Which statement reflects the idea that Each individual life is a journey to salvation?

• A. The Bible is the only authority.
• B. Salvation is earned through wealth.
• C. Each individual life is a journey to salvation.
• D. Everyone shares equally in grace.

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is that salvation is a personal, inward journey rather than something granted by outside factors. In much of American religious and literary history, especially in Puritan conversion narratives and later individualist strands, the focus is on the individual’s own experience, choices, and transformation as they seek meaning and salvation.

That’s why a statement that each individual life is a journey to salvation fits best: it centers personal agency and the ongoing process of seeking and becoming, rather than relying on a fixed authority, wealth, or a blanket claim of universal grace. The other options point to external sources or conditions—scriptural authority, wealth, or equal grace for everyone—without highlighting the personal, lifelong quest that the idea emphasizes.