Mankind was created by God to be wholly flesh and blood, yet in God s image and with a spiritual component added to his brain to compose the human mind. Since mankind s creation, these spirits function as ministering spirits to help mankind attain salvation. Like humans, angels have free moral agency. This process includes one s calling, repentance, baptism, and justification, receiving of the Holy Spirit, a life of faith and obedience and final birth into God s kingdom as a spirit being. Salvation is a freely given gift from God through grace, with our ultimate reward being according to our works.
Faith is necessary for salvation.
The basic elements of faith are belief, and often courage, action, and risk. True repentance is the first step toward reconciliation with God and thereby toward ultimate salvation. The ceremony of water baptism is performed by complete immersion for the forgiveness of sins upon true repentance and acceptance of Christ s sacrifice. After this ceremony, and as a result, one receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands. The laying on of hands is an act performed on special occasions such as for the receiving of God s Holy Spirit after baptism, at ordination, anointing of the sick, or for other special purposes.