Quotes about Salvation

The proof of how real Jesus knew hell to be is that He came to earth to save us from it.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 62:5—8 (NIV1984) Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

Christianity is not about our disciplined pursuit of God, but about God's relentless pursuit of us—to

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3).

Salvation is a gift of grace.

We are transferred out of darkness into the kingdom of light.

Our debts (sins) are cancelled.

The true sons of Abraham are not identified biologically, but Christologically.

Martin Luther said, "A Christian is not someone who has no sin or feels no sin; he is someone to whom, because of his faith in Christ, God does not impute his sin.

In the words of the Puritan William Perkins, "The promises made to Abraham are first made to Christ, and then in Christ to all that believe in him."6

Salvation in Christ does not rest on a law that we inevitably break; it rests on a promise that God cannot break.

From start to finish, the whole Christian life is by grace through faith. A new life in Christ commences with faith, continues by faith, and will be completed by faith.