Christianity holds a different view on salvation than either Judaism or Islam. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ lived and died to atone for the sins of humanity; His grace is available to all who seek it. To receive salvation, a person must believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to forgive their sins; they must also agree to give God total control of their life. Giving God control means that the person accepts the Lord's will for their life and attempts (through God's grace) to live in a way that is pleasing to Him. This does not mean that the new believer will be perfect; the penalty for their sins has been removed, but their human nature has not changed. With God's grace and assistance, the believer's sin-nature is kept in check and their Christlike qualities increase, in a process known as sanctification.

Their is a crucial difference between Christianity's view on salvation and the Jewish and Islamic views. In both Judaism and Islam, salvation is attained by keeping commandments, repenting, and doing good works. In Christianity, salvation is given freely at the beginning; good works and keeping commandments are the result of the individual's desire to please God. Jesus's free gift of salvation is the foundation of Christianity; it is also one of the only ideas that is unique to the Christian religion.

In Judaism, salvation is not a commonly used term. In order to enter God's paradise, a person must follow God's commands in the Torah. Non-Jews only have to follow the 10 Commandments to enter heaven, but a Jew must fulfill even more requirements. For a Jew, salvation has more in common with the forgiveness of sins.

The main time of salvation is during the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. At the time of Rosh Hashanah the gates of Heaven are opened. On the first day of Rosh Hashanah there is a service called Tash Lich where bread is cast on the river; the bread symbolizes the casting of your sins away.

The first night of Yom Kippur is called Kol Niddre. On this night, all of the year's debts that were not paid are supposed to be forgiven. At the end of Yom Kippur, the gates of Heaven are sealed and your name is inscribed in the book of life and the book of death. The ten days between the two are when Jews usually ask God for forgiveness.

Salvation is only through a person's own deeds. God gave us a mind and a sense of feeling, and a person should use them to determine what he/she thinks is right. And a person is solely responsible for his actions.

"And they have been commanded no more than this; to worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practice regular Charity; and that is the religion Right and Straight." (Quran 98:5) That is the principle that existed in all ages, and all people who truly follow(ed) it are Muslims.

God is the Most Merciful and knows well what a person thinks. A person has to make his decision between two paths in his life; Truth or Falsehood. Truth can seem a lot bumpier, but what you'd get at the end is a lot nicer than living your life on that easy path; besides, there's a dead end at the end of that one. "Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe" and that they will not be tested? We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false." (Quran 29:2-3)