Simple Salvation

Simple Salvation 8.23      With help from gotquestions.com

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When presenting salvation, the New Testament writers carefully chose words that emphasize grace and freedom. As a result, the Bible could not be more clear—salvation is absolutely free, the true gift of God in Christ, and our only responsibility is to receive the gift by faith

Romans 6:23  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 2:8&9  “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”

John 3:4-6  Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.  5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit. 7Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

Jesus made it clear: the path to eternal life is open to everyone who asks.  However, the gate to heaven is “narrow” in the sense of having a particular requirement for entrance—faith in Jesus Christ alone. Salvation is found only in the Person of Jesus Christ; He is the only way. On the other hand, the “wide” gate is non-exclusive; it allows for human effort and all other of the world’s religions.  Jesus the Savior who offers the only means of going to heaven, the narrow gate.

Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved”

John 14:6 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Believe in his name 

John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.    

I John 5: 13.. How and why can I be sure I’m going to Heaven? Because God based that promise on the dependability of Christ’s death and resurrection, not on our ability to work our way to Heaven.  13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

Vines Expository Dictionary’s definition of believe:  to “Believe," also "to be persuaded of," and hence, "to place confidence in, to trust," signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence. Don’t forget, satan believes in Jesus with his mind, but he hasn’t placed his confidence in Jesus, hasn’t relied on Jesus for the gift of Salvation. 

The thief on the cross next to Jesus listened to Him, listened and learned about Salvation.  He accepted Jesus Christ’s free gift.  This is the most beautiful example of the fact that your good works can’t get you into Heaven.  There would be no good works for the thief, he couldn’t even kneel down, he was nailed to a cross.  His faith alone would take him to Heaven along with Jesus. 

           Jesus Christ's reply:  “Today you’ll be with me in paradise.  Luke 23:43


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