This week on Resident Strangers Steve and Rich begin covering a very weighty and important topic. This week's episode is all about salvation. Everything that has been discussed on this podcast so far has almost been leading to this very point. Man apart from God, left to himself, is without hope. There is no denying that there is a need for salvation. The Bible tells us that every single one of us is born alienated from God. We know that God wants to provide reconciliation and bring us to Himself. How is someone saved? Salvation is not by what we do but is through faith in Jesus, by grace. Salvation by grace is the distinctive character of true Christianity. It is truly the crux of what Christianity is about, especially considering Jesus' death on the cross. Steve and Rich do a great job emphasizing the idea that we are born apart from God but that there is so much grace in the salvation Jesus offers. Sarah throws a little bit of a curve ball by asking a question about what happens when a baby dies? Or when someone who has severe mental challenges dies? Are there extra measures of God's grace that cover these types of situations? A pin is put in those questions, but they will be addressed next week. Rich brings the conversation back around and explains that God is searching after us to bring that grace and reconciliation. We see that in the way that Jesus was sent. Steve really drives home that grace is something that no matter what we've done covers us as we come to know Jesus as our Savior. What is it that has to happen for someone to be saved? If salvation is not by good works, is it all dependent on receiving Jesus? How does eternal life factor into this? It is hard to cover just how much was discussed in this episode here in the show notes, you need to listen! This episode's discussion will be continued next week. 

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