What does the Bible say about the salvation story?

The salvation story, as depicted in Scripture, begins with God's initiative in seeking humanity. In Acts 8, we see the Lord directing Philip to reach out to the Ethiopian eunuch, indicating that salvation is not humanity's quest for God, but God's pursuit of humanity. This divine pursuit encompasses the whole gospel narrative, where Jesus states, 'the Son of Man has come to seek and save that which was lost' (Luke 19:10). It is through Christ's work on the cross that believers come to recognize their need for salvation, as illustrated in the eunuch's encounter with Philip and the preaching of Jesus.