Definition of Salvation: ........ From: The Unger's Bible Dictionary ....... Pg. 956 ....... A term which stands for several Hebrew and Greek words, the general ideal being safety, deliverance, ease, soundness. In the Old Testament the term refers to various forms of deliverance, both temporal and spiritual. God delivers his people from their emenies and from the snares of the wicked ( see Psalms 37:40; 59:2; 106: 4). He also saves by granting forgiveness of sins, answers to prayer, joy, and peace (79: 9; 69:13; 51:12). The Old Testament prophecies center upon One who was to come as the bringer of Salvation (Messiah).
In the New Testament salvation is regarded almost exclusively as from the power and dominion of sin. And of this Jesus Christ is the author (see Matt. 1: 21; Acts 4: 12; Heb. 2: 10; 5: 9). It is freely offered to all men, but is conditioned upon repentance and faith in Christ (see John 3: 16; Heb. 2: 3). Salvation proceeds from the love of God, is based upon the atonement wrought by Christ, is realized in forgiveness, regeneration, sanctification, and culminates in the resurrection and glorification of all true believers.
The Scholastic Children Dictionary:....(sal-vah-shuhn)...noun...1. The state of being saved from sin, evil, harm, or destruction. .....2. Someone or something that saves or rescues. / Genisis 49: 16-"18" , Exodus 6: 3, Deutteronomy 32: 39, Psalms 68:19, 20, Isaiah 12: 1-"2-6" , Isaiah 46: 1-"3-9-13" , But is he the GOD of the old only or just for a certain class of people? , <P>
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