Salvation in the Bible is God’s rescue of people from sin and its judgment, given by grace and received through faith in Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 and Titus 3:5 rule out works as its cause, John 3:16 gives God’s love as its reason, and Acts 4:12 names Jesus as the one through whom it comes. The New Testament also asks something of the person saved: confession and belief (Romans 10:9) and repentance (Acts 3:19). Acts 2:38 and Mark 16:16 name baptism…
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