Soteria {so-tay-ree'ah}. The original Greek Word in the Bible for salvation. Its meaning can be found in a Strong's Concordance, number 4991. Soteria means:
deliverer, health, rescue, and safety. Fourfold salvation: saved from the penalty, power, presence and most importantly the pleasure of sin. Deliverance from the molestation of enemies. Future salvation: the sum of benefits and blessings which the Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God.
So when we confess, through the power of the Holy Spirit, that we are saved, what we are actually confessing is that we are free from the power, pleasure, presence, and penalty of sin. We are saying that we are delivered and rescued from all that would keep us from being perfectly united with our Father. We are also saying that we are healthy and that we are safe from all of our enemies. And that we will be this way for all of eternity.
Here is our glorious Truth our salvation: all of this is now!
For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2
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