The Helmet of Salvation

“But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:8 I have been reviewing the armor of God, and the fifth piece is the helmet of salvation. The word translated as “salvation” is “sozo.” My wife, Hannah, often teaches about the meaning of sozo. Sozo means healing—miraculous healing. It can describe being rescued, like a prisoner set free or someone saved from a sinking ship at the last possible moment. If you wanted to say “God healed me of cancer,” in Greek you’d say, “God saved me from cancer.” In the same way, if you gave your life to Jesus at a Billy Graham crusade, you’d say, “God saved me.” It’s the same word. This broader meaning can sometimes change the way we read the Bible. As you learn