The dictionary states that salvation a process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of a poor-quality condition and becoming improved.

How this concept applies to man

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He also created our forebears—Adam and Eve—and placed them in the Garden of Eden. God desired that man would live the best life, free from struggles and worries. He also came down from time to time in the cool of the day to have sweet fellowship with man.

God gave man authority over the earth, and everything was in alignment with His purpose until the great fall occurred. This happened when Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit. God had warned them that if they disobeyed Him and ate of that fruit, they would surely die (Genesis 2:17). And they did indeed die on that very day of their disobedience. This death, however, was not physical but spiritual. Adam and Eve lived many years afterward, but spiritual death occurred immediately.

As a result of man’s disobedience, humanity lost the very nature of God and the fellowship and relationship with Him. This caused man to begin living a life that was below what God originally intended.

Because God is holy and cannot dwell where sin exists, the fellowship between God and man was interrupted and distorted. Man was sent out of God’s presence temporarily, but with a plan already in God’s heart to restore that fellowship and relationship.

Consequently, the need for salvation came in, because man needed to be restored back to his original state before disobedience. Salvation became very vital, because it was in the heart of God to restore man to his original state and bring him back into the relationship and fellowship they once enjoyed. This restoration plan of God is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Through His coming and His death, He became the atonement for the sin of man. Through Him, the broken relationship and communication between God and man was restored.