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As a request of a user on here, I spent some time looking into where 'Sozo' is used in scripture. Coming to find out that sozo is used interchangeably with the word 'soteria'. Both of these mean the same thing but the tense in which they're used is different but used wisely in its context. So in this discussion here I'm giving you what I've found in scriptures. I tried really really hard not to push any personal opinions in this and taken only the context of the scriptures before and after to interpret the correct meaning from all of these verses.
Now sozo/soteria have different meanings so I'll list them here and you can look these up to see if I placed them in the right context or not.
1) to save, keep safe or sound, to rescue from danger or destruction one (from injury or peril)
2) to save one who is suffering (from a condition)
3) to preserve on who is in danger of destruction
4) to deliver from penalties of Messianic Judgement
5) to save from evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic deliverance
Every verse given here fits in one of these definitions but I'll state whether it applies to something needed for salvation or not whether states directly or indirectly. Again, defined through the context given, not bias reasons.
There are over 100 verses in the NT alone with sozo/soteria with it and I'll try to break down all the verses into categories here, so I'll start with the not so thought provoking ones.
Christ's/God's purpose in this world. (Definition 4)
Matthew 1:21
Mathew 18:11
Luke 9:56
Luke 19:10
John 3:17
John 5:34
John 10:9
John 12:47
Romans 5:10
1 Timothy 1:15
2 Timothy 1:9
Titus 3:5
Act of Saving People from Physical Harm/Danger (Def. 1)
Mathew 8:25
Mathew 14:30
Mathew 27:40
Mathew 27:42
Mathew 27:49
Mark 15:30-31
Luke 23:35
Luke 23:37
Luke 23:39
Acts 27:20
Acts 27:31
Romans 9:27
Romans 11:26
2 Tim. 4:18
Jude 1:5
Acts of Healing People/Made Whole from a condition or disease (Definition 2)
Mathew 9:21-22
Mark 3:4
Mark 5:23
Mark 5:28
Mark 5:34
Mark 6:56
Mark 10:52
Luke 6:9
Luke 8:36
Luke 8:48
Luke 8:50
Luke 17:19
Luke 18:42
John 11:12
Acts 4:9
Acts 14:9
James 5:15
Christ's Request for deliverance from Being Separated from God Momentarily ( Def. 5)
John 12:27
Hebrews 5:7
Warning from Destruction (Physical) (Def. 3)
Mathew 24:22
Mark 13:20
Helping Others Be Faithful (Def. 5)
Luke 7:50
Acts 2:40
1 Cor. 7:16
1 Cor. 9:22
1 Cor. 10:33
1 Tim. 4:16
James 5:20
Jude 1:23
Deliverance in the End if Faithful (Def. 4)
Mathew 10:22
Mathew 16:25
Matgew 18:11
Mathew 19:25
Mathew 24:13
Mark 8:35
Mark 10:26
Mark 13:13
Mark 16:16
Luke 8:12
Luke 9:24
Luke 13:23
Luke 17:19
Luke 18:26
Acts 2:21
Acts 2:47
Acts 4:12
Acts 11:14
Acts 15:1
Acts 15:11
Acts 16:30-31
Romans 8:24
Romans 10:9
Romans 10:13
Romans 11:14
1 Cor. 1:18
1 Cor. 1:21
1 Cor. 3:15
1 Cor. 5:5
1 Cor. 15:2
2 Cor. 2:15
Eph. 2:5
Eph. 2:8
1 Thes. 2:16
2 Thes. 2:10
1 Tim. 2:4
1 Tim. 2:15
Hebrews 7:25
James 1:21
James 2:14
James 4:12
1 Peter 3:21
1 Peter 4:18
Now before the forum here goes crazy, let me justify and bring into light why some things are where they are and information about this last category above.
Luke 7:50 was placed in the category of 'helping others be faithful', within context here the woman who anointed Christ's feet with oil and her tears was asking for forgiveness. I know this because of the parable Jesus tells Simon and the question asked afterwards. Because of her 'confession' in this action Christ did the Christ-like thing and forgave her. Because of her faith (belief in Christ's authority) it made her whole (sins forgiven). This particular passage is the only one (that I found saying save/saved) that deals with sozo in terms of healing one from sins. As the other verses in the healing category, they were cleansed from their ailment from their faith in Christ. This is not saying "faith alone saves" as I'll discuss here below but keep the idea of having faith in mind.
Now the big one...deliverance in the End.
These passages have something to do pertaining to the person everyone calls 'me'. It is applied in the terms of delivering us or giving us salvation IF we continue in those actions. As I find in these passages many things one must do to have salvation. Again this is ONLY from the study of Sozo/Soteria, it doesn't mean it's all of it here. But do note for the Lord to say something once (not everytime as it could be something different yet still required) makes it 'in stone'. There is no reason to exclude one and accept the other when that's what the verse says. So let's dive into this here...
What do I do to be saved?
Well in any account of one being healed or some on the verses in the last category, you'll find that one must hear first. You can't beleive in anything you've never heard of and that would naturally be the way you learn of something or some one is by ear or seeing and making an acknowledgement of that person or idea. As you hear/see something you will either trust in it or not, if you do then the next step is to belive in it. You'll find MANY COMMANDS that say 'He who believes' and then ends with 'shall be saved'. (Just look into the ones above and you'll see what I'm talking about!) Now it doesn't have to be just Beleif , but that belief can be defined as faith as many people agree with you need faith only to be saved. There are still more verses to explain and James 2:14-26 will kill the faith alone argument. Now that you beleive in what you've heard Romans 10:9 states that:
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[TD="class: v1Col"]9 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.
And even continuing in verse 10 explains why:[/TD]
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[TD="class: v1Col"]10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.[/TD]
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Now that you've confessed the Lord to be who He says He is, note that you've still sin in your life but you want to repent (turn away from) of those sins like the woman in Luke 7 and turn to follow Christ. That's okay, DO IT! As Matt. 16:25, Mark 8:35, and Luke 9:24 are examples of those who devote themselves to Christ are saved! There is one more statement here with two verses to support it from this study alone. Baptism...Two verses specifically state to be baptized to be saved (Mark 16:16 and 1 Peter 3:21). As in Acts you'll find in Chapter 2 those asking "What shall we do to be saved?" You'll find through those actions listed the the Lord added daily such as should be saved. Then em the following part is not the easiest but endure to the end Mathew (10:22). And this is all because we have the option to be saved because of God's grace and His grace alone (Eph. 2:5-8).
Now I've found the 'faith does not need works' argument when I've found 1 Cor. 3:15 and read on through the rest of the chapter I can't maintain that mindset with these statement presented in the text.
So I just ask you look into these verses thoroughly and I'll do the same with your responses if they deal in relation to this study of Sozo/Soteria. Hope you've bennefited in reading and studying this post!
Now sozo/soteria have different meanings so I'll list them here and you can look these up to see if I placed them in the right context or not.
1) to save, keep safe or sound, to rescue from danger or destruction one (from injury or peril)
2) to save one who is suffering (from a condition)
3) to preserve on who is in danger of destruction
4) to deliver from penalties of Messianic Judgement
5) to save from evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic deliverance
Every verse given here fits in one of these definitions but I'll state whether it applies to something needed for salvation or not whether states directly or indirectly. Again, defined through the context given, not bias reasons.
There are over 100 verses in the NT alone with sozo/soteria with it and I'll try to break down all the verses into categories here, so I'll start with the not so thought provoking ones.
Christ's/God's purpose in this world. (Definition 4)
Matthew 1:21
Mathew 18:11
Luke 9:56
Luke 19:10
John 3:17
John 5:34
John 10:9
John 12:47
Romans 5:10
1 Timothy 1:15
2 Timothy 1:9
Titus 3:5
Act of Saving People from Physical Harm/Danger (Def. 1)
Mathew 8:25
Mathew 14:30
Mathew 27:40
Mathew 27:42
Mathew 27:49
Mark 15:30-31
Luke 23:35
Luke 23:37
Luke 23:39
Acts 27:20
Acts 27:31
Romans 9:27
Romans 11:26
2 Tim. 4:18
Jude 1:5
Acts of Healing People/Made Whole from a condition or disease (Definition 2)
Mathew 9:21-22
Mark 3:4
Mark 5:23
Mark 5:28
Mark 5:34
Mark 6:56
Mark 10:52
Luke 6:9
Luke 8:36
Luke 8:48
Luke 8:50
Luke 17:19
Luke 18:42
John 11:12
Acts 4:9
Acts 14:9
James 5:15
Christ's Request for deliverance from Being Separated from God Momentarily ( Def. 5)
John 12:27
Hebrews 5:7
Warning from Destruction (Physical) (Def. 3)
Mathew 24:22
Mark 13:20
Helping Others Be Faithful (Def. 5)
Luke 7:50
Acts 2:40
1 Cor. 7:16
1 Cor. 9:22
1 Cor. 10:33
1 Tim. 4:16
James 5:20
Jude 1:23
Deliverance in the End if Faithful (Def. 4)
Mathew 10:22
Mathew 16:25
Matgew 18:11
Mathew 19:25
Mathew 24:13
Mark 8:35
Mark 10:26
Mark 13:13
Mark 16:16
Luke 8:12
Luke 9:24
Luke 13:23
Luke 17:19
Luke 18:26
Acts 2:21
Acts 2:47
Acts 4:12
Acts 11:14
Acts 15:1
Acts 15:11
Acts 16:30-31
Romans 8:24
Romans 10:9
Romans 10:13
Romans 11:14
1 Cor. 1:18
1 Cor. 1:21
1 Cor. 3:15
1 Cor. 5:5
1 Cor. 15:2
2 Cor. 2:15
Eph. 2:5
Eph. 2:8
1 Thes. 2:16
2 Thes. 2:10
1 Tim. 2:4
1 Tim. 2:15
Hebrews 7:25
James 1:21
James 2:14
James 4:12
1 Peter 3:21
1 Peter 4:18
Now before the forum here goes crazy, let me justify and bring into light why some things are where they are and information about this last category above.
Luke 7:50 was placed in the category of 'helping others be faithful', within context here the woman who anointed Christ's feet with oil and her tears was asking for forgiveness. I know this because of the parable Jesus tells Simon and the question asked afterwards. Because of her 'confession' in this action Christ did the Christ-like thing and forgave her. Because of her faith (belief in Christ's authority) it made her whole (sins forgiven). This particular passage is the only one (that I found saying save/saved) that deals with sozo in terms of healing one from sins. As the other verses in the healing category, they were cleansed from their ailment from their faith in Christ. This is not saying "faith alone saves" as I'll discuss here below but keep the idea of having faith in mind.
Now the big one...deliverance in the End.
These passages have something to do pertaining to the person everyone calls 'me'. It is applied in the terms of delivering us or giving us salvation IF we continue in those actions. As I find in these passages many things one must do to have salvation. Again this is ONLY from the study of Sozo/Soteria, it doesn't mean it's all of it here. But do note for the Lord to say something once (not everytime as it could be something different yet still required) makes it 'in stone'. There is no reason to exclude one and accept the other when that's what the verse says. So let's dive into this here...
What do I do to be saved?
Well in any account of one being healed or some on the verses in the last category, you'll find that one must hear first. You can't beleive in anything you've never heard of and that would naturally be the way you learn of something or some one is by ear or seeing and making an acknowledgement of that person or idea. As you hear/see something you will either trust in it or not, if you do then the next step is to belive in it. You'll find MANY COMMANDS that say 'He who believes' and then ends with 'shall be saved'. (Just look into the ones above and you'll see what I'm talking about!) Now it doesn't have to be just Beleif , but that belief can be defined as faith as many people agree with you need faith only to be saved. There are still more verses to explain and James 2:14-26 will kill the faith alone argument. Now that you beleive in what you've heard Romans 10:9 states that:
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[TD="class: v1Col"]9 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.
And even continuing in verse 10 explains why:[/TD]
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[TD="class: v1Col"]10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.[/TD]
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Now that you've confessed the Lord to be who He says He is, note that you've still sin in your life but you want to repent (turn away from) of those sins like the woman in Luke 7 and turn to follow Christ. That's okay, DO IT! As Matt. 16:25, Mark 8:35, and Luke 9:24 are examples of those who devote themselves to Christ are saved! There is one more statement here with two verses to support it from this study alone. Baptism...Two verses specifically state to be baptized to be saved (Mark 16:16 and 1 Peter 3:21). As in Acts you'll find in Chapter 2 those asking "What shall we do to be saved?" You'll find through those actions listed the the Lord added daily such as should be saved. Then em the following part is not the easiest but endure to the end Mathew (10:22). And this is all because we have the option to be saved because of God's grace and His grace alone (Eph. 2:5-8).
Now I've found the 'faith does not need works' argument when I've found 1 Cor. 3:15 and read on through the rest of the chapter I can't maintain that mindset with these statement presented in the text.
So I just ask you look into these verses thoroughly and I'll do the same with your responses if they deal in relation to this study of Sozo/Soteria. Hope you've bennefited in reading and studying this post!
