The idea of salvation has been complicated on one hand, and overly simplified on the other. Take a moment to define salvation for yourself. . . . chances are you came up with a statement like 'accepting Jesus', 'asking for forgiveness', 'asking Jesus to be your personal Lord and Savior', or 'saying the prayer of repentance.' What do these actually mean, and how does that actually save someone? Too often we think we are saved by some weird sort of allegiance we give to 'Jesus'. As if our small amount of will power in positioning ourselves alongside Jesus changes God's perspective about us. Let me be clear, Jesus is not calling us to have faith in Him in order to change God. Jesus is God's mind made up about us, and it is our faith that allows us to see it. What are we saved from? Again answers are given that are vague and elusive. 'Saved from the devil', 'saved from our sins', 'saved from hell', again these s...