It is the freedom to be able to put your head to the pillow at night and know that in the morning when you waken God will be walking with you to the sunlight. If you do not waken, you know God will be there at the gates of heaven. Salvation is God's gift to you when you receive Jesus Christ as your Savior. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord. The bottom line is death which is an end that will become a new beginning.
Every end is a new beginning.
To be saved is to know that when you come to the end and step out of this life, you will not enter a thunderstorm, but you will walk into the splendor of God's sunlight. You will meet God as your friend with a warm rush of love. That's salvation, the gift God offers to you. Salvation accepted leads to self-esteem. If you know that you are forgiven for your sins, and God is your Father and Friend, then you have a tremendous sense of self respect.