The Salvation of Mankind Salvation is deliverance from spiritual death and from enslavement by sin. God provides salvation for all who believe and accept His free offer of forgiveness. At the moment of salvation, a person becomes heir to God's promised hope of eternal or everlasting life. The outward evidence, visible to others, is a life of righteousness and true holiness. In other words, it is living a life totally committed and pleasing to God.
Some churches use the term sacraments instead of ordinances.
The Assemblies of God chooses to call baptism in water and holy communion ordinances because they are religious practices ordained and established by Jesus himself. In fulfilling these spiritual duties, Christians are reminded of an important work that has already taken place in the heart of the believer. The ordinance of baptism by immersion in water is commanded in the Scriptures. The Lord's Supper, or Communion, consisting of bread and the fruit of the vine, is a memorial of Christ's suffering and death. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit All believers are entitled to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and therefore should expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ.