Whether we realize it or not, we all tend to see things in the gray. If you've ever worked your way towards being good at something, you know that you reached different levels of proficiency as you went from being totally unskilled to achieving mastery. There are few things as black-and-white as salvation through Jesus. You're either saved or you're not. But, we still try to make a gray area...because who wants to imagine people they love going to hell? There aren't different levels of achievement when it comes to salvation, although there may be varying degrees of spiritual maturity. There is only one way that is truth, and that's salvation through Jesus.