The catholic faith's view of the source of redemption is related to the Paschal Mystery. McIntosh has outlined the nature of redemption using the paschal mystery. He asserts that learning religion without being a believer is challenging. To comprehend theology and the doctrine of salvation, one must have a personal connection with God. McIntosh therefore examines society and works to bring it together through belief in the triune Gods—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Hope, 16). This can be seen when he discusses God and then uses the paschal mystery to elaborate on the concept of salvation. In this mystery, there is reference to God the father, son and Holy Spirit; it refers to the passion, death and resurrection of Christ.
What are the saved being saved from?
The saved are being saved from sin and death. According to the paschal mystery, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was meant to bring salvation to the world. Salvation means saving the saved from sin and death. That is, they already know God in their inner soul but God show the need to save them from mortal sins and death (Hope, 28). The saved are thus being saved from sin and death.
What do people get saved for?
God loves his children. He created both man and woman in his own image. However, Satan is always on the look out to destroy the work of God’s creation. In bringing salvation to the world, God found the need of giving his children who have lived to serve him a second chance in life. That is to say He wants them to have eternal live. Therefore, He brought in an act of saving their souls. Through the blood of Jesus, the children of God are saved from sins that bring destruction. Consequently, they are being saved for eternal life. Salvation brings a second life a life that is free from sins.
How is salvation accomplished?
Salvation is accomplished when one is saved from his or her sins into another new life. Salvation came to be when the Son of God died on the cross shedding blood that was meant to wash away our sins. In Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 it is not of works, so that no one can boast”. Salvation will thus be accomplished through the faith we have in the gift of God (His Son) to bring salvation (Hope, 43).
Scope of salvation
The scope of salvation is determined by one’s faith. Those who believe in Jesus Christ as their savior have a narrow scope to salvation. On the other hand, there are those who have faith in God but do not relate salvation to Jesus though their believe entitles them to salvation into eternal life (Hope, 68). Therefore, in general terms the scope of salvation will be determined by the extent to which one believes in God.
Generally, salvation in the world is based on one’s believe in God. Though McIntosh had tried to explain the doctrine of salvation, he still had to relate to the paschal mystery to bring out the meaning of salvation. Therefore, salvation is to those who believe in God because it is their faith that will save them from both sin and death.
Work Cited
Hope, Belcher. Encountering Christ in the Eucharist: The Paschal Mystery in People, World, and Sacrament. Theological Studies, vol. 74, (2013), 6-98.
