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24 Bible Verses About Salvation

Christian Pure Team

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Summary

  • Ephesians 2:8-9 and Titus 3:5 both say salvation comes by God’s grace or mercy and not by works done by the person saved.
  • Acts 4:12, John 14:6 and 1 Timothy 2:5 each say salvation comes through Jesus Christ and no one else.
  • Paul speaks of salvation as done (Ephesians 2:8), under way (1 Corinthians 1:18) and still to come (Ephesians 1:14).
  • The Catholic Catechism holds baptism necessary for salvation; the Westminster Confession says a person can be saved without it.
  • The ESV brackets Mark 16:9-20, noting that some of the earliest manuscripts do not include it.

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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Bibliography (Click to show)

Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1257: “Baptism is necessary for salvation.” vatican.va

The Westminster Confession of Faith, chapter 28, section 5, on baptism. opc.org

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