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Salvation (Soteria)

God's great rescue — drawing humanity out of sin and death into life that never ends

Salvation, soteria in Greek, is the whole of God's rescue of humanity from sin and death into eternal life with him. It runs throughout the New Testament as the heart of the gospel, embracing forgiveness, reconciliation, and the gift of life beyond the grave. Christians of every tradition affirm that salvation is God's work on behalf of a humanity unable to save itself, accomplished through Christ.

How it traveled

  1. 1 Peter
    Rome · 64
    explains
  2. Romans
    Corinth · 67
    explains
  3. 1 Corinthians
    Ephesus · 67
    explains
  4. Hebrews
    Rome · 67
    explains
  5. Ephesians
    Rome · 67
    explains
  6. 1 Timothy
    Ephesus · 67
    explains
  7. 2 Corinthians
    Philippi · 67
    explains
  8. Galatians
    Ephesus · 67
    explains
  9. 2 Timothy
    Rome · 67
    explains
  10. 1 Thessalonians
    Corinth · 67
    explains
  11. Titus
    Ephesus · 67
    explains
  12. Philippians
    Rome · 67
    explains
  13. 2 Thessalonians
    Corinth · 67
    explains
  14. Mark
    Rome · 68
    explains
  15. Matthew
    Antioch · 80
    explains
  16. Acts
    Rome · 84
    explains
  17. Luke
    Rome · 84
    explains
  18. John
    Ephesus · 100
    explains
  19. 1 John
    Ephesus · 100
    explains
  20. Revelation
    Patmos · 100
    explains
  21. Dialogue with Trypho
    Rome · 165
    explains
  22. The First Apology
    Rome · 165
    explains
  23. Against Heresies: Book I
    Lyons · 202
    redefines
  24. Against Heresies: Book IV
    Lyons · 202
    explains
  25. Against Heresies: Book III
    Lyons · 202
    explains
  26. Exhortation to the Heathen
    Alexandria · 215
    explains
  27. The Second Epistle of Clement.
    — · 220
    explains
  28. On Baptism.
    — · 220
    explains
  29. On the Resurrection of the Flesh.
    — · 220
    explains
  30. The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians.
    — · 220
    explains

Key passages(20)

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 68 - OF THOSE WHO RECEIVE BAPTISM (TWELVE ARTICLES) — part 1↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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Ephesians 2:8↗explains

Ephesians · Paul the Apostle

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Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) — Question. 84 - OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE (TEN ARTICLES) — part 5↗explains

Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas

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1 Thessalonians 5:9↗explains

1 Thessalonians · Paul the Apostle

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1 Timothy 1:15↗explains

1 Timothy · Paul the Apostle

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD II. From Christ's Incarnation to his Resurrection. — PART III. Improvement of the Second PERIOD. — part 3↗explains

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD II. From Christ's Incarnation to his Resurrection. — PART III. Improvement of the Second PERIOD. — part 4↗explains

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants — Book I — No One Can Be Reconciled to God, Except by Christ.↗explains

A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants · Augustine of Hippo

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A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants — Book III — The Ancients Assumed Original Sin.↗applies

A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants · Augustine of Hippo

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Acts 16:31↗explains

Acts · Luke the Evangelist

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Acts 4:12↗applies

Acts · Luke the Evangelist

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Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel — CHAPTER 16. - HOW CHRIST PERFORMED THE OFFICE OF REDEEMER IN PROCURING OUR SALVATION. THE DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST. — part 2↗explains

Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin

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City of God — A review of the philosophical opinions regarding the Supreme Good, and a comparison of these opinions with the Christian belief regarding happiness. — What the Christians Believe Regarding the Supreme Good and Evil, in Opposition to the Philosophers, Who Have Maintained that the Supreme Good is in Themselves. — part 1↗explains

City of God · Augustine of Hippo

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Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects — Sermon I. Manner of Salvation of Souls — part 1↗explains

Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects · Jonathan Edwards

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Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects — Sermon I. Manner of Salvation of Souls — part 2↗explains

Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects · Jonathan Edwards

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Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects — Sermon I. Manner of Salvation of Souls — part 3↗explains

Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects · Jonathan Edwards

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Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects — Sermon I. Manner of Salvation of Souls — part 6↗applies

Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects · Jonathan Edwards

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Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects — Sermon VIII. HYPOCRITES DEFICIENT IN THE DUTY OF PRAYER. — part 3↗explains

Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects · Jonathan Edwards

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Five Sermons. On Different Occasions — Sermon V. True Grace — part 15↗explains

Five Sermons. On Different Occasions · Jonathan Edwards

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Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John — Chapter III. 6–21. — part 3↗explains

Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John · Augustine of Hippo

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