The Road to Salvation

Road to Salvation

What is the Gospel?

Romans 1:16 – Romans 1:17 (KJV)
16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Who Needs to be saved?

Romans 3:10 through Romans 3:17 (KJV)
10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16Destruction and misery are in their ways: 17And the way of peace have they not known:

Romans 3:23 (KJV)
23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

God’s Provision for Salvation:

Romans 5:8 (KJV)
8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:19 (KJV)
19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Romans 6:23 (KJV)
23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Steps to Salvation:

Romans 10:9 – Romans 10:11 (KJV)
9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

John 10:9 (KJV)
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Acts 2:38 (KJV)
38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Psalm 55:16 (KJV)
16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

Ephesians 2:8 – Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Who can be saved?

Acts 2:21 (KJV)
21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)
9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Psalm 145:18 (KJV)
18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Assurance of Salvation:

Romans 10:13 (KJV)
13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Romans 8:14 – Romans 8:16 (KJV)
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

1 John 3:14 (KJV)
14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

1 John 5:11 through 1 John 5:13 (KJV)
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Psalm 145:18 (KJV)
18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Assurance of Salvation:

Romans 10:13 (KJV)
13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Romans 8:14 – Romans 8:16 (KJV)
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

1 John 3:14 (KJV)
14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

1 John 5:11 through 1 John 5:13 (KJV)
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.