Back to Basics Believers' tool box Nuts and Bolts of Salvation Part 1

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Too many times we get so caught-up in what the church is about, that we forget what salvation is about; so tonight we're going to review the nuts and bolts of salvation.

1.   The requirements for salvation are most clearly described in Romans 10:9.      Romans 10:9.  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.

2.   Salvation or wholeness comes only through believing in Jesus and acting on that faith.      Acts 2:21.  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall       be saved.      Acts 4:12.  Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under      heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

3.   Hearing the Word of God and believing what is preached is the first step in the process of       salvation.      1 Corinthians 1:21.  For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God,      it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

4.   The gospel (or Good News) about Jesus is the life-changing message that we must believe       in order to be saved.       Romans 1:16.  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.

5.   Salvation is a gift of God that He gives to us based solely on His unmerited favor fo us and       not due to anything that we have done.      Ephesians 2:8.  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the      gift of God:      2 Timothy 1:9.  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,

6.   Faith is the most important factor in the process of salvation and it results in the salvation       or wholeness of our souls.      1 Peter 1:9.  Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

7.   It is necessary for us to repent or change direction of our lives in order to be saved.       Repentance is the action that clearly demonstrates that we have believed in our hearts.      2 Corinthians 7:10.  For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of:      but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

8.   There is no other way to escape fromj our selfish and sinful life, except through the       process of salvation by faith.      Hebrews 2:3.  How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first      began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

9.   When we accept Christ, we are justified by His blood and are reconciled to God.       Romans 5:9.  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from       wrath through him.

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