Charis

Clarifying my understanding:

Cheryl said:
nor is the Christ mentioned as being formed in her or that forming in her saves her. Salvation is an event not a birthing process.

I am interpreting “the childbirthing” as Christ being formed in her- not salvation, but sanctification. Again, I draw on personal experience for that. I have been “saved” for 28 years, but underwent an intense labor (more painful than chilbirth!) of sanctification (which I also referred to as circumcision of my heart) for the past 3 years which has brought me to a new level in my faith. I am able to “walk in the Spirit” with power and consistency which was not there before.

Cheryl said:
The basic meaning of the verb sozo is to rescue from peril, to protect, keep alive. Sozo involves the preservation of life, either physical or spiritual. There are two clues that Paul meant spiritual salvation. The first clue is that he does not use this word in any other way in his epistles. The second clue is that he ties it in with “the childbearing”. It is a definite noun. What one child is tied in with salvation?

Is it possible that he used it to mean “rescue, protect. restore” here?
I found this verse (not in an epistle):
Ac 27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved .