Salvation

Preparation for Heaven

2 Corinthians 5:5

… He tells us that, "he that believes and is baptized shall be saved"—if we have been obedient to these two commands, we shall be saved, for our …

Fickle Followers

Luke 9:57-62

… May we not reasonably expect that it will be so with us, also?" Our Savior never refused anybody who came to Him and who ought to have been …

Words To Rest On

2 Chronicles 32:8

… This was implied by our Savior's words in that wondrous intercession with His Father. Christ said, concerning His disciples, "Neither pray I for these alone; but for …

The Two Pivots

Exodus 3:6

… But if you can say of Christ, "He is all my salvation and all my desire," then God is not ashamed to be called your God. Remember what …

Rough, But Friendly

Genesis 42:25

… The heirs of salvation, I know from His Word, Through much tribulation must follow their Lord. How bitter that cup, no heart can conceive, Which He drank quite …

War With Amalek

Exodus 17:8

… And prayer, seating itself upon the stone of Israel, the Rock of our salvation, will continue and prevail! Beware of faintness in devotion! If Moses felt it who …

The Great Emancipator

Exodus 4:22

… You have pestered us enough with your religion, your prayers, your crying, your tears, your talk about being lost and your needing to find a Savior! You are …

"He Comes With Clouds"

Revelation 1:7

… Do not, therefore, look for salvation to some coming day, but believe in Jesus now and find in Him your Savior at once! If you joy in Him …

Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners

Luke 23:34

… Are there not some here, saved by Christ, who must confess that, at times, they did violence to their conscience? They did despite to the Spirit of God …

Order Is Heaven's First Law

Joel 2:8

… He that believes on the Lord Jesus Christ shall be saved! May God bless us all with that salvation, for His name's sake! Amen.

'And It Was So'

Genesis 1:7

… What is your testimony? You were promised salvation, pardon, peace. My testimony is—and it was so! Is not that yours also? Oh, the joy of believing in …

Christ's Perfection and Precedence

Solomon 5:10

… My gracious Redeemer, my Savior are Thou, If ever Iloved You, my Jesus, 'tis now." If we have reached that stage in our journey heavenwards, it will be …

Christ's Joy and Ours

John 15:11

… Savior, and I need no more." Then, ambition ceases, lust is quiet, covetousness is dead and desires that once roamed abroad, now stay at home. The saved one …

The Underlying Gospel for the Dying Year

Romans 5:6

… He has no right whatever to be afraid! The argument of our text is this—since the Lord Jesus Christ saved us when we were ungodly and came …

Mercy for the Meanest of the Flock

Micah 4:6

… you Grace to fly to Jesus now and be saved with an everlasting salvation, through Jesus Christ, our Savior! Amen. EXPOSITION BY C. H. SPURGEON: MCAH4. Verse 1 …

Breakfast With Jesus

John 21:12

… As the Savior fed the people, so, according to our ability, we may attempt to do without fear that we shall therein be going beyond our legitimate province …

True Learning

Ephesians 4:20

… We must know Him as being a real Savior, actually existing, to whom we have come, with whom we have spoken and who has spoken to us—and …

Decision—Illustrated by the Case of Joshua

Joshua 24:15

… But for a man, decision is indispensable—he must know where he is and where he is going! And it will be an evidence of salvation to him …

Job's Sure Knowledge

Job 19:25

… uncertainties, but there is this one certainty—"Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: you shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end …

Compassion on the Ignorant

Hebrews 5:2

… Yes, Sir." You say, "But, my dear Friend, there is a necessity for a new heart." They answer, "Yes, Sir, yes." "And you know there is no salvation …

Love at Leisure

Luke 10:39

… Consider it well, for I am persuaded that this is the true preparation for the other—that contemplation and rest at the Savior's feet will give you …

The Evils of the Present Time, and Our Object, Necessities, and Encouragements*

… We want our hearers saved, and saved at once; and towards this design we must drive with all our power. Let us inculcate with all our might the …

The Silken Fetter

Hosea 3:5

… In our holy Savior working out a perfect righteousness. And above all, in our bleeding Redeemer making expiation for innumerable sins by the giving up of Himself to …

The Principal Wheat

Isaiah 28:25

… all these are the flavoring of life—but to be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation—this is life itself! This is the bread by which …

The Waterer Watered

Proverbs 11:25

… We must let men know that Sacramentarianism is a lie and that there is no salvation but in the uplifted Cross of Christ, and no salvation through ceremonies …

To The Thoughtless

Isaiah 1:3

… I learn that whoever trusts Him is saved. That is a glorious Truth! I am now saved and pardoned for I believe in Jesus. Will not some of …

Boldness at the Throne

Hebrews 4:16

… You and I, if we are believers in Christ, are already saved with an everlasting salvation! Then after God has given us this greatest of all blessings, will …

Unto You, Young Men

1 John 2:14

… or two may be saved, but knowing that they will be, because the Word of God is the power of God unto salvation! They believe in the Holy …

A Memorable Interview

John 20:27

… Cast yourself flat at His feet! Stay yourself upon His Passion and Atonement, and you shall be saved—saved now—saved without a moment's delay! So shall …

The Saints' Love to God

Psalm 31:23

… They are strangers to themselves and strangers to God, yet in His eternal purpose He has ordained that they shall be saved. It is possible that this very …

Our Lord before Herod

Luke 23:8

… Besides that, there was one in his household who doubtless knew a great deal about the Savior, for in Herod's court was the husband of a woman …

God'S First Words To The First Sinner

Genesis 3:9

… works but not to take the finished righteousness of My Beloved Son, the Savior of the world? What have you done for Him who has done so much …

Sown Among Thorns

Matthew 13:7

… are you doing for Jesus now? Salvation is not by doings, you are saved by grace, but if you are so saved, prove it by your devoted life …

The Blessings Of Following On

Hosea 6:3

… If they have, indeed, believed in Jesus Christ—in Jesus only, with all their hearts—their salvation is as sure as if they were already within the gates …

Neither Forsaken Nor Forgotten

Isaiah 49:16

… And an answer is at once given to Him which must have been eminently satisfactory to our Savior's spirit, for He adds, "Though Israel is not gathered …

Singing in the Ways of the Lord

Psalm 138:5

… They have to talk with those who are anxious and to lead them to the Savior. And I believe there is no way of doing it so well …

The Lord Leading—David Following

2 Samuel 5:24

… Sad is the poverty in this great Babylon, but, oh, if men could all be rich and wicked, how would they ever be saved? Grievous is the disease …

Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Joel 2:25

… Their religion has no practical power over them. Salvation is not by works. But when a man is saved, then straightway he begins, by God's Grace, to …

Zechariah'S Vision Of Joshua The High Priest

Zechariah 3:1-5

… that you are a blood-washed sinner—a sinner saved by Divine Grace! And your soul, with your Savior's garments on—made holy as the Holy One …

Redemption and Its Claims

1 Corinthians 6:20

… But though they cost us nothing, they cost the Savior dearly. They are without price to us, but what a price He paid! Well did our poet put …