Reference: Salvation, Saviour
Hastings
Salvation' is the generic term employed in Scripture to express the idea of any gracious deliverance of God, but specially of the spiritual redemption from sin and its consequences predicted by the OT prophets, and realized in the mission and work of the Saviour Jesus Christ.
1. In the OT.
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And she will give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
Jesus turned, and when he saw her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that moment.
For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior, to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
"Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation.
But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
For godly sorrow produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
In him, you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having also believed, you were sealed in him with the promised Holy Spirit,
And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.