Salvation

In the article 'salvation,'Langston Hughes writes about his struggles with his belief in Jesus Christ. He was told that when he became saved ,he will feel different ,that he will see a light and he will hear and see Jesus. During a lengthy church service ,his aunt and the congregation became engaged in long moments of prayers and songs , a way ,they said to get the teenagers saved.. Most of the teenagers claiimed they received salvation , except for Langston and another boy called Wesley . Wesley later expressed his fatigue during the continuation of prayers and songs and told Langston , he is going to lie and say he is saved and so he did . Langston later looked at Wesley and the other teenagers and saw them superciliously sitting on the platform and realizing he was the only one at the altar in forbearance . He looked at wesley and noted he was not struck down dead for his untruth , so he decided he was going to do the same ; he has had enough ; he stood up and lied ,claiming he received salvation ; his aunt and the congregation became quite elated and began to rejoice because the last lamb was saved.;through all this , he felt abandoned and betrayed , he no longer believe in Jesus existence . Jesus did not come for him . That night he began to sob, which was viewed by his aunty as his reaction of having received salvation . Marinading in his conscience , he came to the mortifying realization that he defrauded his aunty and his church . Langston was left with the abyss of his early belief , possible a moment of a life change . In our secular society , it is believed that salvation is a gift , it is not earned and it is not deserved , it cannot be coerced or forced .To receive salvation one has to believe that Jesus Christ exist and that he is alive ;he is the giver of salvation based on one's belief and faith in him . Salvation is sought by the individual who have a relationship with Christ . Langston will never really know if Jesus Christ really exist until he again believe . His aunt will be greatly disappointed not only to know he was deceitful , but also that he no longer believe that Christ exists and that he did not really receive the Holy Ghost in his life : an expectation she had for him .