Is repentance a change of mind or a turning from sin?</a> <a href="faith-vs-belief.html">Faith vs. belief—what is the difference?</a> <a href="questioning-salvation.html">How can I stop questioning my salvation?</a> <a href="force-conversion.html">Is it wrong to force a conversion? What role should coercion play in religion?</a> <a href="justification-vs-sanctification.html">Justification vs sanctification—what are the differences?</a> <a href="no-guilt-saved.html">If I feel no guilt for my sin, am I truly saved?</a> <a href="doctrine-of-election.html">What is the doctrine of election?</a> <a href="future-sins-forgiven.html">How can I know that my future sins are forgiven?</a> <a href="do-babies-go-to-heaven.html">Do babies and children go to heaven when they die?</a> <a href="how-to-repent.html">How to repent—what does the Bible say?</a> <a href="new-birth.html">What is the new birth?</a> <a href="born-of-the-spirit.html">What does it mean to be born of the Spirit?</a> <a href="faith-vs-works.html">What is the biblical understanding of faith vs. works?</a> <a href="why-believe-in-Jesus.html">Why believe in Jesus?</a> <a href="regeneration-before-faith.html">Does regeneration come before faith?</a> <a href="blot-out-our-transgressions.html">What does it mean that God will blot out our transgressions?</a> <a href="relationship-with-Jesus.html">How can I have a relationship with Jesus?</a> <a href="receive-Jesus-Christ.html">What does it mean to receive Jesus Christ?</a> <a href="justification-sanctification-glorification.html">How are justification, sanctification, and glorification related?</a> <a href="gospel-of-Paul.html">What is the gospel of Paul?</a> <a href="justifying-grace.html">What is justifying grace?</a> <a href="gospel-good-news.html">What does it mean that the gospel is good news?</a> <a href="person-and-work-of-Jesus-Christ.html">What does it mean to trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ?</a> <a href="remember-when-saved.html">Does it matter if I can’t remember precisely when I was saved?</a> <a href="saved-and-being-saved.html">What does it mean that we are saved and being saved at the same time?</a> <a href="intellectual-assent.html">Is faith intellectual assent?</a> <a href="past-present-future-sins.html">How do we know that Jesus died for our past, present, and future sins?</a> <a href="how-can-I-know-if-I-am-saved.html">How can I know if I am saved?</a> <a href="forgiveness-without-sacrifice.html">Why were there times in the Old Testament when God forgave people who did not offer a sacrifice?</a> <a href="meaning-of-atonement.html">What is the meaning of atonement?</a> <a href="golden-chain-of-salvation.html">What is the golden chain of salvation?</a> <a href="plan-of-redemption.html">What is God’s plan of redemption?</a> <a href="why-can-the-law-not-save-us.html">Why can the law not save us?</a> <a href="habitual-sin-not-saved.html">If I struggle with a habitual sin, does that mean I am not saved?</a> <a href="heaven-or-hell.html">What determines if a person goes to heaven or hell?</a> <a href="what-must-I-believe-to-be-saved.html">What must I believe to be saved?</a> <a href="satisfaction-commercial-theory-atonement.html">What is the satisfaction or commercial theory of the atonement?</a> <a href="ransom-theory-atonement.html">What is the classic, dramatic, or ransom theory of the atonement?</a> <a href="broad-is-the-road-that-leads-to-destruction.html">Broad is the road that leads to destruction—why?</a> <center>Go to: <a class="button-link box-shadow" href="content_salvation.html">Questions about Salvation — Theme Index</a> Return to: <a class="button-link box-shadow" href="archive.html">Frequently Asked Bible Questions</a> Questions about Salvation (All)</center> </div> </section> <section class="homepage-sponsor desktop-hide"> <div class="desktop-hide" align="center"><div class="adManager-placeholder-mobile"></div></div> </section> <section class="subscribe gradient-to-br" style="--color-start: #153c59; --color-end: #1b537c"> <div class="grid"> <div class="gradient-to-br box-shadow" style="--color-start: #2c6482; --color-end: #64547b"> <h5>Subscribe to the</h5> <h3>Question of the Week</h3> Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! <iframe src="scommon/qotw.htm" title="question of the week" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%"></iframe> </div></div> </section> </main> <footer-element></footer-element> <center> <div itemprop="dateModified" content="2024-10-21">This page last updated: October 21, 2024</div></center> <script src="scripts-2025.js"></script> <div style="display: none;" itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><meta itemprop="name" content="GotQuestions.org"><div itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img src="https://www.gotquestions.org/img/GQlogo.png"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.gotquestions.org/img/GQlogo.png"><meta itemprop="width" content="400"><meta itemprop="height" content="79"> </div></div> </body> </html>