Base Camp: About Salvation

From New Day’s Statement of Faith

About Salvation: Salvation is a GIFT from God to mankind. People can never make up for their sin by self-improvement or GOOD WORKS. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can an individual be saved from sin’s penalty. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his or her life by FAITH.

Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1 

Romans 6:23 (NLT)  For the wages of sin is death, but the free GIFT of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT) ⁸  God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. ⁹  Salvation is not a reward for the GOOD THINGS we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

John 14:6 (NLT)  Jesus told him, “I am THE WAY, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” 

Suggested Reading: Since Nobody’s Perfect... How Good is Good Enough? by Andy Stanley, available at the Information Table.