What You Need to Know About Christ’s Salvation

Published: February 18, 2026

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By Kayla DeKraker

While Christian speaker and author Megan Fate Marshman has experienced a lot of life, more than anything, she’s witnessed the love of Jesus first hand.

“I grew up in Long Beach, California, which is where I still live today, 15 minutes from my parents,” she said on Sadie Robertson Huff’s “WHOA That’s Good” podcast earlier this week.

“So I fell in love with Jesus. I remember I was about 6 years old, and I went to Awana. I had my like a Sparky vest, for those of you who did the Awana thing.”

Marshman shared how two things stood out to her during her time in the children’s ministry.

“I remember them sharing two things, of all of my children’s ministry experience, and I grew up in the church, praise God. But the first one, I remember at some point sitting there, and they’re like, ‘You’re special.’ And I remember thinking, ‘This is weird, like me?’”

She continued, “I remember that. And then I remember weeks later, they talked about like the love of Jesus and what He did in order to demonstrate His love, and how we can be saved. And I remember raising my hand to have a further conversation.”

Though she gave her heart to Jesus in that moment, it took many years to gasp what that actually meant.

“I remember giving my life to Jesus then but spent the rest of my life uncovering what it means to give Him my life, and I’d say, even in the probably the past five to 10 years, understanding what it means to receive,” she explained.

Marshman went on to explain a theological word she learned that tied it all together for her: imputation. She believes that as a Christian accepts Christ, they receive “double” imputation.

“This double imputation, the first imputation is Jesus died on the cross for my sins,” she explained. “[I] knew that since this little girl grew up in the church. So that means my sin, the moment I believe on Jesus, my sin is placed on the cross of Christ, which means I’m forgiven. And there are seasons in my life where I needed to know that that’s true about me, that I’m fully forgiven for all of it.”

The Gospel Coalition defines imputation, saying, “The doctrine of imputation teaches that while Adam’s sin is imputed to us because he is our natural federal head, God imputes or accredits the righteousness and suffering of Jesus to those who are in him and, conversely, imputes the sins of those redeemed to Christ.”

Marshman continued, “But in my journey, my testimony is understanding that not only is that imputation, my sin is imputed, accredited, placed on the cross of Christ, here’s what I missed: is that the life of Christ is imputed back.”

She concluded, “What does that mean? It means this, you are in Him, and He is in you. You are really not as alone as you feel.”

Her testimony echoes a truth found in John 15:3-4: “You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”

Marshman’s message is a reminder that even if you don’t feel it, if we’ve accepted Christ, we belong to Him.

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