From the CANON on this blog:
Salvation
Verses
For
the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom.
6:23
If
you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For
it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by
confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
Rom.
10:9,10
From today’s scripture reading:
But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us
so very much, that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life
when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's special favor that
you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ, and we
are seated with him in the heavenly realms -- all because we are one with Christ
Jesus. And so God can always point to us as examples of the incredible wealth
of his favor and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us through
Christ Jesus. God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you
can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
Salvation is not a reward for the good things
we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece.
He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he
planned for us long ago.
Ephesians
2:4-10 (NLT)
From today’s devotional:
Many people believe
that piling up good works makes them right with the Lord. Yet when it comes to
sin, death is the only payment that can satisfy divine justice (Romans 6:23). Since we all transgress, this
leaves us in a desperate situation facing an eternity apart from God.
Grace, the
expression of divine love and kindness to the utterly undeserving, prompted the
solution: God sent His Son Jesus to die in our place. According to Romans 10:9, all we need to do is believe.
Jesus’ death satisfied God’s justice and brought us:
New Life. Our spirit is made alive in Christ the moment we
acknowledge we’re sinners, turn from our rebelliousness, and believe that His
death paid our sin debt in full.
Freedom. At salvation, sin’s power over us is broken and we
are set free from its hold. Jesus raised us up out of the quagmire of
disobedience and gave us the faith to believe. Now we can exercise our newfound
freedom and follow Him.
Security. When we accept God’s judgment that we are, by nature,
sinners and acknowledge our Savior’s sacrifice as payment for our sins, we’re
permanently adopted into the heavenly Father’s family. Our status changes
instantly: Once objects of wrath, we are now children of God. Someday we will be
seated in the heavenly realms with Christ to enjoy life everlasting with Him.
God, the very One
against whom we rebelled, substituted His Son Jesus in our place to receive the
punishment that was rightfully ours. How will you show your gratitude to God
for His saving grace?
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