Theology of the Church, Mentor's Guide, MG03

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T H E O L O G Y O F T H E C H U R C H

I. What Is Meant by Salvation?

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A. The Greek word usually translated salvation in the New Testament is soteria . It means to rescue or to deliver or to make someone safe.

1. Rom. 1.16

2. 1 Thess. 5.9

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3. 1 Pet. 1.9

B. A definition of salvation: For me as an individual, to be saved means that I am: Rescued from the lostness and separation from God caused by sin by being united to Christ and therefore joined to “the people of God” who inherit the Kingdom he promised.

II. Biblical Salvation Means that We Are Rescued from the Lostness/Separation Caused by Sin.

A. Sin has separated humanity from God.

1. Gen. 3.8

2. Isa. 59.2

3. Col. 1.21