are lost. 

Next: The Components of Salvation- 12) Grace

Grace is God’s unmerited favor for you, where He gives you what you need, a Savior, and not what you deserve, death and eternal punishment. Grace is a “favor freely bestowed upon those totally unable to return the favor.” It demonstrates the mercy and goodness of God, His true nature and character.

It is God’s grace that draws you to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ through His Holy Spirit. It is His grace you receive when you become a born-again believer.

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God’s Plan of Redemption

From the moment sin entered the world, God set into motion the greatest rescue plan in history.

In Genesis 1–2, God’s creation was perfect. But in Genesis 3, Adam’s disobedience brought sin, death, and separation from God. Yet even in that moment of judgment, God revealed His plan to reconcile humanity to Himself through Jesus Christ.

The Problem

Sin broke humanity’s relationship with God.

  • Reconciliation – Restoring that relationship.
  • Atonement – The sacrifice that makes reconciliation possible (Romans 5:10–11).
  • Redemption – The result: freedom from sin’s penalty and a restored relationship with God (Colossians 1:14).

The Promise

Psalm 91:16 speaks of God “showing His salvation.” In the Garden of Eden, God promised that salvation:

“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” (Genesis 3:15)

This prophecy of Genesis 3:15 is a pivotal verse in Christian theology, pointing to Jesus — born of a virgin, sinless, and destined to crush Satan’s power, even though He would be wounded and die at the cross.

The Plan from the Beginning

Redemption was not an afterthought. Scripture says Jesus, the Lamb of God, was “slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8). Paul wrote:

“He has saved us and called us… because of His own purpose and grace… given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.” (2 Timothy 1:9)

“In hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.” (Titus 1:2)

Everything in creation points toward God’s mercy and justice — offering light to those who seek Him, judgment to those who reject Him.

The Fulfillment

God Himself became man through the virgin birth (Luke 1:35). Only a sinless substitute could bear humanity’s guilt. Jesus — fully God and fully man — lived without sin, died and rose again, breaking sin’s power forever.

Through His blood: