1 Corinthians 3:11
King James Version
11 For other foundation can no man lay
than that is laid,
which is Jesus Christ.
What is salvation?
What are we to be saved from?
Who can save us?
SCRIPTURE -- the WORD of GOD -- answers all that here.
Psalm 18:35
King James Version
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation:
and thy right hand hath holden me up,
and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Psalm 62:1-2
King James Version
62 Truly my soul waiteth upon God:
from him cometh my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation;
he is my defence;
I shall not be greatly moved.
Matthew 18:3
King James Version
3 And said,
Verily I say unto you,
Except ye be converted,
and become as little children,
ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 24:11-14
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11 And many false prophets shall rise,
and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound,
the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end,
the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in all the world
for a witness unto all nations;
and then shall the end come.
Mark 1:15
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15 And saying,
The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye,
and believe the gospel.
Mark 16:15-16
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15 And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Luke 19:9-10
King James Version
9 And Jesus said unto him,
This day is salvation come to this house,
forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek
and to save
that which was lost.
John 3:5-7
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5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily,
I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
John 3:16
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
John 3:17
King James Version
17 For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world;
but that the world through him
might be saved.
John 3:18
King James Version
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned:
but he that believeth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God.
John 10:28-30
King James Version
28 And I give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father,
which gave them me,
is greater than all;
and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and my Father are one.
John 14:6
King James Version
6 Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way,
the truth,
and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
Acts 2:21
King James Version
21 And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call
on the name of the Lord
shall be saved.
Acts 4:10-12
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10 Be it known unto you all,
and to all the people of Israel,
that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
whom ye crucified,
whom God raised from the dead,
even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders,
which is become the head of the corner.
12 Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
Acts 13:46-48
King James Version
46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold,
and said,
It was necessary that the word of God
should first have been spoken to you:
but seeing ye put it from you,
and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life,
lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
47 For so hath the Lord commanded us,
saying,
I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles,
that thou shouldest be for salvation
unto the ends of the earth.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this,
they were glad,
and glorified the word of the Lord:
and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Acts 16:30-31
King James Version
30 And brought them out,
and said,
Sirs,
what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said,
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved,
and thy house.
Romans 1:16-17
King James Version
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:
for it is the power of God unto salvation
to every one that believeth;
to the Jew first,
and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed
from faith to faith:
as it is written,
The just shall live by faith.
Romans 5:6
King James Version
6 For when we were yet without strength,
in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:8-9
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8 But God commendeth his love toward us,
in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us.
9 Much more then,
being now justified by his blood,
we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 5:10
King James Version
10 For if, when we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God
by the death of his Son,
much more,
being reconciled,
we shall be saved by his life.
Romans 5:11
King James Version
11 And not only so,
but we also joy in God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
by whom we have now received the atonement.
Romans 5:18-19
King James Version
18 Therefore as by the offence of one
judgment came upon all men to condemnation;
even so by the righteousness of one
the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Romans 10:9-10
King James Version
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness;
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:13
King James Version
13 For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
King James Version
15 Moreover,
brethren,
I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you,
which also ye have received,
and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved,
if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all
that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried,
and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures:
Ephesians 1:7
King James Version
7 In whom we have redemption
through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians 2:8-9
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8 For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works,
lest any man should boast.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
King James Version
16 For the Lord himself
shall descend from heaven
with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel,
and with the trump of God:
and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds,
to meet the Lord in the air:
and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
2 Timothy 1:8-10
King James Version
8 Be not thou therefore ashamed
of the testimony of our Lord,
nor of me his prisoner:
but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God;
9 Who hath saved us,
and called us with an holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to his own purpose and grace,
which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began,
10 But is now made manifest
by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who hath abolished death,
and hath brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel:
2 Timothy 3:16-17
King James Version
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof,
for correction,
for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Hebrews 2:14
King James Version
14 Forasmuch then as the children
are partakers of flesh and blood,
he also himself likewise took part of the same;
that through death he might destroy him
that had the power of death,
that is, the devil;
Hebrews 9:11-12
King James Version
11 But Christ being come
an high priest of good things to come,
by a greater and more perfect tabernacle,
not made with hands,
that is to say,
not of this building;
12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves,
but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place,
having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Hebrews 9:15
King James Version
15 And for this cause he is the mediator
of the new testament,
that by means of death,
for the redemption of the transgressions
that were under the first testament,
they which are called
might receive the promise
of eternal inheritance.
Hebrews 9:28
King James Version
28 So Christ was once offered
to bear the sins of many;
and unto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time
without sin unto salvation.
1 Peter 1:7-9
King James Version
7 That the trial of your faith,
being much more precious
than of gold that perisheth,
though it be tried with fire,
might be found unto praise and honour and glory
at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8 Whom having not seen,
ye love;
in whom,
though now ye see him not,
yet believing,
ye rejoice with joy unspeakable
and full of glory:
9 Receiving the end of your faith,
even the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 3:18
King James Version
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins,
the just for the unjust,
that he might bring us to God,
being put to death in the flesh,
but quickened by the Spirit:
2 Peter 3:9
King James Version
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise,
as some men count slackness;
but is longsuffering to us-ward,
not willing that any should perish,
but that all should come to repentance.
1 John 4:14
King James Version
14 And we have seen and do testify
that the Father sent the Son
to be the Saviour of the world.
Revelation 1:5
King James Version
5 And from Jesus Christ,
who is the faithful witness,
and the first begotten of the dead,
and the prince of the kings of the earth.
Unto him that loved us,
and washed us from our sins
in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests
unto God and his Father;
to him be glory and dominion
for ever and ever.
Amen.
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