The Salvation That Brings True Repose
Listen to this Article In a world constantly in motion, where anxiety is a normalized companion and rest seems like a luxury, the gospel offers something radically different. At the heart of salvation, soteria in the Greek, is not merely the rescue from sin’s penalty but the entrance into a life of divine rest. This rest is not a temporary reprieve or a weekend escape; it is the state of the believer who has ceased from self-reliance and entered into God’s finished work. Soteria; More Than Escape The New Testament word soteria encompasses more than a ticket to heaven. It speaks of deliverance, preservation, safety, and wholeness. Salvation in Christ is not merely about avoiding judgment; it is about being restored to the life God intended from the beginning, life in harmony with Him. From Genesis to Revelation, God’s desire is not just to save His people from something, but to bring them into something. That “something” is rest, the divine repose where God Himself dwe...
