Sozo- a word we don't often hear in our language, but one that was common in the New Testament. http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G4982&t=KJV;. The word at its root means to SAVE, HEAL, MAKE WHOLE. It is the word the Apostle Paul used in Ephesians 2:8-9 when he said, "For by grace are you SAVED, not of works, lest any man should boast." It is a word that implies action, but that action is not motivated or precipitated by us; but rather it is an action that was done in our behalf. An action that took place in the past, that is finished, but has current and future consequences to our lives. For we know that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, paid the ultimate price of His life, as His blood was poured out to redeem us and set us free. The action was in the past for He was "crucified, buried, and He rose again the third day." His obedience to death on the cross was the action that "saved, healed, and delivered us!" Those that are Christ's have been set free from the bondage of sin and death, and are living a life of freedom from sin, sickness, and disease. This was God's plan, and still is. We have to enter in to the sacrifice of Jesus by FAITH; for it is not an action we can take for ourselves. ARE YOU SAVED, DELIVERED, AND HEALED?" You can be TODAY! Confess your sins to HIM; admit that you can't save yourself and you NEED a Savior to set you free. Today is the day of SALVATION!
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