Word Study
Salvation
Hebrew: Yeshuah (יְשׁוּעָה)
Meaning:
- Deliverance
- Rescue
- Victory
- Preservation
- Salvation
Examples:
- Isaiah 12:2
- Psalm 27:1
The name Yeshua (Jesus) comes from the same root idea:
“The Lord saves.”
Greek: Soteria (σωτηρία)
Meaning:
- Deliverance
- Rescue
- Preservation
- Salvation
The emphasis is not self-improvement.
The emphasis is rescue.
A drowning person does not need advice.
A drowning person needs a savior.
The Bible presents humanity as spiritually unable to rescue itself.
1. Humanity’s Greatest Problem
Scripture
Romans 3:23
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”