KEY WORDS IN THE BIBLE: 4. SALVATION The word “salvation: appears more than 120 times in the Bible. It was in constant use among religious people of past generations, and while it is not so often heard today, the fact remains that it is one of the most important words in the Bible, and, as so often happens, it is among the least well understood. The word “salvation,” in the Bible, means perfect health, harmony, and freedom. When you have a strong healthy body so that just to be alive is a joy in itself: when you are living in conditions that are completely harmonious; when your times filled with joyous and useful activities; when you are increasing daily in understanding of God, and are not conscious of any fear—you have salvation in the Bible sense. These things are the will of God for man—for you personally; and the Bible was written to tell us how to attain them. We gain salvation by seeking God in thought, and letting Him work through us; by refusing to give power to outer conditions; by training ourselves to despite fear. “The Lord is my light and my salvation.” + “Thy chariots of salvation.” + “He hath raised an horn of salvation for us.”*** “All flesh shall see the salvation of God.” *Psalm 21:1. +Psalm 62:2. *+Habakkuk 3:8. **Luke 1:69. ***Luke 3:6. Such text as these are typical of the Bible promises concerning salvation. Habakkuk’s prayer illustrates the mental anguish that often accompanies the activity (wrath) of God in our souls, when difficulties come to the surface to be cleared, and a period of stress comes before the demonstration. Salvation comes to a few people gently and easily, but the majority have to work out their salvation with a certain amount of “Fear and trembling” for the time being. The actual way in which it comes is not really important, for come it will—when we seek it with our whole heart. It is an excellent treatment to look up the word “salvation” in a concordance, and then read a number of the verses containing it, interpreting them spiritually of course.
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