Salvação: o que é e como receber pela fé

Salvação é o resgate que Deus oferece ao ser humano da condenação do pecado para a comunhão eterna com ele, por meio da morte e ressurreição de Jesus Cristo. Não é uma conquista pelo esforço próprio, mas um presente recebido pela fé.

O que a Bíblia ensina sobre a graça

O ponto de partida bíblico é a incapacidade humana de salvar a si mesma. Diante da culpa e do afastamento moral de Deus, a salvação depende exclusivamente da iniciativa divina:

8 Ən ba nung a langǝ i gi Fuh nungkwɔ i nwong ɓǝ tthǝ bǝ dǝnyitthǝ. Ən ba bǝ ɗuong nung ɓǝ lǝu, kwoi ǝn nungdǝ gi Fuh, 9 yangbǝ bǝ yuu akun lǝilo thǝ.(Afisawa 2:8,9)

5 u nwong ɓi. Ən ba nung to a langǝ i kwɔ ɓi i naɓi ɓito ɓǝlǝu, kwoi ǝn ba nung a langǝ i gu nungkwɔ u nwong ɓi, tthǝ Ɓyang a Langǝ i u mǝrrǝmɓi mangǝ i siɓi lafuu i nwongǝi afu.(Titus 3:5)

9 Fuh nwong ɓi langkwoi u lubǝi ɓi yangbǝ ɓi mǝrrǝmlǝ ya yuu gu, ǝnba nungkwɔ ɓi to ɓǝlǝu, kwoi ǝn nungkwɔ dǝu yiɗi ɓǝ i nung a langǝ i gu. U dǝ ɓi nung a langǝ i gu tthǝ Kristi Yeso nwunibǝ bǝ baipi lona,(2 Timitawos 1:9)

16 Ən lǝ tthǝkku bǝ gei ba a langǝ iu, bakwɔ ǝn ttha Fuh babǝ soblo yakwɔ ǝndǝi dǝba a langǝ i tthǝɓǝ: la nwasiu ǝn ba ya Yahudawa, langkwoi yakwɔ ǝnya Yahudawa lǝu ɓǝ.(Romawa 1:16)

23 Yayuu ǝndǝi to nung a ɓko langkwoi tutha i ghaali gi Fuh.(Romawa 3:23)

7 Ziɗing Kwɔ yuu akun a ɓui lǝba ya nungto a langǝ iɓǝ. Lǝba yuu a langǝ i yuu kun a ɓuan a ɓumɓui. 8 Kwoi Fuh taɓi natthǝ bǝ yiɗi bǝi kwɔ dǝu yiɗi ɓilǝ ɓǝ- kwɔ yirrǝ ɓilǝ ya nung a ɓko ɓǝ nungkwɔ Kristi ɓui lǝba ɓi!(Romawa 5:7,8)

23 Bakwɔ nung a ɓko dǝna kwai nung busoni gu- bǝ ɓuiɓua; kwoi nungdǝ gi Fuh ǝn nwongǝi a ɗing dang tha i Kristi Yeso Dangbang ɓi.(Romawa 6:23)

Como receber a salvação

A resposta humana ao convite de Deus não consiste em rituais ou méritos acumulados, mas em crer no sacrifício de Cristo e declarar submissão a ele:

9 Nǝ a gei i nwamǝ mangǝ Yeso ǝn Dangbang langkwoi a dǝ ba langǝ itthǝu mangǝ Fuh ǝrrǝu lǝ dang bǝ ɓui ɓua, ma tǝi nwongǝi. 10 Bakwɔ ǝn ba bǝ dǝnyitthǝ kwɔ i dǝ ɓi matthǝ i Fuh; ǝn ba bǝ gei nung a ɓko ɓi i nwaɓi nungkwɔ ɓi tǝi nwongǝi.(Romawa 10:9,10)

10 Bakwɔ ǝn ba bǝ dǝnyitthǝ kwɔ i dǝ ɓi matthǝ i Fuh; ǝn ba bǝ gei nung a ɓko ɓi i nwaɓi nungkwɔ ɓi tǝi nwongǝi.(Romawa 10:10)

31 I gwab nwa angǝ,<<A dǝ ba a langǝ i tthǝ Dangbang Yeso, yang ma tǝi nwongǝi- mǝ i ya dang woi mǝ.>>(??? 16:31)

12 I tǝi bǝ soblo tthǝ nung a ɓko tthǝu lǝ ɓuo; ba kwɔ ɗuǝn a kun yangǝu longwam kwɔ i dǝlǝ yayuu ǝndǝi kwɔ ɓi tǝilǝ nwongǝi ɓǝu.>>(??? 4:12)

21 Langkwoi yang, yuu a kwɔ lubǝ Dangbang ba bǝ nwong bǝi i nwongǝu.>(??? 2:21)

6 Yeso geiu angǝ,<<Ən ɓanglǝ nunglǝi, i ba a langǝ i, i nwongǝi; yuu yangǝu kwɔ a tǝtthǝ Dako kwɔ muo tthǝm lǝuɓǝ.(Yohanna 14:6)

16 Bakwɔ Fuh yiɗi longwam ɗing nungkwɔ u dǝ yuiu, yangbǝ yuu akwɔ dǝ ba a langǝ i tthǝu yang ɓuiu u tǝi nwongǝi a ɗing.(Yohanna 3:16)

12 Yakun, dǝba a langǝ i tthǝu; u ji tthǝnyimmi i mǝrrǝm lǝ yathang gi Fuh.(Yohanna 1:12)

As marcas de uma vida transformada

A salvação não encerra o relacionamento com Deus no perdão inicial; ela produz arrependimento contínuo e regeneração de caráter:

17 Manungkwɔ ni yang yuu akwɔ dang tha i Kristi yang u ǝn yuu afu; nung aku paang, afu wung.(2 Korantiyawa 5:17)

3 Yeso gwab nwa angǝ,<<Dǝm gei ba a langǝ i tthǝ: yuu yangǝu a ɓyǝa bǝ lo yigwoi Fuh nǝ i siu akun ɗǝ.>>(Yohanna 3:3)

3 Ərr u gei angǝ, << Dǝm gei ɓǝ ba a langǝ i tthǝ, nǝ ɓa mǝrrǝm mangǝn munthang atuab lǝu, kwɔ Fuh wa lo yigwoi kwɔ ɓa yangǝu dang yakwɔ Fuh a lo yigwoi i ilǝ ɓǝu.(Matta 18:3)

9 Kwoi nǝ ɓi gei nwa ɓko baɓi tthǝ Fuh, u dǝilo bǝ gwab nwaba gu langkwoi u to nung kwɔ ǝn nung a langǝ i ɓǝ: u al nung a ɓko ɓilǝtǝ langkwoi u ɗiggǝ ɓitthǝ nung a ɓko ɓi ǝndǝi.(1 Yohanna 1:9)

9 Dangbang muan tthǝu bǝ to nung to kwɔ u gwab nwuo ɓǝlǝu, manungkwɔ yakun dǝna nhǝm ɓǝ. Manungɓǝni yang, dǝnnu tthǝbnyi tthǝɓǝ, bakwɔ u yiɗi bǝ ɓanglǝ yuu akun lǝu, langkwoi dǝnnu yiɗi ɓǝ ǝndǝi ɓa yitthǝ nung a ɓko.(2 Bitrus 3:9)

20 Ɓalǝ! Ən dǝi nwa kǝm langkwoi dǝmǝn gab nwa kǝm; nǝ yuu akun lǝ yollǝm langkwoi ɓko nwakǝm ɓǝ, mǝntǝ dang woi gi mǝn tang nungtang i ilǝ, langkwoi i tang i ɓanglǝ.(Muanni 3:20)

A certeza do cuidado de Deus

Quem confia em Cristo tem a promessa de preservação. A esperança cristã se apoia na fidelidade de quem prometeu, não na instabilidade das emoções humanas:

28 Ən ji nwongǝi a ɗing, langkwoi i ɓuiu. Yuu akun yangǝu a fyǝi nam a lǝiu.(Yohanna 10:28)

36 Yuu akwɔ dǝ ba a langǝ i tthǝ Yui fuh tthǝ i nwongǝi a ɗing; yuu akwɔ la ba gi Yui ɓǝ a tang zuii.(Yohanna 3:36)

8 Dǝɓa yiɗi gu ko kwɔ ɓa ɓyǝko lǝuɓǝ, ɓa dǝ ba a langǝ i tthǝu ko lakwɔ ɓa ɓyǝko lǝuɓǝ. Yang ɓa lǝtthǝla i gong bǝ dǝ angǝ a tthǝla kwɔ i gei bko ɓǝ,

9 Bakwɔ ɓa muo sob lo lǝ ba killǝng ɓǝ, nungkwɔ lǝ ba bǝ dǝnyitthǝ a langǝ i tthǝu lǝ.(1 Bitrus 1:8,9)

16 Lakwɔ yuu kwɔ nǝ gwab ba a langǝ i kwɔ i wollǝu mung yang u tǝi nwongǝi, lang yuu kwɔ nǝ gwab lǝu yang u ɓui.(Markus 16:16)

O alcance no tempo: passado, presente e futuro

Na teologia bíblica, a salvação possui três dimensões: fomos salvos da condenação da culpa (justificação), somos libertos diariamente do poder do pecado (santificação) e seremos plenamente livres de sua presença na eternidade (glorificação):

11 Nung a langǝ i gi Fuh kwɔ dǝna wɔlǝ bǝ sob lo kwɔ i tanatthǝ lǝ yayuu ǝndǝi. 12 Nung a langǝ i ɓǝkwɔ naɓi natthǝ ɓi la bǝ yiɗi nung longwam, langkwoi ɓi ǝǝ i bǝ muo lo ɓi, ǝǝ matthǝ, langkwoi i nunglǝi Fuh longwam kwɔ,(Titus 2:11,12)

22 Ən ba a langǝ i, lǝ ba zuu ɓǝ nung ǝndǝi i mab nungǝu i zii lǝ, langkwoi i al nung a ɓko lǝtǝ nǝ i al zii lǝtǝ ɗǝ.(Heb 9:22)

28 Langkwoi nunglǝi lǝ kwɔ i nyǝk Kristi lǝ nung bokun yangbǝ u lǝi nung a ɓko gi yayuu kpaatthǝ. U wuo lona a rabbu, wuu ɗablua nung a ɓko lǝu, kwoi wuu nwong yakwɔ dǝna kiu ɓǝ.(Heb 9:28)

10 Ɓi ǝn ya ɓui gi Fuh, kwoi u mǝrrǝm ɓilǝ ya ǝnthǝu tthǝ bǝ ɓui gi yuiu. Lakwɔ ɓi ǝn ya ǝnthǝ gi Fuh, tonǝnǝ kwɔ i nwong ɓi lǝ ba nwongǝi gi Kristi!(Romawa 5:10)

22 Kwoi manungkwɔ yayuu ɓui ɓua ǝn ba bǝ kǝptha i Adamu, manungɓǝni yayuu ǝndǝi a ǝrr i nwongǝi gi lǝ ba bǝ kǝptha gi i Kristi.(Korantiyawa 1 15:22)

O poder de Deus onde não há saída humana

A salvação revela que o resgate impossível aos recursos humanos torna-se realidade pelo agir do próprio Deus:

27 Yeso ɓyǝai ǝrr gei angǝ,<<Tthǝ thayuu lǝ yang nungkwɔ ziiɗing, Kwoi manungɓǝni i Fuh lǝ lǝu; nung ǝndǝi tthǝ Fuh ziiu.>>(Markus 10:27)

27 Yeso gwabnwa angǝ, nungkwɔ ne ziiɗing tthǝ yuu yang ziiu tthǝ Fuh.>>(Lucas 18:27)

10 Bakwɔ Yui Yuu wuo bǝ ɗuu langkwoi u nwong yakwɔ laɓǝ.>>(Lucas 19:10)

47 Ba kwɔ ǝn zuu kwɔ Dangbang dǝɓi ɓǝ:

<Ən mǝrrǝm ɓǝ lǝ lua thǝ ya kwɔ ǝn ya Yahudawa lǝu,

yang bǝ wulǝ nwongǝi longwam ǝndǝi.>>>(??? 13:47)

13 <<A muo ttha dang nwalǝgwoi a tuab, bakwɔ nwalǝgwoi kwɔ a tǝlǝ lua a ɗing kwɔ aiɗing langkwoi lǝiɓǝ kwɔ a tǝlǝ kwɔ ziiu, langkwoi yayuu kpaatthǝ dǝna thkotthǝ. 14 Kwoi nwalǝgwoi kwɔ a tǝlǝ nwongǝi kwɔ tabtthǝ langkwoi lǝi kwɔ a tǝlǝ tthǝ kwɔ ziiɗing, langkwoi yayuu kpako kwɔ dǝna tǝiɓǝ.(Matta 7:13,14)

9 La langǝ i ya nyi a ɓko tǝ bǝi kwɔ Fuh lǝ yigwoi ɓǝu. Bǝ ɓa ɗam loɓǝ thǝ; yakwɔ da lo i tha kwɔ ko yakwɔ dǝna wab nung ko ya ɓa yisi ko yiɓǝi yakun ko yaɓǝi ko yasi kwɔ dǝna lo itha kwɔ 10 ko ya nung i ko ya ɗǝlak, ko ǝn ya nwa min a fǝr, ko yakwɔ dǝna kǝb pǝllǝ lo yakun ko ya nung i-yuu akun yangǝu a tǝ bǝi kwɔ Fuh lǝ yigwoi ɓǝu.(Korantiyawa 1 6:9,10)

52 <<Atǝ,>> Yeso geiu lǝ, <<Ba a langǝ i mǝ da tthǝlang.>> Dangtthǝ dǝnnu ɓyǝa bǝi ǝrr u muo sua Yeso nunglǝi lǝ.(Markus 10:52)