Salvation comes through repentance from sin and trusting in Christ’s death as a sacrifice for those sins.
But once we are saved we are called to be followers of Jesus. The path may or may not be an easy one. To often, we think once saved God melds to our will. Our prayers provide a gentle life with no troubles of any kind. Yet when we read what Jesus said would be required of those who chose to be a follower of Christ it appears to not be exactly Easy Street. Yet it is the the greatest path a person can choose to take.
Luke 9
23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
Patrick tells us about women who choose the path of the Cross.
“ So, how is it that in Hibernia, where they never had any knowledge of God but, always, until now, cherished idols and unclean things, they are lately become a people of the Lord, and are called children of God; the sons of the Irish and the daughters of the chieftains are to be seen as monks and virgins of Christ
. And there was, besides, a most beautiful, blessed, native-born noble Irish woman of adult age whom I baptized; and a few days later she had reason to come to us to intimate that she had received a prophecy from a divine messenger [who] advised her that she should become a virgin of Christ and she would draw nearer to God. Thanks be to God, six days from then, opportunely and most eagerly, she took the course that all virgins of God take, not with their fathers’ consent but enduring the persecutions and deceitful hindrances of their parents.
Notwithstanding that, their number increases, (we do not know the number of them that are so reborn) besides the widows, and those who practice self-denial. Those who are kept in slavery suffer the most. They endure terrors and constant threats, but the Lord has given grace to many of his handmaidens, for even though they are forbidden to do so, still they resolutely follow his example.
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Out of curiousity: What exactly is it that we need saving from?
I believe we were made to be one with God. As Christ is one with God we were designed to be in perfect relationship with God. Our spirits suffer when we are separated from God.
I believe sin separates us from God. Sin occurs when we choose to not believe God or when we rebel against God. Look at Genesis story of Adam and Eve. Eve chose to believe Satan out of a desire to be a god. Adam rebelled against God. When the Lord came looking for them in the garden, sin caused Adam and Eve to hide from God.
I believe our sins cause us to separate from God. It puts an obstacle between us and our creator. We draw away and then spin farther and farther away. Sin results in a separation which leads to sin and more separation.
Christ’s sacrifice on the cross covers our sins and provides a path for us to be one with Christ through the Holy Spirit. Our spirits are healed in this life. We are saved from a life of feeling incomplete. We no longer need to seek things, people, activities that we hope will fill the God void in our souls. God through the Holy Spirit fills that spot perfectly.
The second thing we need saving from is the second death.
Revelation 20 discusses the second death.
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small,standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire..
We are righteous not by our own actions but through faith that Christ has and can save us. Our faith in Christ and His sacrifice results in our names being written in the Book of Life.