Bible Verses About Salvation

"that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

If you declare with your mouth and believe in your heart — the basic statement.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."

God so loved the world — the most known verse on salvation, for good reason.

"for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,"

By grace you have been saved, through faith — not by works.

"There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”"

Salvation is found in no one else — an exclusive claim.

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life — the transaction.

"Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me."

I am the way and the truth and the life — Jesus' own claim.

"But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us — the timing matters.

"not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,"

Not by works of righteousness that we have done — but by his mercy.

"For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us — the exchange.

"But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed."

He was pierced for our transgressions — the prophetic picture of the cross.

"But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:"

To all who received him — the right to become children of God.

"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit."

No condemnation for those in Christ Jesus — the result of salvation.

"The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son."

God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”"

The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost — the stated mission.

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me."

I stand at the door and knock — the invitation that remains open.