Jesus as salvation is the fundamental and foundational experience of Christians and the early Christians used various models to explain it.

Jesus as salvation is the fundamental and foundational experience of Christians. This means that people experience Jesus as a bringer of God's salvation. Thus, Jesus' resurrection is viewed as the foundation of Christian faith. The aim of Christian life is to be the life of Jesus in his/her own time. Hence, with Jesus' death being the culmination of His life that redempts us from the slavery of sin, salvation then becomes a fundamental experience …

…His ministry. Because God as Spirit is at work in Jesus, Jesus' whole life may be considered a parable or gesture of God's communication to human beings. Also, Christ's passion and death reveal God's love. God is the lover of all, for He Himself took the initiative to make Himself present to save in Jesus. Jesus' life and cross are that which God's love for human beings is expressed and becomes as real as possible.