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 bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour.
For to you was born to-day in the city of David, a Saviour who is the anointed Lord.
And behold, there was a man at Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
for the Son of man has come to seek and save the lost.
And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name given under heaven among men, by which we can be saved.
him has God exalted, a Prince and Saviour at his right hand, to give a change of mind to Israel and the forgiveness of sins.
Men and brothers, children of the race of Abraham, and you that fear God, the word of this salvation is sent to you.
but God commends his love to us, that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us;
For if when enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more having become reconciled we shall be saved in his life.
For godly sorrow produces a change of mind to salvation not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [worlds] in Christ,
in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also you having believed were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
And when he took the book, the four cherubs and the twenty-four elders fell down before the lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints: