In religion, salvation is the concept that God "saves" humanity from death, as part of His plan to provide for them an eternal life (cf. afterlife). As commonly conceived, God has both the will and the means to realize human salvation, albeit through means regarded as mysterious and transcendent of current human understanding. According to most religious beliefs, salvation is prescribed only for those judged worthy of everlasting life—a conditional concept with general variants ranging from universal salvation (i.e., near-absolute salvation) to quite narrow and particular concepts that tend to assert a "one true path salvation."
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In religion, salvation is the concept that God "saves" humanity from death, as part of His plan to provide for them an eternal life (cf. afterlife). As commonly conceived, God has both the will and the means to realize human salvation, albeit through means regarded as mysterious and transcendent of current human understanding. According to most religious beliefs, salvation is prescribed only for those judged worthy of everlasting life—a conditional concept with general variants ranging from universal salvation (i.e., near-absolute salvation) to quite narrow and particular concepts that tend to assert a "one true path salvation."
The purpose of salvation is debated (compare purpose of life), but in general most theologians agree that God devised and implemented His plan of salvation because He loves them regards human beings as His children. And because human existence on Earth is said to be "[[servant of sin|1 to sin]]" ( ), salvation also has connotations that deal with the liberation of human beings from sin, and therefore also the inevitable suffering associated with the punishment of sin (i.e., "the wages of sin is death" ( ).
The theological study of salvation is called soteriology: it covers the means by which salvation is effected or achieved, and its results. Salvation may also be called "deliverance", as in "being delivered" or saved, or "redemption," as in being redeemed or healed sin.
Etymology
The word "salvation" in the Christian sense originates from O.Fr. salvaciun, from L.L. salvationem (nom. salvatio, a Church L. translation of Gk. soteria), noun of action from salvare "to save". In the general, non-religious sense, from c.1374.
Concepts
Salvation has several generic aspects which represent substantial conceptual differences. Absolute salvation simply indicates those concepts which assert that all will be saved. Such are impossible to find in monotheism, but may be found in certain Dharmic religions, though (strictly speaking) "salvation" (ie. the saving of a complete being) is incompatible with belief in the reincarnation of a person's "essence."
Conditional salvation refers to the dominant concepts of salvation to which are attached certain conditions: Monotheists all believe in some form of conditional salvation, most in agreement that salvation is based on goodness, while punishment is given to evil. Universal salvation (or "reconciliation") indicates a concept of salvation in which God's love and salvation for human beings is not bound by human concepts such as belief, tradition, religion, and practice, but rather by love and goodness which are considered universal principles (cf. ethic of reciprocity).
Special salvation (or particular salvation) refers to concepts which are narrow and exclusive, particularly based on doctrinal grounds.
