SALVATION IN THE EARLY CHURCH

Greek:        save -                sozo = to save, keep sound or safe

salvation -     soteria = salvation, safety, soundness, deliverance, preservation

soterion = safety, soundness, salvation, metaphorically described as
                                    a helmet

                   saving -       soterios = saving, sound, bringing salvation, describes the grace of
                                                      God

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:

Acts 2:21 “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved (sozo).”

Acts 2:47 “Praising God, and having favor with all the people.  And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved (sozo).”

Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation (soteria) in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (sozo).”

Acts 15:11 “But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved (sozo), even as they.”

Acts 16:29-31 “Then called he (jailer) for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved (sozo)?  And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved (sozo), and thy house.  And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.”

Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation (soteria) to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”

Romans 5:8-10 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved (sozo) from wrath through him.  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 10:9-13 “But what saith it?  The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (sozo).  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation (solteria).  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (sozo).”

I Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved (sozo) it is the power of God.”

I Corinthians 1:21 “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save (sozo) them that believe.”

II Corinthians 6:2 “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation (soteria) have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation (soteria).

Ephesians 1:11-13 “In whom (Christ) also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the world of truth, the gospel of your salvation (soteria): In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”

Ephesians 2:5, 8 “Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved (sozo); For by grace are ye saved (sozo) through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

I Thessalonians 5:9-10 “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation (solteria) by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.”

I Timothy 1:15 “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save (sozo) sinners; of whom I am chief.”

I Timothy 2:4 “Who (God our Savior) will have all men to be saved (sozo), and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”

II Timothy 1:9 “Who hath saved (sozo) us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.”

II Timothy 3:15 “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation (solteria) through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Titus 2:11 “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation (solterios) hath appeared to all men.”

Titus 3:4-7 “But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved (sozo) us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

Hebrews 5:9 “And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation (soteria) unto all them that obey him;”

I Peter 1:4-5 “To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation (soteria) ready to be revealed in the last time.”

I Peter 1:9 “Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation (soteria) of your souls.”

Revelation 19:1 “And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation (soteria), and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God:”

SALVATION IN THREE TENSES:

Past (Regeneration and Justification)

John 5:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”

Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

Titus 3:4-5 “But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

Present (Sanctification)

Romans 5:10 “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

I Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”

II Corinthians 2:15-16 “For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: to the one we are the savor of death unto death and to the other the savor of life unto life.  And who is sufficient for these things?”

Philippians 2:12-13 “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.  For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

Hebrews 7:25 “Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”

Future (Glorification)

Romans 13:11 “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.”

Philippians 3:20-21 “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”

Hebrews 9:28 “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

I John 3:2 “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”

GOD’S COMPLETE SALVATION:

Guilty Past; Needy Present; Glorious Future.

Past – First Coming, finished work on the cross and the resurrection.

Present – Ascension, intercession in heaven and His Spirit’s indwelling and empowering.

Future – His Second Coming.