Faith as basis of salvation

Salvation by faith in the OT

Habakkuk 2:4 NASB95

“Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will live by his faith.

The faith of Abraham and other individuals

Genesis 15:6 NASB95

Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.

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

Salvation by faith in the NT

Romans 1:16–17 NASB95

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

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Salvation through faith alone

Ephesians 2:8–9 NASB95

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may 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 NASB95

And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

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Saving faith shows itself in action

James 2:14 NASB95

What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that 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 NASB95

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes 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 NASB95

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

Protection through God’s power

1 Peter 1:5 NASB95

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

Access to God

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Sanctification

Acts 26:17–18 NASB95

rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’

New life

Galatians 2:20 NASB95

“I have been crucified with Christ; and 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 up for me.

Eternal life

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