Daily bread

Acts 4:12 - And there is no salvation in any other one, indeed neither is there another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.

The Greek word 'soteria' is the corresponding noun to 'sotzo' (save, heal) and may be translated either salvation or deliverance. It was used for the first time in Exodus 14:13 when God was about to part the Red Sea so that the children of Israel could escape from the power of Pharaoh. The meaning of 'soteria' is deliverance from evil, whether political, physical, moral or cataclysmic and subsequently coming into a state of wholeness. The Greek word 'soteria' translates the Hebrew word 'Yeshuah' or 'Yasha' a total of 138 times from which the name of Jesus is derived 'Yehoshua' which means Yehoah's (Yahweh) salvation. There should be no question in anyone's mind as to God's intention when He uses the word salvation. It is the word that describes the complete and total deliverance from the power of sin and Satan. Let Jesus be your saviour!

Blessings

Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org