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A-Z: General definitions: Saviour
Definition
One who saves, or brings salvation ' in the New Testament, Christ is the saviour of the world. Christians believe Jesus Christ offers deliverance from sin to all humankind. The term is used in the Old Testament to refer to God who rescued the Israelites from captivity and exile.
Translation
Latin: salvator, 'redeemer', 'deliverer'.Related Topics
Big ideas: Messiah, Christ, Jesus
In the Bible, salvation is seen as God's commitment to save or rescue his people from sin (and other dangers) and to establish his kingdom.
A 'testament' is a covenant (binding agreement), a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people. The New Testament is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its name comes from the new covenant or relationship with God.
Title (eventually used as name) given to Jesus, refering to an anointed person set apart for a special task such as a king.
Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
The name given to the man believed by Christians to be the Son of God. Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded most fully in the Four Gospels.
Title (eventually used as name) given to Jesus, refering to an anointed person set apart for a special task such as a king.
The act of setting free, releasing or rescuing from danger or evil.
Disobedience to the known will of God. According to Christian theology human beings have displayed a pre-disposition to sin since the Fall of Humankind.
A 'testament' is a covenant or binding agreement and is a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people). The sacred writings of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible). These also form the first part of the Christian Bible.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
Descendants of Israel (Jacob) and occupants of Israel.
In the Old Testament refers to periods when the Jews were compelled to leave their land.
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