Faith as basis of salvation

Salvation by faith in the OT

Habakkuk 2:4 NKJV

“Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.

The faith of Abraham and other individuals

Genesis 15:6 NKJV

And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

See also Abraham, the father of those righteous by faith; Abel; Enoch; Noah

Salvation by faith in the NT

Romans 1:16–17 NKJV

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

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Salvation through faith alone

Ephesians 2:8–9 NKJV

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

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Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ

Being “lifted up” is a reference to Jesus Christ’s death on the cross; The necessity of outward confession, as evidence of personal faith in Jesus Christ.

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Salvation is for all who believe

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

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Salvation is for those who persevere in their faith

Colossians 1:21–23 NKJV

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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Saving faith shows itself in action

James 2:14 NKJV

What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

Blessings of salvation received through faith

Justification and peace with God

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Forgiveness

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Victory over death

John 11:25–27 NKJV

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

Adoption into God’s family

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The gift of the Holy Spirit

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Jesus Christ in the heart

Ephesians 3:17 NKJV

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Protection through God’s power

1 Peter 1:5 NKJV

who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Access to God

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Sanctification

Acts 26:17–18 NKJV

I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’

New life

Galatians 2:20 NKJV

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Eternal life

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