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The Language of Salvation: Discovering the Riches of What It Means to Be Saved is unavailable, but you can change that!

A study of thirteen different terms used in the Bible, all of which combine to convey the richness of a single concept: salvation. While explaining what each term means, the author points out how each of these facets of biblical salvation can be used when sharing the gospel.

There has been much debate about the Christian understanding of salvation, with some churches accentuating one feature to the minimization of others. For example, whereas Protestants have tended to concentrate on the legal aspect of salvation—having our sins forgiven and being declared innocent before God—Eastern Orthodox Christians have emphasized a salvation where we actually become like God. Where Protestantism’s concept of salvation is more forensic and takes place outside
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