Salvation by faith #2

This will just be an outline of salvation using texts.

1) Salvation is by faith alone. Ephesians 2:8 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast."

2) This faith comes from God and has nothing to do with you. See above verse. Also Romans 12:3 "...in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you..."

Modification to Salvation by faith #1:
3) Faith is more than just head belief. One must accept the gift that God has given. Romans 10:10 "For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."

4) Due to 1 and 2, salvation is purely a gift.
Illustrations include being born again, turning from blind to seeing and darkness to light, freedom from bondage to sin and now slavery to righteousness, dying to sin and coming alive, etc.

5) This salvation is for the purpose of you being in a relationship with God.
Isaiah 62:5 "As a young man marries a young woman, so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you." [hehe KT :)]
John 17:3 "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."
1 John 5:20 "And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life."

6) Therefore dive in!