Definition and Scope:
Salvation, in Christian theology, refers to the deliverance from sin and its consequences, achieved through faith in Jesus Christ. It encompasses the concepts of redemption, justification, sanctification, and glorification. Salvation is central to Christian belief, representing the restoration of the relationship between God and humanity.

Biblical Foundation:
The concept of salvation is woven throughout the Bible, beginning with the Old Testament and finding its fulfillment in the New Testament through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Old Testament Context:
In the Old Testament, salvation often refers to deliverance from physical danger or oppression. For example, God delivers the Israelites from slavery in Egypt (Exodus 14:13-14) and from their enemies throughout the history of Israel (Judges 2:16). The Hebrew word "yeshuah" is frequently used, signifying deliverance or help.

New Testament Fulfillment:
The New Testament presents salvation as a spiritual deliverance from sin and death. Jesus Christ is the central figure of salvation, as prophesied in the Old Testament. In Matthew 1:21, the angel tells Joseph, "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins."

Key Aspects of Salvation:

1. Redemption:
Redemption involves the payment of a price to secure the release of a captive. In Christian theology, Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross is the price paid for humanity's sins. Ephesians 1:7 states, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace."

2. Justification:
Justification is the act of God declaring a sinner righteous through faith in Jesus Christ. It is a legal term signifying acquittal from guilt. Romans 5:1 affirms, "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."

3. Sanctification:
Sanctification is the process of being made holy, set apart for God's purposes. It is both an immediate act and a progressive journey. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 states, "For it is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality."

4. Glorification:
Glorification is the final step in the process of salvation, where believers are transformed into the likeness of Christ and enter into eternal life. Romans 8:30 declares, "And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified."

Means of Salvation:
Salvation is a gift from God, received through faith in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 emphasizes, "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast."

Role of Faith and Repentance:
Faith and repentance are essential components of salvation. Faith involves trusting in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, while repentance involves a sincere turning away from sin. Acts 20:21 highlights, "I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus."

Assurance of Salvation:
Believers can have assurance of their salvation through the promises of God and the witness of the Holy Spirit. 1 John 5:13 provides confidence, "I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life."

Conclusion:
Salvation is the cornerstone of Christian faith, offering hope and eternal life to all who believe in Jesus Christ. It is a transformative journey that begins with faith and culminates in eternal glory with God.

Requiting God
... It is a cup of salvations, however hard it is sometimes to believe it. Of how much
blessing and happiness we all rob ourselves by our slowness to feel that! ...
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A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody:
... of God, and the Song of the Lamb; that is, a Song for temporal and for spiritual
Deliverances; or, a Song for all antient or all later Salvations of the Church ...
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On the Offices of Our Lord Jesus Christ
... highly befitting the excellence of this exalted person, who is the proper, natural
and only-begotten Son of God; especially when other salvations were capable ...
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Tenth Sunday after Trinity Spiritual Counsel for Church Officers.
... are to hold together in one faith and one mind, not disagreeing among yourselves
as if you had a variety of gods, of faiths, of baptisms, spirits and salvations ...
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Beginning at Jerusalem. --Luke xxiv. 47.
... the holy scriptures I mean, inserted the very names of persons, the places of their
abode, and the great cures that, by the means of his salvations, he has ...
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Sown among Thorns
... of it was burned out of them. But now we are dinned with braggings about
rapid salvations. As for myself, I believe in instantaneous ...
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The Life of Mr. James Durham.
... upon it, Whosoever cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out.""Mr. Carstairs answered,
"You may depend on it, though you had a thousand salvations at hazard ...
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Excerpts of Theodotus;
... XLIV. "Magnifying the salvations of His king." [263] All the faithful are
called kings, brought to royalty through inheritance. XLV. ...
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God.
... Oh how should we, and how would we were but our eyes awake, stand and wonder at
the preservations, the deliverances, the salvations, and benefits with which we ...
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Appendix ix. List of Old Testament Passages Messianically Applied ...
... 16:5; Psalm 116:13; Psalm 23:5. The expression, Psalm 116:13, rendered in our AV
the cup of salvation,' is in the orginal, the cup of salvations' - and is ...
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Salvations (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Salvations (1 Occurrence). 2 Samuel 22:51 Magnifying
the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness ...
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Magnifying (6 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 22:51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness
to His anointed, To David, and to his seed -- unto the age!' (YLT). ...
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Salvation-having (1 Occurrence)
Salvation-having. Salvation, Salvation-having. Salvations . Multi-Version
Concordance ... Salvation, Salvation-having. Salvations . Reference Bible.
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Salvation-which (1 Occurrence)
Salvation-which. Salvations, Salvation-which. Salve . Multi-Version Concordance ...
Salvations, Salvation-which. Salve . Reference Bible.
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