SALVATION
The Greek word (so-tay-ree'-ah) translated “salvation”, means to be “delivered”. In terms of the salvation of men, it infers the meaning of being delivered from the penalty of death (separation), which is the very opposite of possessing eternal life (Romans 6:23). The Doctrine of Foreordination documents that all of the acts associated with the decrees effectuating the deliverance and positioning of God’s elect, were determined and enacted in eternity. All men deserve the payment of death as the wages of sin, but God’s elect have received the gift of eternal life. Believers are saved by His grace, not their works (Ephesians 2:8-9). See Eternal Security.