SALVATION

1. All men are sinners:

 Rom.3:23 For all have sinned & come short of the glory of God

 Eccl.7:20 Not a just man on earth, that...sinneth not

 Isa.64:6 All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags

 Rom.3:10 There is none righteous, no not one

 Jam.2:10 Whoever shall offend in one point (of law), guilty of all

 1Jn.1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves

2. Salvation by grace (undeserved mercy), not works:

 Eph.2:8,9 For by grace are ye saved through faith, not of yourselves...not of works

 Mk.10:25-27 Who can be saved? With men it is impossible

 Rom.3:20a By deeds of law shall no flesh be justified in His sight

 Rom.11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works

 Gal.2:16 Justified by the faith of Christ & not by works of the law

 2Tim.1:9 Saved us, not according to our works, but according to His grace

 Tit.3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done

3. Salvation only through Jesus:

 Acts 4:12 None other name...whereby we must be saved

 1Tim.2:5 One mediator between God & men...Christ Jesus

 Jn.3:16 God...gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should...have everlasting life

 Jn.3:36b He that believeth not the Son shall not see life

 Jn.8:24 If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins

 Jn.10:1 He that entereth not by the door...but climbeth up some other way...is a thief & a robber

 Jn.10:9 I am the door: by Me if any man enter in...be saved

 Jn.14:6 I am the way, the truth, & the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me

 1Cor.3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than... Jesus Christ

 1Jn.5:12 He that hath not the Son of God hath not life

4. Believe on Jesus:

 Jn.3:16 Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life

 Jn.11:25,26 I am the resurrection & the life...whosoever believ eth in Me shall never die

 Acts 16:31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, & thou shalt be saved

 Rom.10:9,10 If thou shalt...believe in thine heart...thou shalt be saved

 1Jn.5:1a Whosoever believeth Jesus is the Christ is born of God

5. Receive Jesus:

 Rev.3:20 If any man...open the door, I will come in to him

 Jn.1:12 But as many as received Him...power to become sons

 Gal.4:6 God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your heart

 Eph.3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith

6. Eternal salvation:

A. You can never lose it, even if you make mistakes & fall:

 Psa.37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord unholdeth him with His hand

 Jn.3:36a He that believeth on the Son...hath everlasting life

 Jn.6:37 Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out

 Jn.10:28 I give unto them eternal life; & they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand

 Rom.8:38,39 I am persuaded that [nothing] shall be able to separate us from the love of God...in Christ Jesus

 1Cor.3:11-15 [If works are] wood, hay & stubble...shall be burned, yet he himself shall be saved

 1Cor.5:5 Destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved

 Heb.13:5b I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee

 2Tim.2:13 Though we believe not, yet He abideth faithful

 1Jn.5:13 Ye may know that ye have eternal life

B. But the Lord will chasten you for wrongdoing:

 Psa.89:30-34 If they break My statutes...I will visit with the rod...(but) My lovingkindness will I not utterly take away

 Heb.12:5-8 Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, & scourgeth every son whom He receiveth

 Rev.3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke & chasten

7. Receiving Jesus guarantees eternal life in Heaven:

 Rom.6:23b The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ

 Jn.11:26 Whosoever...believeth in Me shall never die

 Jn.14:2-3 In My Father's house are many mansions

 1Pet.1:3,4 Incorruptible inheritance reserved in Heaven for you

 1Jn.5:11 God hath given to us eternal life...in His Son

 (See  Rev.21:1-27  &  22:1-5  for a description of Heaven)

8. The results of being born again:

A. Spiritual rebirth makes you a new creature:

 Jn.3:3b Except a man be born again, he cannot see Kingdom

 Mat.18:3 Be converted & become as little children

 Jn.1:13 Born, not of blood, nor of the will of man, but of God

 Rom.12:2a Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind

 2Cor.5:17 If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature

 1Pet.1:23 Born again, not of corruptible seed, but...by the Word of God

B. You will desire to work for Jesus:

 Eph.2:10 We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works

 Tit.2:14 (Jesus) gave Himself for us (to) purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works

 (See also  Eph.4:21-24 ;  Col.3:8-10 ;  Tit.3:8 ;  Jam.2:18 .)

9. Sin brings about spiritual death; but Jesus died in

 our place, taking our punishment:

 Isa.59:1 Your iniquities have separated you and your God

 Rom.6:23 The wages of (penalty for) sin is death

 Rom.5:8 While we were sinners, Christ died for us

 2Cor.5:21 He hath made Him (Jesus) to be sin for (in place of) us

 1Jn.1:9 If we confess our sins, He [will] forgive & cleanse us

 1Jn.2:1,2 We have an advocate...Jesus Christ. He is the propitiation for...the sins of the whole world

10. In the Mosaic law, blood is payment for sin; Jesus'

 death paid that price in full:

 Lev.17:11 It is the blood that maketh atonement for the soul

 Heb.9:22 Without shedding of blood is no remission [of sin]

 Mat.26:28 My blood...shed for the remission of sins

 1Jn.1:7 The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin

 Jn.1:29 The Lamb of God, which taketh away sin of the world

 Eph.1:7 We have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins (See also  1Jn.2:12 )

 1Pet.1:18,19 Ye were redeemed...with the precious blood of Christ

11. All men are not saved sons of God in their natural

 state:

 Eph.2:2,3,12 Ye were children of disobedience, children of wrath, aliens and strangers without Christ

 Mat.7:13 Wide is the gate...that leadeth to destruction, & many... go in thereat

 Jn.3:19 Light is come into the world, & men loved darkness rather than light

 Jn.8:44 Ye are of your father the devil

 Jn.8:47 Ye hear (God's Words) not, because ye are not of God

12. The self-righteous refuse Jesus' salvation:

 (See  Mat.5:20 ;  9:10-13 ;  21:31b ;  Lk.18:9-14 ;  Jn.5:39-44 ;  Rom.10:3 ;  1Jn.1:9,10 .)

13. New Testament examples of salvation:

 Lk.19:1-10 [Conversion of the corrupt tax-collector, Zaccheus]

 Acts 9:1-22 [Conversion of apostle Paul] (See also  Acts 6:8-14 ;  7:57-60 ;  8:1-4 ;  26:9-11 .)

 Acts 10:1-8 [Conversion of Roman centurion Cornelius]

 Acts 13:1-12 [Conversion of governor of Cyprus, Sergius Paulus]

 Acts 16:13-34 [Conversion of the merchant Lydia & Roman jailor]

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