Jesus Christ as Saviour

Jesus Christ is the Saviour

Jesus Christ is called Saviour

Titus 1:4 NASB95

To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

See also Lk 2:11; Tt 3:6; 2 Pe 1:1; 2 Pe 3:2; 2 Pe 3:18

Jesus Christ is the promised Saviour

Acts 13:23 NASB95

“From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

See also Lk 1:69–75; Lk 2:28–30

Jesus Christ’s purpose is to save

Luke 19:10 NASB95

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

See also Mt 1:21; 1 Ti 1:15

Jesus Christ’s qualities as Saviour

Jesus Christ is the unique Saviour

Acts 4:12 NASB95

“And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”

See also Jn 6:68–69; Jn 10:9; Jn 14:6; Ac 10:42–43

Jesus Christ is the complete Saviour

Hebrews 7:25 NASB95

Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

See also Jn 19:30; Php 3:21; Col 1:19–20; Heb 5:9; Heb 9:26–28; 1 Jn 1:9; Jud 24

Jesus Christ is the Saviour of the world

John 4:42 NASB95

and they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.”

See also Lk 2:30–32; 1 Ti 2:5–6; 1 Ti 4:10; 1 Jn 4:14

Jesus Christ saves through his grace

Acts 15:11 NASB95

“But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.”

See also Ro 3:24; Eph 5:23–27; Tt 3:4–5

Jesus Christ saves by his mighty acts

Jesus Christ saves by his death

1 Peter 1:18–19 NASB95

knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.

See also Mt 20:28; Lk 24:45–47; Jn 1:29; Jn 1:36; Jn 10:15; Jn 10:17–18; 1 Co 1:18; Re 7:10

Jesus Christ saves by his resurrection life

1 Peter 3:21 NASB95

Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

See also Ro 5:10; 2 Ti 1:10

Jesus Christ saves by his coming again

Philippians 3:20 NASB95

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

See also Tt 2:13; Heb 9:28; 1 Pe 1:5

Jesus Christ saves by defeating Satan

1 John 3:8 NASB95

the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

See also Jn 13:31; Jn 16:11; Heb 2:14; Re 2:10–11

Jesus Christ saves from all forms of evil

Jesus Christ saves from physical danger

Mt 8:25–26; Ac 26:17; 2 Co 1:10; 2 Ti 4:18

Jesus Christ saves from the power of sin

1 John 1:7 NASB95

but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

See also Ac 5:31; Ro 3:25–26; Ro 5:18–19; Ro 6:6–7; Ga 1:4; Re 1:5–6

Jesus Christ saves from the condemnation of law

Galatians 3:13 NASB95

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—

See also Ac 13:38–39; Ro 8:1–4; Ga 4:4–5; Eph 2:15

Jesus Christ saves from God’s wrath

1 Thessalonians 1:10 NASB95

and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.

See also Ro 5:9; 1 Th 5:9; Re 11:17–18

Jesus Christ saves from the power of death

2 Timothy 1:10 NASB95

but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

See also 1 Co 15:55–57; Heb 2:15; Re 20:6; Re 21:4

Jesus Christ saves from Satan’s power

Acts 26:18 NASB95

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.’

See also Lk 10:18–19; Lk 13:16; Col 1:13; 1 Jn 3:8

Jesus Christ saves to bring people to God

Jesus Christ saves for eternal life

John 6:40 NASB95

“For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”

See also Jn 3:14–16; Jn 3:36; Jn 5:24–25; Ro 6:23

Jesus Christ saves so that people may live for God

1 John 4:9 NASB95

By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

See also Ro 6:8–11; Ro 7:21–25; Ga 2:20; 2 Ti 1:9; Heb 9:14–15; 1 Pe 2:24; 1 Jn 3:5–6; 1 Jn 5:18

Jesus Christ’s salvation is received through faith

Acts 16:30–31 NASB95

and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

See also Ac 2:21; Ro 10:13; Joe 2:32; Ro 1:16; Ro 10:9; 2 Th 2:13; 2 Ti 3:15