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49 Bible Verses about Being Saved. Most Relevant Verses. 1 Corinthians 15:2. Verse Concepts. by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. Ephesians 2:8. Verse Concepts. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Romans 10:9.
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- Acts 16:31. 31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” Read Chapter All Versions.
- Ephesians 2:8-9. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
- Romans 10:9-10. 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
- Mark 16:16. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Read Chapter All Versions.
- Romans 10:9 ESV / 370 helpful votes. Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
- Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 361 helpful votes. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
- Acts 16:31 ESV / 283 helpful votes. And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- Acts 2:38 ESV / 259 helpful votes. And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 10:9-10 ESV / 1,457 helpful votes. Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
- John 3:16 ESV / 1,398 helpful votes. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- Ephesians 2:8-10 ESV / 1,272 helpful votes. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
- Romans 3:23 ESV / 1,194 helpful votes. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- Salvation Is Totally of God, Apart from Any Human Works Or Merit.
- God’s Gift of Salvation Is Received Through Faith alone.
- Salvation Results in A Life of Good Works.
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Paul underscores the truth that no one can save himself by human effort. Just a few verses before, he stated twice that we all were dead in our sins (2:1, 5). Dead men can do absolutely nothing to remedy their condition. They can’t work toward being raised from the dead. They can’t pray for it. They can’t even muster up the faith to get raised from...
Saving faith is not a vague, general belief in God. Nor is it merely agreeing with certain facts. Saving faith has three elements:
We are saved by grace through faith apart from works, but the faith that saves always results in good works. G. H. Lang wrote (cited by F. F. Bruce, The Book of Acts[Eerdmans], p. 493), “None more firmly than Paul rejected works, before or after conversion, as a ground of salvation; none more firmly demanded good works as a consequence of salvation...
So the core message that we need to get across when we share the gospel is that God saves us apart from any human works by grace through faith, resulting in a life of good works. To share that message effectively, you have to get across to people some awareness of the grim truth that they are lost. Because of their sins, they are alienated from God...
Some would argue that fallen sinners can, on their own free will, choose to believe in Christ. What Scriptures refute this? Why is it important to refute it?How can we impress on lost people the serious place they are in before God without alienating them with a message of “hellfire and damnation”?Is it mixing works with grace to appeal to lost people to submit to Jesus as Lord? Why/why not? Give biblical support.Why does Paul state that God prepared our good works beforehand? What is his practical aim?Jan 4, 2022 · Thankfully, the Bible is abundantly clear on how a person can be saved. The Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30). Paul and Silas responded, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31).
Jun 8, 2024 · According to the Bible, salvation is a gift of God’s grace and cannot be earned through human efforts or good deeds (Ephesians 2:8-9). It is through faith in Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection that people can be saved ( John 3:16 ).
