What does the New Church teach about Salvation?
Salvation is never instantaneous but is the result of a process of spiritual rebirth or regeneration. This process relies on two things: (1) the gift of remnants of the Lord’s own good and truth that He freely plants in us to balance any evil inclinations we might have, thus keeping us in equilibrium between the influence of good and the influence of evil; and (2) the ability to make free, rational choices and to therefore choose to do good instead of evil. The central purpose of the Lord’s government of all of creation is to ensure that these two elements are never destroyed in any single person.
