Introduction To Salvation

CONCEPTUAL INTRODUCTION
Historically, Buddhism begins with a man referred to as the Original Buddha in person of Siddhartha Gotama. The word “ Buddha” means the “awakened” or “enlightened one”. In the Peli Canon are accounts of many previous Buddhas.
Overwhelmed by the sufferings of life and pain, Gotama begun to seek after the understanding of the sufferings of life and how to overcome them. His earnest search resulted in his enlightenment, which brought to bear some discoveries. He basically extended thought that was already present and more importantly, his thought was extended by those who came after him.
Christianity however is rooted in eternity with God and a determination on the Creator’s part to deal with man’s plight caused by

With His death and resurrection bringing reconciliation between mankind and their Creator, God Almighty. This forms the basis of Salvation. The word “salvation” comes from the Latin word “salvation” and is translated as “soteria” which means; “being saved or protected from harm”.
In theological context, Salvation means “being saved from sin and its effect by grace through faith Jesus Christ”. Although the access to it is free, it requires a ready and willing response of acceptance on the part of the individual. As scripture points out, “This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:22-23); this is the general characteristic of all mankind; all have sinned in Adam; are guilty by his sin, polluted with it and condemned because of it. Secondly, all of mankind who know good from bad, by their own actual transgressions are sinners. This is the case of the whole world regarding sin and condemnation. Hence all of mankind have fallen short of the glory of God, the Creator of the whole universe. God made man to reveal His glory through him and for him to worship and honor His glorious name. But sin made man to fall short of His glory and became filthy spiritually in the sight of