Lesson 27 Amplified – SOZO

SOZO

American: to save 

SOTERIA

American: rescue, safety; salvation 

Hebrew Aramaic: yeshuwah

American: something saved, something rescued 

For over two thousand years mankind has been offered salvation; deliverance from the horrors of Hell. Our God and Savior, Jesus the Christos, suffered and died to give to us the opportunity for salvation. 

Almost Greek: [Words in italics are translator’s additions.]

 1^st Thessalonians 5.4: But you aren’t in shadiness, Brothers, such that the day should seize you as a thief. All of you are sons of the Rays [Light] and sons of the day. We aren’t of shadiness, therefore let’s not sleep as the rest but let us be vigilant and be sober. For those sleeping, sleep by night and those getting drunk are drunk at night. Since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the corselet [body armor] of pistis [reliance upon, faith in] and of agape and a helmet of elpis [expectation, hope] of soteria. For Theos not placed us prostrate into orge [violent passion, fury, rage, wrath] but for acquisition of soteria via our Kurios Jesus the Christos (the One having died on our behalf) in order that whether we keep awake [live] or we sleep [die] we may live together with Him. So, encourage one another and be a builder up one to the other as indeed you do. 

2^nd Thessalonians 2.13: I ought always eucharistein [express gratitude to, give thanks to] Theos concerning you, Brothers, egapemeoi [having been unconditionally loved] by the Kurios, because Theos chose you from the beginning to soteria in hagiasmos [holiness, purity] of the Hagios Pneuma and conviction of the truth to which He called you, via my euaggelion [good news, gospel, evangel], to acquisition of the glory of our Kurios Jesus the Christos. 

1^st Corinthians1.18: For the logos of the cross is indeed foolishness to those perishing but to us sozomenois [being saved], it is the dunamis [force, power] of Theos. 

1^st Corinthians 3.10: Down [according] to the charin [graciousness] of Theos (given to me) as a wise chief constructor, I laid out a foundation, but another added to it. Let each one (himself) watch out how he builds upon it. For other foundation not even one man is able to lay besides the One being laid Who is Jesus the Christos. If anyone builds on this Foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay stubble; the work of each one will be apparent. The Day of the Judgment will make it plain, for in fire it is revealed, and the fire will test each one’s work (of what sort it is). If someone’s work remains (that he built on the Foundation), he will receive wages. If anyone’s work will be consumed, he will suffer loss, but he sothesetai [will be saved], but as via fire. 

1^st Corinthians 15: Brothers! I make known to you the euaggelion which I eueggelisamen to you, which also you received [took to heart]; in which also you stand; via which also you are sozsesthe [saved], if you hold it fast [tightly] and if you not episteusate [had faith] in vanity. 

2^nd Corinthians 6: Being your fellow-worker, I also parakaloumen [invite, exhort] you not vainly to receive the charin of Theos, for He says, “At a favorable time, I heard you and in a day of soterias, I helped you.” 

ISAIAH 49.8: Thus says YHWH: “In a favorable time, I paid attention to you and in a day of yeshuwah I surrounded [enfolded, embraced, hugged] you.” 

2^nd Corinthians continued: LO! now is a favorable time. LO! now is a day of soterias. 

Romans 1.16: For I am not ashamed of the euaggelion of the Christou for it is the dunamis of Theos to soterian to the whole population pisteuonti [having faith]; first to the Jew and also to the Greek [everyone else]. For in it, the dikaiosune [equity, justification, rightness] of Theos is uncovered (emergent from pisteos to pistin) just as has been written in Habakuk 2.4], “The dikaios [equitable, just, right] shall live by pisteos.” 

HABAKUK 2.4 “The tsaddiyq [dikaios] shall live by his emunah [pistis].” 

Romans 10.8: But what says it [the Pentateuch, first five books of the Old Testament]? “The rhema [word from God] is near you (in your mouth and in your heart).” That is the rhema of pistis (which we kerussomen [proclaim, herald]), that if you acknowledge [covenant] in your mouth the Kurios Jesus and pisteuses [have faith] in your heart that Theos awakened Him emergent from dead, you sothese [will be saved]. For with the heart one pisteuetai [holds faith] toward dikaiosunen and with the mouth one acknowledges [covenants] toward soterian. For the Graphe [Scripture, part of Old Testament] says, “Everyone pisteuon [having reliance, having faith] upon Him won’t be shamed down,” for there isn’t a distinction for the same Kurios of all of mankind (both of Jew and of Greek); wealth to all of those appealing to Him for “Everyone (whoever invokes the name [authority] of the Kuriou) sothesetai [will be safe; saved].” 

Hebrews 7.23: In fact, there are many having been caused to be priests, being prevented to continue by death. But He has the priestly office, not to be passed on, because He remains to the age, therefore, He is also sozein [able to save] those to perfection (those drawing near to Theos via Him) ever living to intercede on their behalf. 

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