Salvation:

What is it to be saved?

(Mat 11:28-11:30 KJV) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (PJR rev.8/19/05)

[Salvation? What must we do to be saved? Not much, because the LORD, our God has given His only begotten son, our Lord, Jesus Christ, as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. We can not enter into heaven while we are yet sinners. We cannot possibly ever hope to enter into the Holy place while we are yet unholy. Jesus is our sacrifice for our sins, and the only sacrifice sufficient to cleanse us, sanctify us, and make us Holy. However, there are qualifications to this. 

The person must first BELIEVE that Jesus is who He is, the only son of the Living God, born by the Holy miracle of a virgin birth, who was without sin for His entire life, without spot or blemish, the only perfect Holy sacrifice that would be acceptable and pure enough to cover all of our sins against God, and that He took all of our sins upon Himself, of His own free will, died on the cross and gave His blood as the only perfect sacrifice sufficient to atone for all of our sins, arose again from the grave after three days, spent more time on earth, and then arose to Heaven to take up His rightful place at the right hand of God, and sent us back the Holy Ghost. But believing isn't enough. The person must not ONLY believe, because there's more. Even the demons believe that Jesus is God, because they live in the spiritual realm. How could they not believe? But they will not go to Heaven, because they are not qualified. There is more to it! One must believe in their heart, and confess, or speak aloud, or accept, that Jesus is Lord, the Messiah. But wait, there's more! One must also REPENT from their life of sin, turning away from evil, and turning toward the ways of God, accepting Jesus as their PERSONAL Savior.  The Bible guides us to REPENT and be BAPTIZED. You will read more on Baptism in a minute.

And is there more than that? Well, after being saved, and justified, there should normally be a change in us, as the Holy Ghost begins to sanctify and guide us into all righteousness, preparing us for the service in this world and preparing us to enter the next. But that is not a requirement for salvation. Yet, our hearts, now being led by the Holy Ghost, will begin to lead us to do the things of God,  while we willingly seek Him while He might be found. We might seek the additional BLESSINGS that are here for us, and functions to fulfill for the Lord, like we can read about in the New Testament. We might seek to be united with other believers and seek to seek God even more by following the practices of the early Church as the disciples of Jesus, filled with the Holy Ghost, guide us in the book of Acts… (read on!)] 

(Acts 2:1 KJV) And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 

(Acts 2:2 KJV) And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 

(Acts 2:3 KJV) And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 

(Acts 2:4 KJV) And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 

(Acts 2:5 KJV) And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 

(Acts 2:6 KJV) Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 

(Acts 2:7 KJV) And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? 

(Acts 2:8 KJV) And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 

(Acts 2:9 KJV) Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 

(Acts 2:10 KJV) Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 

(Acts 2:11 KJV) Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 

(Acts 2:12 KJV) And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 

(Acts 2:13 KJV) Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 

(Acts 2:14 KJV) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 

(Acts 2:15 KJV) For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 

(Acts 2:16 KJV) But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 

(Acts 2:17 KJV) And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 

(Acts 2:18 KJV) And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 

(Acts 2:19 KJV) And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 

(Acts 2:20 KJV) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 

(Acts 2:21 KJV) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 

(Acts 2:22 KJV) Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 

(Acts 2:23 KJV) Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 

(Acts 2:24 KJV) Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 

(Acts 2:25 KJV) For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 

(Acts 2:26 KJV) Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 

(Acts 2:27 KJV) Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 

(Acts 2:28 KJV) Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 

(Acts 2:29 KJV) Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 

(Acts 2:30 KJV) Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 

(Acts 2:31 KJV) He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 

(Acts 2:32 KJV) This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 

(Acts 2:33 KJV) Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 

(Acts 2:34 KJV) For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 

(Acts 2:35 KJV) Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 

(Acts 2:36 KJV) Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. 

(Acts 2:37 KJV) Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 

(Acts 2:38 KJV) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 

(Acts 2:39 KJV) For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 

(Acts 2:40 KJV) And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 

(Acts 2:41 KJV) Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 

[So, why should we also be baptized when Jesus had done all that needed to be done? Isn't that "works" on our part? Well, no. It's an outward expression of an inner will to please God. It's also the thing to do, for anyone who wishes to follow the Biblical ways to sanctification. And what about this "gift of the Holy Ghost" and speaking in tongues and all of that? Well, I'll cover that in another section. For now, I'll say that the Holy Ghost is a gift of God (and is in fact the very living, thinking presence of God), who will guide you into all righteousness, empower you to perform God's will for you in this lifetime, enable you to understand God's will, bring all of Jesus' words to your remembrance, comfort you in troublesome times, guide your very footsteps, and give you a taste of what heaven will be like, while still in this world! There's so much more to this, but, as I said, in another section. But, the baptism in water is a very symbolic, yet very real experience. It shines of our death and burial to sin and our resurrection to true life. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is the real thing! It IS the resurrection of our souls while we live in this world. For, when the body does finally die and is buried, our souls will live on, and will eventually be joined to the Holy one, Jesus Christ! 

Easton's Bible Dictionary defines Sanctification like this: " Sanctification - involves more than a mere moral reformation of character, brought about by the power of the truth: it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing the whole nature more and more under the influences of the new gracious principles implanted in the soul in regeneration. In other words, sanctification is the carrying on to perfection the work begun in regeneration, and it extends to the whole man (Rom. 6:13; 2 Cor. 4:6; Col. 3:10; 1 John 4:7; 1 Cor. 6:19). It is the special office of the Holy Spirit in the plan of redemption to carry on this work (1 Cor. 6:11; 2 Thess. 2:13). Faith is instrumental in securing sanctification, inasmuch as it (1) secures union to Christ (Gal. 2:20), and (2) brings the believer into living contact with the truth, whereby he is led to yield obedience "to the commands, trembling at the threatenings, and embracing the promises of God for this life and that which is to come."  Perfect sanctification is not attainable in this life (1 Kings 8:46; Prov. 20:9; Eccl. 7:20; James 3:2; 1 John 1:8). See Paul's account of himself in Rom.  :14-25; Phil. 3:12-14; and 1 Tim. 1:15; also the confessions of David (Ps. 19:12, 13; 51), of Moses (90:8), of Job (42:5, 6), and of Daniel (9:3-20). "The more holy a man is, the more humble, self-renouncing, self-abhorring, and the more sensitive to every sin he becomes, and the more closely he clings to Christ. The moral imperfections which cling to him he feels to be sins, which he laments and strives to overcome. Believers find that their life is a constant warfare, and they need to take the kingdom of heaven by storm, and watch while they pray. They are always subject to the constant chastisement of their Father's loving hand, which can only be designed to correct their imperfections and to confirm their graces. And it has been notoriously the fact that the best Christians have been those who have been the least prone to claim the attainment of perfection for themselves.", Hodge's Outlines.  "

But, be forewarned on one subject: This business of Sanctification is a lifelong process, even after the in-filling of the Holy Ghost. And here is why: "Eternity" is timeless, as is God, not bound by time. After all, how could God be bound by time when He created it? "Forever" implies a starting point and no ending point. Time is a gift of God that we are bound by while we live in these bodies. Time gives us the opportunity to start as a sinner and then go through the salvation process. But while we live, having been saved, we will have a drive to want to God's will, stumble, repent, be humans. We are still not perfect in this world, but we still have an advocate who will guide us, speak for us, intercede for us, because He loves us. God is patient and longsuffering on our parts, but don't push it. And when we go to heaven, we will still have to stand in judgement and account for our lives, and for unconfessed sins and things we did and said after the time that we were saved. And we will each have to do this at the Judgement seat of Christ, while unbelievers will face the white throne Judgement. This is why the Bible mentions things about saved believers being filled and refilled with the Holy Ghost, and working out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Sanctification is a lifelong process while we live, since we each will have a Holy mission for the Lord, set aside and separated from the world, operating in the Spirit, functioning in the body of believers in Christ. And this position which we each might have must be fulfilled with all Holiness, in reverence for the Lord. The Holy Ghost will empower you ALWAYS to do the will of God in your life. It behooves the believer not to grieve the Holy Spirit of God. For who else would you turn to then?] 

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(Gen 47:25 KJV) And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 

(Exo 1:17 KJV) But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 

(Exo 1:18 KJV) And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 

(Exo 14:30 KJV) Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 

(Num 10:9 KJV) And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. 

(Num 22:33 KJV) And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. 

(Num 31:15 KJV) And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 

(Deu 33:29 KJV) Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. 

(Josh 6:25 KJV) And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 

(Judg 7:2 KJV) And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 

(Judg 8:19 KJV) And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 

(Judg 21:14 KJV) And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. 

(1 Sam 10:19 KJV) And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. 

(1 Sam 14:23 KJV) So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven. 

(1 Sam 23:5 KJV) So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. 

(1 Sam 27:11 KJV) And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines. 

(2 Sam 19:5 KJV) And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; 

(2 Sam 19:9 KJV) And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom. 

(2 Sam 22:4 KJV) I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 

(2 Ki 6:10 KJV) And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. 

(2 Ki 14:27 KJV) And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. 

(1 Chr 11:14 KJV) And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. 

(2 Chr 32:22 KJV) Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side. 

(Neh 9:27 KJV) Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. 

(Psa 18:3 KJV) I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 

(Psa 33:16 KJV) There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 

(Psa 34:6 KJV) This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 

(Psa 44:7 KJV) But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 

(Psa 80:3 KJV) Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 

(Psa 80:7 KJV) Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 

(Psa 80:19 KJV) Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 

(Psa 106:8 KJV) Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 

(Psa 106:10 KJV) And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 

(Psa 107:13 KJV) Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 

(Prov 28:18 KJV) Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. 

(Isa 30:15 KJV) For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. 

(Isa 43:12 KJV) I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. 

(Isa 45:17 KJV) But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 

(Isa 45:22 KJV) Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. 

(Isa 63:9 KJV) In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. 

(Isa 64:5 KJV) Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. 

(Jer 4:14 KJV) O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? 

(Jer 8:20 KJV) The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 

(Jer 17:14 KJV) Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. 

(Jer 23:6 KJV) In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 

(Jer 30:7 KJV) Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. 

(Jer 33:16 KJV) In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. 

(Mat 10:22 KJV) And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 

(Mat 19:25 KJV) When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 

(Mat 24:13 KJV) But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 

(Mat 24:22 KJV) And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 

(Mat 27:42 KJV) He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 

(Mark 10:26 KJV) And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 

(Mark 13:13 KJV) And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 

(Mark 13:20 KJV) And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 

(Mark 15:31 KJV) Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 

(Mark 16:16 KJV) He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 

(Luke 1:71 KJV) That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 

(Luke 7:50 KJV) And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. 

(Luke 8:12 KJV) Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 

(Luke 13:23 KJV) Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 

(Luke 18:26 KJV) And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? 

(Luke 18:42 KJV) And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 

(Luke 23:35 KJV) And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. 

(John 3:17 KJV) For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 

(John 5:34 KJV) But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 

(John 10:9 KJV) I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 

(Acts 2:21 KJV) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 

(Acts 2:47 KJV) Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. 

(Acts 4:12 KJV) Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. 

(Acts 11:14 KJV) Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. 

(Acts 15:1 KJV) And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 

(Acts 15:11 KJV) But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. 

(Acts 16:30 KJV) And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 

(Acts 16:31 KJV) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 

(Acts 27:20 KJV) And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. 

(Acts 27:31 KJV) Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 

(Rom 5:9 KJV) Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 

(Rom 5:10 KJV) For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 

(Rom 8:24 KJV) For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 

(Rom 9:27 KJV) Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: 

(Rom 10:1 KJV) Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 

(Rom 10:9 KJV) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 

(Rom 10:13 KJV) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 

(Rom 11:26 KJV) And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 

(1 Cor 1:18 KJV) For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 

(1 Cor 3:15 KJV) If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 

(1 Cor 5:5 KJV) To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 

(1 Cor 10:33 KJV) Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. 

(1 Cor 15:2 KJV) By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 

(2 Cor 2:15 KJV) For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 

(Eph 2:5 KJV) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 

(Eph 2:8 KJV) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 

(1 Th 2:16 KJV) Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. 

(2 Th 2:10 KJV) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 

(1 Tim 2:4 KJV) Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 

(1 Tim 2:15 KJV) Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety. 

(2 Tim 1:9 KJV) Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 

(Titus 3:5 KJV) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 

(1 Pet 3:20 KJV) Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 

(1 Pet 4:18 KJV) And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? 

(2 Pet 2:5 KJV) And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 

(Jude 1:5 KJV) I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 

(Rev 21:24 KJV) And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 

["salvation" word search] 

(Gen 49:18 KJV) I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. 

(Exo 14:13 KJV) And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 

(Exo 15:2 KJV) The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 

(Deu 32:15 KJV) But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 

(1 Sam 2:1 KJV) And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 

(1 Sam 11:13 KJV) And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel. 

(1 Sam 14:45 KJV) And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 

(1 Sam 19:5 KJV) For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? 

(2 Sam 22:3 KJV) The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 

(2 Sam 22:36 KJV) Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. 

(2 Sam 22:47 KJV) The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 

(2 Sam 22:51 KJV) He is the tower of salvation for his king: and showeth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore. 

(2 Sam 23:5 KJV) Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. 

(1 Chr 16:23 KJV) Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation. 

(1 Chr 16:35 KJV) And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise. 

(2 Chr 6:41 KJV) Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 

(2 Chr 20:17 KJV) Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you. 

(Job 13:16 KJV) He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him. 

(Psa 3:8 KJV) Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. 

(Psa 9:14 KJV) That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 

(Psa 13:5 KJV) But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 

(Psa 14:7 KJV) Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. 

(Psa 18:2 KJV) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 

(Psa 18:35 KJV) Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 

(Psa 18:46 KJV) The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 

(Psa 20:5 KJV) We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions. 

(Psa 21:1 KJV) To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 

(Psa 21:5 KJV) His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 

(Psa 24:5 KJV) He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

(Psa 25:5 KJV) Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 

(Psa 27:1 KJV) A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 

(Psa 27:9 KJV) Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 

(Psa 35:3 KJV) Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 

(Psa 35:9 KJV) And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. 

(Psa 37:39 KJV) But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. 

(Psa 38:22 KJV) Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. 

(Psa 40:10 KJV) I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 

(Psa 40:16 KJV) Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. 

(Psa 50:23 KJV) Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God. 

(Psa 51:12 KJV) Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 

(Psa 51:14 KJV) Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 

(Psa 53:6 KJV) Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. 

(Psa 62:1 KJV) To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 

(Psa 62:2 KJV) He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 

(Psa 62:6 KJV) He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. 

(Psa 62:7 KJV) In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 

(Psa 65:5 KJV) By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: 

(Psa 68:19 KJV) Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. 

(Psa 68:20 KJV) He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. 

(Psa 69:13 KJV) But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 

(Psa 69:29 KJV) But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 

(Psa 70:4 KJV) Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 

(Psa 71:15 KJV) My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. 

(Psa 74:12 KJV) For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 

(Psa 78:22 KJV) Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: 

(Psa 79:9 KJV) Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. 

(Psa 85:4 KJV) Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. 

(Psa 85:7 KJV) Show us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. 

(Psa 85:9 KJV) Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 

(Psa 88:1 KJV) A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: 

(Psa 89:26 KJV) He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 

(Psa 91:16 KJV) With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. 

(Psa 95:1 KJV) O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 

(Psa 96:2 KJV) Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day. 

(Psa 98:2 KJV) The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen. 

(Psa 98:3 KJV) He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 

(Psa 106:4 KJV) Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; 

(Psa 116:13 KJV) I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 

(Psa 118:14 KJV) The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 

(Psa 118:15 KJV) The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. 

(Psa 118:21 KJV) I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 

(Psa 119:41 KJV) VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. 

(Psa 119:81 KJV) CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 

(Psa 119:123 KJV) Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. 

(Psa 119:155 KJV) Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. 

(Psa 119:166 KJV) LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 

(Psa 119:174 KJV) I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. 

(Psa 132:16 KJV) I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 

(Psa 140:7 KJV) O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 

(Psa 144:10 KJV) It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 

(Psa 149:4 KJV) For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 

(Isa 12:2 KJV) Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. 

(Isa 12:3 KJV) Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. 

(Isa 17:10 KJV) Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: 

(Isa 25:9 KJV) And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 

(Isa 26:1 KJV) In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. 

(Isa 33:2 KJV) O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. 

(Isa 33:6 KJV) And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. 

(Isa 45:8 KJV) Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. 

(Isa 45:17 KJV) But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 

(Isa 46:13 KJV) I bring near my righteousness: it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. 

(Isa 49:6 KJV) And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 

(Isa 49:8 KJV) Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; 

(Isa 51:5 KJV) My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. 

(Isa 51:6 KJV) Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. 

(Isa 51:8 KJV) For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation. 

(Isa 52:7 KJV) How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! 

(Isa 52:10 KJV) The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 

(Isa 56:1 KJV) Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 

(Isa 59:11 KJV) We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. 

(Isa 59:16 KJV) And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. 

(Isa 59:17 KJV) For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. 

(Isa 60:18 KJV) Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 

(Isa 61:10 KJV) I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. 

(Isa 62:1 KJV) For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. 

(Isa 62:11 KJV) Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 

(Isa 63:5 KJV) And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. 

(Jer 3:23 KJV) Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel. 

(Lam 3:26 KJV) It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. 

(Jonah 2:9 KJV) But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. 

(Micah 7:7 KJV) Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 

(Hab 3:8 KJV) Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? 

(Hab 3:13 KJV) Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. 

(Hab 3:18 KJV) Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 

(Zec 9:9 KJV) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 

(Luke 1:69 KJV) And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 

(Luke 1:77 KJV) To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, 

(Luke 2:30 KJV) For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 

(Luke 3:6 KJV) And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 

(Luke 19:9 KJV) And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 

(John 4:22 KJV) Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 

(Acts 4:12 KJV) Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. 

(Acts 13:26 KJV) Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. 

(Acts 13:47 KJV) For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. 

(Acts 16:17 KJV) The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. 

(Acts 28:28 KJV) Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 

(Rom 1:16 KJV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 

(Rom 10:10 KJV) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 

(Rom 11:11 KJV) I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 

(Rom 13:11 KJV) And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. (2 Cor 1:6 KJV) And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also 

suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 

(2 Cor 6:2 KJV) (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 

(2 Cor 7:10 KJV) For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 

(Eph 1:13 KJV) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 

(Eph 6:17 KJV) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 

(Phil 1:19 KJV) For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 

(Phil 1:28 KJV) And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. 

(Phil 2:12 KJV) Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 

(1 Th 5:8 KJV) But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 

(1 Th 5:9 KJV) For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 

(2 Th 2:13 KJV) But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

(2 Tim 2:10 KJV) Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 

(2 Tim 3:15 KJV) And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 

(Titus 2:11 KJV) For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 

(Heb 1:14 KJV) Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? 

(Heb 2:3 KJV) How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 

(Heb 2:10 KJV) For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 

(Heb 5:9 KJV) And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 

(Heb 6:9 KJV) But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 

(Heb 9:28 KJV) So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 

(1 Pet 1:5 KJV) Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 

(1 Pet 1:9 KJV) Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. 

(1 Pet 1:10 KJV) Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 

(2 Pet 3:15 KJV) And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 

(Jude 1:3 KJV) Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 

(Rev 7:10 KJV) And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 

(Rev 12:10 KJV) And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 

(Rev 19:1 KJV) And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: