Jesus as Salvation Is the Fundamental and Foundational Experience of Christians and the Early Christians Used Various Models to Explain It

Jesus as salvation is the fundamental and foundational experience of Christians. This means that people experience Jesus as a bringer of God's salvation. Thus, Jesus' resurrection is viewed as the foundation of Christian faith. The aim of Christian life is to be the life of Jesus in his/her own time. Hence, with Jesus' death being the culmination of His life that redempts us from the slavery of sin, salvation then becomes a fundamental experience of Christians. Jesus as salvation transforms lives of Christians by saving them. …