What exactly is salvation?
You see, when you look at the Bible verses that are referred to most commonly used to lay the framework of the sinner's prayer, like John 3:16, and Romans 10:9, you have to dig deeper into scripture to see what is really being said. Let's take a look at those verses starting with John 3:16 in this entry. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. "believeth" come from the Greek word- πισ τεύω ( pisteuó ). This means to believe, entrust. It;s root is the Greek word πίστις, εως, ἡ ( pistis ), which is closer to "have faith in" than to believe. "should not perish" comes from the Greek Word- ἀπόληται ( apolētai ). This means to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. In other words, complete and utter destruction; Or maybe a good way to think of it is as being lost to never be found, this would be the ...
