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Jacob's Ladder from a Speculum of c. 1430, prefiguring the Ascension, right The Ascension from the same manuscript, see left. Danish Royal Library. The Speculum Humanae Salvationis or Mirror of Human Salvation was a bestselling, anonymously illustrated work of popular theology in the late Middle Ages, part of the genre of encyclopedic speculum literature, in this case concentrating on the ...
Salvation history (German: Heilsgeschichte) seeks to understand the personal redemptive activity of God within human history in order to effect his eternal saving intentions. [ 1 ] This approach to history is found in parts of the Old Testament written around the sixth century BC, such as Deutero-Isaiah and some of the Psalms .
Salvationist Soldiers are considered by their peers to be covenanted warriors exercising 'holy passion' to win the world for Jesus.The covenant, known as the Soldier's Covenant, is a lifelong commitment to God through The Salvation Army that is fleshed out by a full book of Orders and Regulations called Chosen to Be a Soldier [2] published by the International Headquarters of The Salvation Army.
A descendant of Abraham, he was an example of Jesus's personal, earthly mission to bring salvation to the lost. [3] Tax collectors were despised as traitors (working for the Roman Empire, not for their Jewish community), and as being corrupt. His story is found in the Gospel of Luke. [4]
In Christian theology, redemption (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολύτρωσις, apolutrosis) refers to the deliverance of Christians from sin and its consequences. [1] Christians believe that all people are born into a state of sin and separation from God, and that redemption is a necessary part of salvation in order to obtain eternal life. [2]
In Christianity, salvation (also called deliverance or redemption) is the saving of human beings from sin and its consequences [a] —which include death and separation from God—by Christ's death and resurrection, [1] and the justification entailed by this salvation.
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Perry was the head of the Limelight Department, which was the Melbourne-based film studio owned and operated by the Salvation Army. Booth was the Salvation Army Commandant for Australasia. [2] Perry and Booth were convinced that film, an emerging art form, could be used for ‘the salvation and blessing of mankind’. [1]