Salvation – saved, to save
Salvation – Saved, to Save Salvation is one of those words Christians use often, but I wonder how many truly understand what it means. For a long time, I had only a fuzzy picture of it—almost like receiving a free ticket to heaven. As long as I believed in Jesus Christ and made Him Lord of my life, I thought I was saved, relating salvation only to some future event. As I began studying the word salvation in both the Old and New Testaments—looking back to the original Hebrew and Greek—I discovered a much fuller picture. Salvation isn’t just about eternity; it’s also about today. Our actions in this life affect what happens at judgment, so salvation includes the now, the next, and the next. Each day I awake, I can include that day as part of my salvation. As long as Christ lives in me and I in Him, I have salvation—deliverance from danger, peace in turmoil, healing from hurt, protection while traveling, restoration when I stray, and the assurance that He will never leave or forsake me....