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The Word "Soteriology" means the study of salvation it is obviously very important for us to understand. You see, for most people and for all religions, salvation is based upon good works, doing this or doing that. It is man trying to reach up to God and save himself. Christianity, not a religion but a relationship is not based on our good works for our salvation because our good works can never save us. It is not man reaching up to God but God reaching down to sinful man and pulling him out of the mire of sin that he is in! And that is why it is so important. If you don't get this, if you don't understand this, you are not saved. You can't be saved unless you come to Jesus. You see, in this study, THE FALL OF MAN, you will see that sin, the inherited sin from Adam and our own sin separate us from God and there is nothing we can do to change that. We have broken the Law and being good doesn't negate the fact that the Law was broken and it must be paid for. The glorious thing for us is that God became flesh, dwelt among us, to pay that penalty that was due us to that we may live with Him. What a wonderful savior we have!

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