Salvation

Christus Et Ego

Galatians 2:20

… It makes him see himself as a separate existence and compels him to meditate upon his own sin, his own salvation, and his own personal doom unless saved …

The Story of a Runaway Slave

… The harlot must be washed in the Savior's blood or she will never be clean! The lowest strata of society will never be brought into the light …

By Grace Through Faith

… We are saved "through faith," but salvation is "by grace." Sound forth those words as with the archangel's trumpet: "By grace are ye saved." What glad tidings …

The Spur

John 9:4

… Our Savior was so little flurried by the danger which had threatened Him that He paused and fixed His eyes upon the poor beggar, attentively surveying him. He …

Intercessory Prayer

Psalm 141:5

… In Your loving kindness enable others to taste the sweetness of Your salvation." Then the Christian people who have at any time conversed with the convert, who have …

The Pastor's Life Wrapped Up with His People's Steadfastness a Pleading Reminder for the New Year

1 Thessalonians 3:8

… saved! We die when we think of those who are not in the Lord at all! How it would revive us if we could see them saved! If …

Flesh And Spirit—A Riddle

Psalm 73:22-25

… What? And do we call ourselves wise? Do we, followers of the lowly Savior, profess that we have attained perfection, or have been so chastened that the rod …

'Bought with a Price'

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

… He who above all others speaks most positively of salvation by grace, and is most clear upon the fact that salvation is not by the works of the …

Why They Leave Us

John 17:24

… Even our salvation should not be an ultimate end with any one of us; we should desire to glorify God by our salvation. We look upon the doctrines …

Our Position and Our Purpose

2 Corinthians 7:1

… Although saved by Grace, gracious souls make marvelous efforts—efforts beyond their natural powers—to enter into a state of rest from sin. Nor must we stop short …

An Earnest Entreaty

Psalm 2:12

… The words were spoken to those who had willfully opposed the reign of our Savior, the Son of God, the Lord's Anointed. They had determined to reject …

Christopathy

Isaiah 53:5

… be the Propitiation for sin—and rely upon Him, alone, for salvation, you shall be saved! Faith, that is, trust, is the hand that brings the plaster to …

Three Arrows—or Six?

2 Kings 13:18

… Why not, my Brother? Can you be saved unless you are sanctified? Some are perfectly satisfied with laying, again, the first principles, always going over those—but they …

A Psalmist's Question and Answer

Psalm 130:3

… There is no hope of Heaven for me, so why should I not make the most I can of earth? If I cannot obtain salvation from God, I …

Turning From Death

Ezekiel 33:11

… Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains. See, they were trying to get it from their high places! They …

The Man Whose Hand Stuck to His Sword

2 Samuel 23:9

… Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, that He might make His mightypower to be known. [See Sermon #115, Volume 3—WHY ARE MEN SAVED?.] He …

Faith Versus Sight

2 Corinthians 5:7

… But when you said you were afraid you were not saved because you were so unhappy, or, on the other hand, that you were sure you were saved …

The Procession of Sorrow

John 19:16

… the early Church; let us hope that salvation came to his house when he was compelled to bear the Savior’s cross. Dear friends, we must remember that …

"At Your Word"

Luke 5:5

… be seen that for the salvation of the elect there was nothing better than a crucified Savior—and to make that crucified Savior known there was no better …

The Great Sin Of Doing Nothing

Numbers 32:23

… hearts and saved us with the precious blood of the Only-Begotten, how can we sit still and allow others to perish? As we value salvation, we are …

"All Hail!"

Matthew 28:9

… But now, on the other side of the tomb, you can stand beside your risen Savior. He can come into our midst and say, as He has often …

A Cheerful Giver is Beloved of God

2 Corinthians 9:7

… Remember, dear Brothers and Sisters, continually, that you are saved—you, when you might have been damned—you, when you had no will at anytime to be saved …

Sharing Christ's Life

John 14:19

… A while He slept, and the Church mourned, but blessed was the day when, at the first rosy dawn of light, the Savior rose! Then could He say …

Nevertheless, Hereafter

Matthew 26:64

… Observe, first, that the Savior's condition when He made use of that, "nevertheless," was no proof that He would not rise to power. There He stood, a …

Comfort and Constancy

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… These things act and react, one upon another—the comfort makes us work—the work brings to us a fresh measure of comfort! See how even the Savior …

Patience, Comfort and Hope From the Scriptures

Romans 15:4

… You, know, Beloved, that we are saved by faith and that by faith we find complete and immediate salvation in our Lord Jesus Christ. But you must never …

The Ear Bored With An Awl

Exodus 21:5

… He had wholly surrendered Himself to the service of our salvation? Before His judges He might have saved Himself. Why didn't He? One word when He was …

Serving The Lord

Romans 12:11

… If your actions are so guarded with holy care that your character in your station adorns the doctrine of God your Savior, though you shall scarcely be able …

The Blood of Christ's Covenant

Zechariah 9:11

… object to the Gospel plan of salvation by the righteousness and death of Another, even Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, the one great federal Head and Representative …

God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

… Trust in Jesus and you shall be saved. And, being saved, you shall love your God and then all war between you and God will be over. God …

A Painful and Puzzling Question

Mark 4:40

… If you trust Christ, you shall be saved—no, you are saved! And the proof of your being saved will be this—that you will not be the …

Death and Life—the Wage and the Gift

Romans 6:23

… salvation all is of free gift—in damnation everything is of justice and desert. When a man is lost, he has earned it—when a man is saved …

Good Works In Good Company

Solomon 7:11-13

… The very brightest members of Christ's family—those who wear the most of the Savior's image and honor Him best among men—may well shrink from …

Strange Ways of Love

Hosea 2:14

… It is a Scripture nut which is too hard to be cracked if salvation is by human merit and by human works. "Therefore" is a manifest non sequitur …

Lacking Moisture

Luke 8:6

… are told by our Savior that they received the Word with joy. Oh, they are so happy! They feel that they are saved and they are full of …

The Pilgrim's Longings

Hebrews 11:15-16

… They are often furnished by the example of others. 'When any turn from Zion's way, Alas, what numbers do! Methinks I hear my Savior say, Wilt thou …

'The Garment of Praise'

Isaiah 61:3

… praise! Every child of God should be clothed with the garments of salvation—his Savior has prepared them for this end—let him wrap them about him and …

The Spirit of Bondage and Adoption

Romans 8:15

… He toils not in order to gain salvation. He is saved! And because God has "worked in him to will and to do of his own good pleasure …

A Fear to Be Desired

Hosea 3:5

… he and his household were saved, so do these men, "moved with fear," draw near unto God and seek to find salvation through His love and Grace. Always …

Faith in the Person of the Lord Jesus

… the way of salvation, as laid down in the text we have quoted, to be dubious? Do you fear that you would not be saved if you followed …