Biblical Salvation
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Last week we began to talk about salvation and what that means and what we have been saved from. This week we will continue to define salvation in the boundaries and context of the Bible.
Here is the meaning of the word saved straight from the Strongs Bible dictionary: 4982. σώζω sōzō,; to save, i.e. deliver or protect (lit. or fig.):—heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.[1]
Encyclopedia: Sōzō is found over 100 times in the NT to reveal God’s action in Christ
to deliver humanity from the powers of sin, death, and Satan, which drain life on earth of its joy and threaten each person with eternal loss.[2]
Salvation’s main area of deliverance refers to being released from the condemnation of sin.
o We all deserve punishment because all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory. We all deserve to die physically and spiritually.
o There is no one who is righteous when held to God’s standard.
o Thus we all need saving from our sin and its condemnation.
God not only delivered us from sin but also the condemnation that follows sin.
We haven’t been totally released from Sins punishment in this life but the difference is receiving discipline from a loving father vs being condemned by a angry God.
Salvation’s main goal was to rescue us from sin and bring us back to God. Salvation rescued us from being separated from God.
2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Lets define sin so we can know what we have been rescued from:
In the OT the reference to sin is used some 580 times, typically speaks of missing the standard that God sets for man.
The Hebrew Old Testament primarily uses three foundational words:
— Chattā't (חַטָּאת / chata')Sin
Literally means "to miss the mark."
Like an archer missing the target.
Emphasizes falling short of God's perfect standard.
— Pesha' (פֶּשַׁע)Transgression
Means rebellion - willful violation of God’s will.
Describes knowingly crossing a line God has established.
— 'Avon (עָוֹן)Iniquity
Means crookedness, distortion, or perversity.
Focuses on the inward corruption that produces sinful actions.
7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.....
New International Encyclopedia of Bible Words Sin
Rebellion,” “transgression”) indicates a revolt against the standard, and ʿāwōn (“iniquity,” “guilt”)
New testament Greek word for sin.
New International Encyclopedia of Bible Words Sin
hamartia assumes a divine standard or norm and portrays humanity as missing the mark.
Lets look at other words for sin:
Transgression= Crossing God's line.
Iniquity = A twisted heart that bends away from God.
Trespass= Invading territory that isn't yours.
Lawlessness= Rejecting God's authority.
Unrighteousness = Failing to do what is right.
Wickedness = Choosing evil.
Rebellion= Defying God's rule.
Ungodliness = Living without regard for God.
Together, these words paint a complete biblical picture:
sin is not merely making mistakes—
it is missing God's perfect standard,
violating His commands,
and flowing from a heart that has been corrupted by separation from Him.
This is precisely why the Bible presents salvation in Christ as more than forgiveness of isolated acts;
it is God's work of dealing with the guilt, power, and ultimately the presence of sin.
The Woman Caught in Adultery John 8:1–11
After exposing the hypocrisy of her accusers, Jesus says: "Neither do I condemn you."
That addresses her guilt.Then He immediately adds: "Go, and from now on sin no more."
That addresses the power of sin.
He doesn't merely dismiss her past.
He calls her into a transformed future.
Paul takes the concept of sin develops the portrait of a humanity distorted and twisted by the brutal power of sin and the sinful nature in humans.
it is an inner reality, a warp in human nature, and a malignant power that holds each individual in an unbreakable grip.
23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
It is not just wrong doing but its a state of existence, a nature that every person is born with.
The Bible describes and identifies the ungodly or unregenerate man by calling those without Christ the UNRIGHTOUS.
He not only says they do unrighteous acts but they are identified as UNRIGHTOUS speaking of their very being and nature.
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
1 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?
Jesus came to save us from our sin.
21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Jesus came to save us from our sin and sinful nature. If we can address the sinful nature we can address the sin that comes from it.
We all were broken because of sin.
God didn’t take the broken pieces and put them back together. He didn’t take the old you and restore it.
He created a whole new creation in you. Its like the difference between taking a old car and restoring it back vs making a brand new car.
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Christians are not reformed, rehabilitated, or re-educated—they are recreated.
At conversion, believers are not merely turning over a new leaf; they are beginning a new life under a new Master
Salvation deals with the power of sin (Sanctification)
Salvation deals with the power of sin (Sanctification)
The Bible teaches that Christ not only forgives sin, He breaks its mastery.
Romans 6:6–7
Romans 6:6–7
"We know that our old self was crucified with him... so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin."
Notice: not just forgiven
set free
Romans 6:14
Romans 6:14
"For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace."
Sin no longer has rightful authority over the believer.
Titus 2:11–14
Titus 2:11–14
"...who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession..."
Jesus saves us from lawlessness—not merely from its punishment.
Freedom from Pornography
Freedom from Pornography
A young man had struggled with pornography since middle school.
By his late twenties, he hated what it was doing to him. He confessed the same sin to God over and over.
Then someone explained the gospel differently.
They said,
"Jesus didn't just die so God could forgive you every time you fail. He died to make you a new person."
For the first time, he realized he didn't have to identify himself as someone forever controlled by lust.
He found accountability, renewed his mind with Scripture, removed access to temptation, and began walking in freedom.
Was he instantly perfect?
No.
But sin was no longer his master.
That's salvation.
E) Salvation not only means saving from sin but it also means to be made whole.
o God not only forgave us, but He didn’t leave us there. He made us a new creation in Christ Jesus.
o He took out the heart of stone and made it into a heart of flesh. He took out the death that was in our spirit man and put in there His life and nature.
o He is living on the inside of us. He did not leave us alone. He restored us back to Himself through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
