Quotes about Salvation

The gospel is only available to people who know they are unclean.

Practice saying, "I am a sinner, saved by grace".

When the fear of the Lord matures in you, Christ becomes irresistible.

Do you believe that it is impossible for the Holy God to love you and even delight in you? If so, you are believing Satan's lie that God loves you because of what you do. The truth is that he loves you because he is the God who loves, and the sacrifice of Jesus proves it. The cross of Christ expresses God's delight in all who believe, and if you believe that Jesus is the risen Lord, he delights in and loves you.

God does not forgive you based on the quality of your confession or your resolve to be a better person. But you keep thinking otherwise. Your standard is what you would do to someone like yourself, and chances are that you would not let the incident pass quickly. God, however, forgives, for his own name's sake. I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more (Isa. 43:25).

Remember that in the Bible, "This is who God is and what he has done" always precedes "This is what you must do.

How does God move toward you?

Jesus suffered, and Jesus was dearly loved as the only Son of the Father. When we suffer what seems like endless pain, it is hard to believe that God loves us, but Jesus' suffering proves that it can be true.

Noah walked with God; he didn't only preach righteousness, he acted it. He went through water and didn't melt. He breasted the current of the popular opinion of his day, scorning alike the hatred and ridicule of the scoffers who mocked at the thought of there being but one way of salvation.

You can work all your life and make all the waters in all the rivers on Earth drinkable, but if, when you die, you are not ready to meet God, it doesn't matter.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.