noun 1. preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss. "Tourism has been the salvation of the island." 2. deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. "the Christian gospel of salvation for all mankind"
Life Questions
Saving special things, money, self for future or special use is something that we are instilled with as children. What are you saving for? As an important theme in scripture Jesus is described as our salvation. Here are some encouraging key verses from God's word.
Exodus 15:2 “The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him,
1 Chronicles 16:23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.
Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Psalm 62:2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalm 62:7 My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Psalm 68:20 Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.
Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God
Titus 3:5 He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 1:8,9 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Revelation 7:10 And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.
Life Questions Salvation of our souls is at the heart of the Biblical message. Who has the capacity to save our souls? What are our souls being saved from? What are we being saved for?