Salvation. Everyone's very familiar with this word.

Tragically, few in this

day and age take the time to understand what salvation really is, or why
our eternal destiny hinges on whether or not we have it. The purpose of
this booklet is to clarify the meaning of biblical salvation, in hope that the
reader will understand it, passionately lay hold of it, and delight in it for
all eternity.

Since the Bible was written in both Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek
(New Testament), we will begin our study with the literal definitions of
the word "salvation" in these languages. In the Hebrew language the
word for salvation is yasha, from which we have Joshua. Yasha has this
meaning: "to be wide, or roomy - a broad and spacious place." Yasha
communicates the idea of freedom. It is "liberation from confinement,
constriction, and limitation." The word for salvation in the Greek
language the word is sozo or soteria, whose the meaning is "cure,
recovery, remedy."

The word "salvation" in the Bible is used in many different ways. The
basic meaning is "deliverance from danger." You could use the term to
refer to healing of diseases, deliverance from fear, deliverance from
famine, deliverance from enemies, deliverance from bondage, and so on.
In Exodus 14:30 we find the words, "That day the Lord saved Israel from
the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on
the shore." So in this instance the word is used with reference to God's
deliverance of Israel from the bondage of Egypt.

However, the word "salvation" is also used in the Bible with a far more
substantial meaning, a spiritual meaning. In the Scriptures we see
salvation in its fullest meaning to be God's deliverance of us from his
wrath, from sin, and from death. In Romans 1:18 Paul speaks about our
need for deliverance from God's wrath: "The wrath of God is being
revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of
men..." Paul speaks in Romans 3:23 about the need for deliverance from
sin becand after that to face judgment."

Now we must ask the question, "From where did our need for salvation
originate?" It is clear from the book of Genesis, that God created man in
uprightness (Genesis 1:27: "So God created man in his own image..."),
and he was to obey God. That obedience would have led him to eternal
life. Instead, we find in Genesis 3 that man chose to disobey, and as a
result, he died.
Salvation. Everyone's very familiar with this word. Tragically, few in this
day and age take the time to understand what salvation really is, or why
our eternal destiny hinges on whether or not we have it. The purpose of
this booklet is to clarify the meaning of biblical salvation, in hope that the
reader will understand it, passionately lay hold of it, and delight in it for
all eternity.

Since the Bible was written in both Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek
(New Testament), we will begin our study with the literal definitions of
the word "salvation" in these languages. In the Hebrew language the
word for salvation is yasha, from which we have Joshua. Yasha has this
meaning: "to be wide, or roomy - a broad and spacious place." Yasha
communicates the idea of freedom. It is "liberation from confinement,
constriction, and limitation." The word for salvation in the Greek
language the word is sozo or soteria, whose the meaning is "cure,
recovery, remedy."

The word "salvation" in the Bible is used in many different ways. The
basic meaning is "deliverance from danger." You could use the term to
refer to healing of diseases, deliverance from fear, deliverance from
famine, deliverance from enemies, deliverance from bondage, and so on.
In Exodus 14:30 we find the words, "That day the Lord saved Israel from
the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on
the shore." So in this instance the word is used with reference to God's
deliverance of Israel from the bondage of Egypt.

However, the word "salvation" is also used in the Bible with a far more
substantial meaning, a spiritual meaning. In the Scriptures we see
salvation in its fullest meaning to be God's deliverance of us from his
wrath, from sin, and from death. In Romans 1:18 Paul speaks about our
need for deliverance from God's wrath: "The wrath of God is being
revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of
men..." Paul speaks in Romans 3:23 about the need for deliverance from
sin becand after that to face judgment."

Now we must ask the question, "From where did our need for salvation
originate?" It is clear from the book of Genesis, that God created man in
uprightness (Genesis 1:27: "So God created man in his own image..."),
and he was to obey God. That obedience would have led him to eternal
life. Instead, we find in Genesis 3 that man chose to disobey, and as a
result, he died.
Salvation. Everyone's very familiar with this word. Tragically, few in this
day and age take the time to understand what salvation really is, or why
our eternal destiny hinges on whether or not we have it. The purpose of
this booklet is to clarify the meaning of biblical salvation, in hope that the
reader will understand it, passionately lay hold of it, and delight in it for
all eternity.

Since the Bible was written in both Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek
(New Testament), we will begin our study with the literal definitions of
the word "salvation" in these languages. In the Hebrew language the
word for salvation is yasha, from which we have Joshua. Yasha has this
meaning: "to be wide, or roomy - a broad and spacious place." Yasha
communicates the idea of freedom. It is "liberation from confinement,
constriction, and limitation." The word for salvation in the Greek
language the word is sozo or soteria, whose the meaning is "cure,
recovery, remedy."

The word "salvation" in the Bible is used in many different ways. The
basic meaning is "deliverance from danger." You could use the term to
refer to healing of diseases, deliverance from fear, deliverance from
famine, deliverance from enemies, deliverance from bondage, and so on.
In Exodus 14:30 we find the words, "That day the Lord saved Israel from
the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on
the shore." So in this instance the word is used with reference to God's
deliverance of Israel from the bondage of Egypt.

However, the word "salvation" is also used in the Bible with a far more
substantial meaning, a spiritual meaning. In the Scriptures we see
salvation in its fullest meaning to be God's deliverance of us from his
wrath, from sin, and from death. In Romans 1:18 Paul speaks about our
need for deliverance from God's wrath: "The wrath of God is being
revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of
men..." Paul speaks in Romans 3:23 about the need for deliverance from
sin becand after that to face judgment."

Now we must ask the question, "From where did our need for salvation
originate?" It is clear from the book of Genesis, that God created man in
uprightness (Genesis 1:27: "So God created man in his own image..."),
and he was to obey God. That obedience would have led him to eternal
life. Instead, we find in Genesis 3 that man chose to disobey, and as a
result, he died.
Salvation. Everyone's very familiar with this word. Tragically, few in this
day and age take the time to understand what salvation really is, or why
our eternal destiny hinges on whether or not we have it. The purpose of
this booklet is to clarify the meaning of biblical salvation, in hope that the
reader will understand it, passionately lay hold of it, and delight in it for
all eternity.

Since the Bible was written in both Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek
(New Testament), we will begin our study with the literal definitions of
the word "salvation" in these languages. In the Hebrew language the
word for salvation is yasha, from which we have Joshua. Yasha has this
meaning: "to be wide, or roomy - a broad and spacious place." Yasha
communicates the idea of freedom. It is "liberation from confinement,
constriction, and limitation." The word for salvation in the Greek
language the word is sozo or soteria, whose the meaning is "cure,
recovery, remedy."

The word "salvation" in the Bible is used in many different ways. The
basic meaning is "deliverance from danger." You could use the term to
refer to healing of diseases, deliverance from fear, deliverance from
famine, deliverance from enemies, deliverance from bondage, and so on.
In Exodus 14:30 we find the words, "That day the Lord saved Israel from
the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on
the shore." So in this instance the word is used with reference to God's
deliverance of Israel from the bondage of Egypt.

However, the word "salvation" is also used in the Bible with a far more
substantial meaning, a spiritual meaning. In the Scriptures we see
salvation in its fullest meaning to be God's deliverance of us from his
wrath, from sin, and from death. In Romans 1:18 Paul speaks about our
need for deliverance from God's wrath: "The wrath of God is being
revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of
men..." Paul speaks in Romans 3:23 about the need for deliverance from
sin becand after that to face judgment."

Now we must ask the question, "From where did our need for salvation
originate?" It is clear from the book of Genesis, that God created man in
uprightness (Genesis 1:27: "So God created man in his own image..."),
and he was to obey God. That obedience would have led him to eternal
life. Instead, we find in Genesis 3 that man chose to disobey, and as a
result, he died.