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 shall be deliver'd of a son, to whom you shall give the name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.
but Jesus turned about, and looking upon her, said, daughter lay aside your fears, thy faith hath cured thee: and the woman was cured from that instant.
for the Lord Messiah your saviour is this day born, in the city of David:
At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.
for the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost.
salvation is not to be had by any other: for there is no other name under heaven given to men whereby we can be saved.
him hath God rais'd by his power to be the author of salvation, by giving repentance to Israel, and the remission of their sins.
It is to you, my brethren, who are the children of Abraham, and to all who fear God among you, that this salutary news is sent.
but herein hath God displayed his love towards us, in that Christ died for us, even while we were yet sinners.
for if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son: much more being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
for religious sorrow produces that salutary repentance, which we never regret: but worldly sorrow preys upon life.
Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all the spiritual blessings in Christ's kingdom.
by whom you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: and having believed in him, ye were mark'd with the seal of the holy spirit, which was promised:
when he had taken the book, the four animals, and the four and twenty elders fell down before the lamb, every one of them having harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints.