{"id":1066,"date":"2025-12-09T21:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/luganda\/2025\/12\/09\/salvation-lyrics\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:50:16","slug":"salvation-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/luganda\/enjatula-luganda-anglican-hymns\/salvation-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"SALVATION Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Luganda Anglican Hymn SALVATION Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SALVATION<br \/>\nStrict adherence to a list of do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts is not what Christian salvation is about. Romans 3:20 reads, &#8220;no one will be declared righteous in his [God&#8217;s] sight by observing the law.&#8221;<br \/>\nActs 16 provides one example of the many adventures and challenges faced by the early Christian church. It recounts the preaching of Paul and Silas, their persecution, and their imprisonment. Rather than feeling discouraged, while in jail the two Christians prayed and sang hymns. An earthquake shook the prison, the doors opened, and the chains of all the prisoners were loosed. The jailer, greatly concerned, approached the two, falling before them and pleading, \u201cSirs, what must I do to be saved?\u201d Paul and Silas replied, \u201cBelieve in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved \u2026\u201d (Acts 16:30-31, NIV). The passage is important in relation to the topic of salvation or, technically, soteriology. In everyday language, salvation has to do with how we are saved or delivered from our fallen condition. We are, as noted in another article in this series,[1] rebels in God\u2019s image, fallen and in need of restoration. In Christian terms salvation refers to this restoration \u2013 setting right what is wrong.<br \/>\nWhat Salvation is Not<br \/>\nBefore clarifying salvation in biblical terms, it will be helpful to look at ways of \u201csalvation\u201d that are not in line with Christian theology. Probably the most common approach is works-based. As the name suggests, this approach to salvation relies on human works and what we can do in order to save ourselves. But when it comes to salvation Christianity is Savior-centered, not self-centered: \u201cFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith \u2013 and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God \u2013 not by works, so that no one can boast\u201d (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV). Good works are the natural outcome of following salvation through Christ. Neither is salvation universal, meaning that not everyone will be saved. This does not mean that God does not love everyone. Indeed, He \u201cwants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth\u201d (1 Timothy 2:4 NIV). But only Christ is \u201cthe way and the truth and the life\u201d (John 14:6 NIV). Salvation is not found in legalism, either. Strict adherence to a list of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts is not what Christian salvation is about. Romans 3:20 reads, \u201cno one will be declared righteous in his [God\u2019s] sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.\u201d We all \u201cfall short of the glory of God\u201d (Romans 3:23 NIV). Some beliefs claim that salvation in a biblical sense is not required. Instead, terms such as \u201cspiritual liberation\u201d or \u201cenlightenment\u201d are used. Most of the time this is found in variations of Eastern worldviews such as pantheism. Usually the core idea is that human beings need only realize that they are perfect and divine, resulting in \u201csalvation.\u201d But we are far from perfect and deep down everyone knows this fact. God exists, but He is not us and we are not Him.<br \/>\nBiblical Salvation<br \/>\nWhat then is biblical salvation? It\u2019s not by works, legalism enlightenment, and it\u2019s not universal. What, then, must we do to be saved? It\u2019s important to keep in mind that salvation encompasses what God has done for us, not what we can do for Him. God has taken the initiative in His plan of redemption, reaching out to us through Christ. Hence, the answer regarding the question of salvation as given by Paul and Silas is, \u201cBelieve in the Lord Jesus \u2026\u201d (Acts 16:31 NIV). The Greek word translated \u201cbelieve\u201d in the passage is pisteuo, meaning \u201cto believe, put one\u2019s faith in, trust, with an implication that actions based on that trust may follow.\u201d[2] Belief, then, encompasses more than just knowing about Jesus. One must also act on this knowledge, combining faith and trust and acting on it. Salvation also entails repentance \u2013 a sincere willingness to radically change our behavior (see, for instance Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Mark 6:12; Luke 13:3-5; Acts 2:38). There is a certain degree of humility that is also required on our part in order to submit to Christ and receive salvation. In the story of the jailer, for instance, we are told he \u201cfell trembling before Paul and Silas\u201d (Acts 16:29 NIV). He also addressed them as \u201cSirs,\u201d using a term of respect and acknowledging the authority of Paul and Silas in Christ. In other words, the roles are reversed. Rather than the Christian prisoners being under the authority of the jailer, it is the jailer who now humbly submits to them, sincerely seeking God\u2019s salvation.<br \/>\nSalvation: Simple But Deep<br \/>\nThe Christian message of salvation is simple enough for everyone to understand, but deep enough to entail a lifetime of study. Salvation is very much interconnected to other aspects of theology such as the meaning of Christ\u2019s Atonement, the human condition, God\u2019s attributes such as His justice and holiness, our eternal destiny and more. \u201cJesus is Lord\u201d is a simple statement of faith, but in relation to salvation it\u2019s important to know who Jesus is, who He claimed to be and what it means to believe and follow Him. The Apostle Paul summarized the message of salvation \u2013 the Gospel \u2013 in 1 Corinthians 15, where he wrote, under divine inspiration: \u201cNow, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.  For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve\u201d (1 Corinthians 15:1-5 NIV). In this passage Paul stresses the literal death and resurrection of Christ, \u201cfor our sins,\u201d the biblical foundations for this (acknowledging the authority of the Bible), and the proof provided by Christ\u2019s many post-resurrection appearances.<br \/>\nChrist: The Center of Salvation<br \/>\nBut we are not expected to \u201cjust believe\u201d and be saved, without any appeal to proof or reason. Certainly faith plays a part in salvation, but there is a difference between blind faith and justified faith. Even Acts 1:3, for instance, observes of Christ, \u201cAfter his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive,\u201d while in Acts 26:25, Paul states that his Christian beliefs are \u201ctrue and reasonable.\u201d When Paul and Silas said to the jailer, \u201cBelieve in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved \u2026\u201d (Acts 16:31 NIV), they understand the centrality of Christ in salvation. The word translated as \u201csaved\u201d is charged with deep theological implications, meaning \u201cto save, rescue, deliver; to heal \u2026 to be in right relationship with God, with the implication that the condition before salvation was one of grave danger or distress\u201d [3] Christ\u2019s death and resurrection offers every one of us an opportunity for salvation. When is the right time to accept His offer? As C.S. Lewis said, \u201cNow, today, this moment, is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It will not last forever. We must take it or leave it.\u201d[4] [1] See, \u201cHuman Beings: Rebels in God\u2019s Image?\u201d [2] NIV Exhaustive Concordance (Zondervan, 1999), electronic edition. [3] Ibid. [4] C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (Macmillan, 1952), Book II, chapter 6, p. 66.<br \/>\nCopyright 2009 Robert Velarde.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luganda Anglican Hymn SALVATION Lyrics &nbsp; SALVATION Strict adherence to a list of do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts is not what Christian salvation is about. 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