✝️ Salvation

What must I do to be saved?

The most important question ever asked - and the Bible gives a clear answer that will change your eternity.

20 Bible studies address this question

What the Bible Says

These Bible studies explore Scripture passages that speak to this question. Each study will give you insight and practical application.

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Acts 16

The Gospel Comes to Europe

Paul's second missionary journey takes a pivotal turn as a vision calls him to Macedonia. In Philippi, Lydia believes, a slave girl is freed, and the jailer finds salvation through earthquake and grac...

5 min read 95% relevant
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John 3

You Must Be Born Again

Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night, seeking understanding. Jesus tells him no one can see God's kingdom without being born again—born of water and Spirit. John the Baptist testifies that Jesus must i...

7 min read 92% relevant
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Acts 2

The Day of Pentecost

The Holy Spirit comes upon the believers with wind and fire, enabling them to speak in other languages. Peter preaches to the gathered crowds, proclaiming Jesus as Lord and Christ. Three thousand beli...

8 min read 92% relevant
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Romans 10

Faith Comes by Hearing

Israel's rejection stems from seeking righteousness by works rather than faith. The gospel is near—in your mouth and heart. Everyone who calls on the Lord will be saved.

5 min read 90% relevant
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Mark 10

Marriage, Children, Riches, and Servant Leadership

Jesus teaches on marriage and divorce, blesses children, encounters a rich man who cannot give up his wealth, predicts His death a third time, and teaches that greatness in His Kingdom means being a s...

8 min read 85% relevant
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Romans 3

All Have Sinned

Paul completes his case: Jews and Gentiles alike stand condemned under sin. No one is righteous by works. But now, apart from the Law, God's righteousness comes through faith in Christ.

5 min read 85% relevant
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Titus 3

Saved Not by Works

Paul instructs Titus on civic responsibility and peaceful relationships, grounds transformation in the mercy of God and regeneration by the Spirit, and warns about divisive people who should be avoide...

5 min read 85% relevant
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Luke 18

Persistent Prayer and True Humility

Jesus teaches persistence in prayer through the parable of the persistent widow. The Pharisee and tax collector reveal that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Jesus welcomes children...

7 min read 83% relevant
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John 6

The Bread of Life

Jesus feeds five thousand with five loaves and two fish, then walks on water. The crowds pursue Him for bread, but He offers something greater—Himself as the bread of life that satisfies forever. Hi...

8 min read 80% relevant
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Ephesians 2

Saved by Grace

Ephesians 2 contains one of the clearest explanations of the gospel: we were dead in sin but made alive in Christ—not by works but by grace through faith.

5 min read 80% relevant
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Numbers 21

The Bronze Serpent and Victories in the Wilderness

Numbers 21 records Israel's complaint and judgment by serpents, healing through looking at the bronze serpent, and military victories over Canaanite, Amorite, and Bashanese kings as they approach the ...

6 min read 78% relevant
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Luke 23

The Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial of Jesus

Jesus stands before Pilate and Herod, innocent yet condemned. He carries His cross to Golgotha, is crucified between criminals, and forgives His executioners. The repentant thief receives paradise. Je...

8 min read 78% relevant
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Acts 4

Peter and John Before the Council

Peter and John are arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin for healing in Jesus' name. Peter, filled with the Spirit, proclaims that salvation is found in no one else but Jesus. The council is amaze...

7 min read 78% relevant
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Genesis 15

The Covenant Confirmed

God reassures Abram of His promises. Abram believes and it is credited to him as righteousness. God makes a covenant, passing through the pieces alone.

3 min read 75% relevant
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Acts 9

The Conversion of Saul

The fierce persecutor Saul encounters the risen Christ on the Damascus road and is transformed into an apostle. This dramatic conversion demonstrates that no one is beyond God's grace.

5 min read 75% relevant
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Galatians 3

Faith or Works of the Law?

Paul appeals to the Galatians' experience: did they receive the Spirit by works or by faith? Abraham believed and it was credited as righteousness. The Law was a guardian until Christ came.

6 min read 75% relevant
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Romans 1

The Gospel Revealed

Paul introduces his letter to Rome, declaring the gospel as God's power for salvation. He reveals humanity's universal problem: the rejection of God leads to moral decay and divine wrath.

5 min read 70% relevant
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Galatians 2

Justified by Faith

Paul confronted Peter for hypocrisy regarding Gentile fellowship. We are justified not by works of the Law but through faith in Christ. The life Paul now lives, he lives by faith in the Son of God.

6 min read 70% relevant
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Romans 4

Abraham's Faith

Paul proves justification by faith from Scripture. Abraham was declared righteous by faith, not works—before circumcision. He is the father of all who believe, Jew and Gentile alike.

5 min read 68% relevant
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Deuteronomy 30

Restoration and the Choice of Life

Moses promises restoration after exile, describes the accessibility of God's commands, and calls Israel to choose life over death.

4 min read 65% relevant

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