After reading the wondrous history of the Lord Jesus Christ it may still be unclear to you what exactly He has achieved. The Lord Jesus is called the Saviour, but the world still seems doomed. Suffering and grief often rule and people are constantly dying. Nature and the environment also show obvious signs of decay and decline. Instead of improving, life seems to worsen in many aspects. What does "Jesus saves" actually mean? Read the Bible with a faithful heart!

What it truly means for someone to be saved is to become a child of God, forgiveness of sins and receiving the gift of eternal life. To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12). But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. (1 John 1:7). God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (1 John 5:11)

But if God Himself says that the wages of sin are death, how can He forgive our sins without punishing us for them? The Lord Jesus died instead of sinning people. He took all of the punishment that we deserve upon Him. But He was pierced and crushed because of our sins. He was severely punished so that we could enjoy peace: He was beaten and we were healed! All of us were like sheep that had wandered off. We had each gone our own way. But God laid all our guilt and sins on Him! He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well. (Isaiah 53:5,6). (See also Romans 5:6-8; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; 1 Peter 1:18,19;1 Peter 2:24). God sincerely wants to forgive us all our sins. "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. (Isaiah 1:18b)

What should we do to receive our part of this wondrous salvation? We should repent our sins and believe that Jesus has died for us.
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. (Acts 3:19a). Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household. (Acts 16:31). We do not deserve glory or earn it by being as good as possible, because we are saved by God's grace (His undeserved favour and charity), not by our own merit. God's Son gave His life and blood to relieve us from sin. Everything we ever did wrong has been forgiven because of that. Such grace! (Ephesians 2:7). There is no other way to be saved than through the Lord Jesus. Jesus said: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6). Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).

A great promise is given to anyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ, everyone who truly believes, receives eternal life. He is no longer under the judgment of death. Jesus said: "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life". (John 5:24). This new life in Christ starts as soon as one believes. The Lord Jesus said: "I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life." (John 6:47). Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. (John 3:18). They who believe can be absolutely certain that they have eternal life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. (1John 5:13).

When the faithful die, they are taken up immediately to be with Jesus. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (...) to depart and be with Christ is better by far. (Philippians 1:21-23). What happens to the bodies of the faithful who die? They will be resurrected in glory, when the Lord Jesus returns to earth. By the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, he will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. (Philippians 3:21).

The rest of creation will also take part in the salvation that Jesus brought. When the Lord Jesus returns, all of creation will be renewed. The creation will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. (Romans 8:21).