More than 175 passages in the New Testament refer to salvation, being saved, and to Jesus as the Savior. Even the Old Testament may be called a testament of salvation, because its dominant themes are the deliverance (salvation) of Israel and specific Israelites from various captivities and the anticipation of the Messiah. But what is meant in the New Testament by salvation and, specifically, the salvation that Jesus came to bring and that the churches offer?