Quotes about Salvation

By inserting the letters of His name into the names of the Hebrew people, their destiny was altered, and their future was revealed. Joshua is the Hebrew name Yehoshuah, meaning "God shall save". It is also the Hebrew name for Jesus. Joshua would save the nation of Israel, even as Jesus would save the wicked from their sins (Matt. 1:21).

the loin girdle of truth the breastplate of righteousness shoes of the gospel of peace the shield-of faith the helmet of salvation the sword of the Spirit

when the Holy Spirit points out our sins, that is conviction, not condemnation.

Guilt and condemnation are meant to destroy us, but conviction is meant to bring us to repentance.

those who are in the flesh cannot please God." — ROMANS 8:7-8

If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it." — LUKE 9:23-24

Divine purpose is able to preserve you, if you will find shelter in the ark of God's presence.

God uses young people again and again to help restore and shape the destiny of nations...Young people stand at the heart of the salvation story.

And for Christians, the gospel has always been the lens through which Israel's stories are read—which means, for Christians, Jesus, not the Bible, has the final word. The story of God's people has moved on, and so must we.

For Christians, then, the question is not "Who gets the Bible right?" The question is and has always been, "Who gets Jesus right?" The Gospel writers and Paul couldn't have made that any clearer.

The Lord's Supper teaches that] Rituals are good, and they are instituted and used by God to 'connect' his people with him. We learn through ritual that the church is not just made up of individuals, but is a corporate body. It is not just about personal salvation, but a group of people, the people of God, who are bound to one another and to the faithful through the generations. (page 263)

getting the Bible right and getting Jesus right are not the same thing.