Faith as basis of salvation

Salvation by faith in the OT

Habakkuk 2:4 NET

Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.

The faith of Abraham and other individuals

Genesis 15:6 NET

Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty.

See also Ro 4:9–16 Abraham, the father of those righteous by faith; Heb 11:4 Abel; Heb 11:5 Enoch; Heb 11:7 Noah

Salvation by faith in the NT

Romans 1:16–17 NET

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.”

See also 1 Co 1:21; Php 3:8–9

Salvation through faith alone

Ephesians 2:8–9 NET

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so that no one can boast.

See also Dt 27:26; Ga 3:10–14; Ps 32:1–2; Ro 9:30–32; Ro 3:27–28; Ro 4:1–8

Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ

Jn 3:14–16 Being “lifted up” is a reference to Jesus Christ’s death on the cross; Ro 10:9–10 The necessity of outward confession, as evidence of personal faith in Jesus Christ.

See also Ro 4:24; Ac 8:37; Ac 13:38–39; Ro 3:21–26; Ga 3:22; Jn 8:24; 2 Co 4:13–14

Salvation is for all who believe

Ro 10:4 Jesus Christ is the “end of the law”, in the sense that he brings it to its goal and fulfilment, and accomplishes its intentions.

See also Ac 15:7–9; Ro 3:29–30

Salvation is for those who persevere in their faith

Colossians 1:21–23 NET

And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds, but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him—if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.

See also Heb 3:14; Heb 6:11–12

Saving faith shows itself in action

James 2:14 NET

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him?

Blessings of salvation received through faith

Justification and peace with God

See also Ga 5:5; Ro 5:1–2; Ga 2:15–16

Forgiveness

Lk 7:48–50; Ac 10:43

Victory over death

John 11:25–27 NET

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She replied, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world.”

Adoption into God’s family

Jn 1:12; Ga 3:26

The gift of the Holy Spirit

Jn 7:38–39; Ga 3:2; Eph 1:13

Jesus Christ in the heart

Ephesians 3:17 NET

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

Protection through God’s power

1 Peter 1:5 NET

who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Access to God

Eph 3:12; Heb 10:22

Sanctification

Acts 26:17–18 NET

I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

New life

Galatians 2:20 NET

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Eternal life

Jn 3:16; Jn 3:36; Jn 5:24; Jn 6:40; Jn 6:47