All of us are sinners
- For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)
- There is none righteous (sinless) no not one. (Romans 3:10)
- Whoever offends in one point (of the law) is guilty of all. (James 2:10)
- If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves. (1 John 1:8)
God Must Punish Sin
- For the wages of sin is death, (Romans 6:23a)
- Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all have sinned. (Romans 5:12)
- The soul who sins shall die. (Ezekiel 18:20a)
- Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. (Galatians 6:7)
Salvation is Only Through Jesus Christ
- And there is salvation I no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)
- For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
- Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. (John 3:36)
- I (Jesus) am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved. (John 10:9a)
- I (Jesus) am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, but by Me. (John 14:6)
Salvation is By Grace (undeserved mercy), Not By Our Works
- For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is he gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8,9)
- ... not because of our works but becomes of His own purpose and grace, which He gave us in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 1:9b)
- He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, ... (Titus 3:5a)
You Must Believe on Jesus Christ
- ... that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16b)
- Jesus said: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live.” (John 11:25)
- Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. (Acts 16:31a)
- If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. (Romans 10:9, 10)
- But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. (John 12:1)
Receiving Jesus Christ Guarantees Eternal Life in Heaven
- For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. (Romans 6:23)
- And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. (1 John 5:11)
- And everyone who lives and believes in Me (Jesus), shall never die. (John 11:26)
You Can Never Lose Your Salvation
- I (Jesus) give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and o one will snatch them out of my hand. (John 10:28)
- All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never cast out. (John 6:37)
- For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, no height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38, 39)
- For He (Jesus) has said - “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5b)