| 1. deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation
1) deliverance from the molestation of enemies 2) in an ethical sense, that which concludes to the souls safety or salvation 1b1. of Messianic salvation 2. salvation as the present possession of all true Christians 3. 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. ++++ Fourfold salvation: saved from the penalty, power, presence and most importantly the pleasure of sin. A.W. Pink |