1. Eph 2:8-9 - "For BY
GRACE are ye SAVED THROUGH FAITH; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES: it is
the GIFT of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast."
2. Rom 4:6-7 - God imputes
"Righteousness without works." (See #9, #4, #45,
#7, #12, #53)
3. Rom 10:3 - It's a grave mistake for
anyone to try to, "Establish their own
righteousness."
4. Rom 5:17 - Heaven deserving righteousness
is a "GIFT," not something you
earn.
5. Rom 5:18 - Justification to God is a
"FREE GIFT," not something you
work toward.
6. Phil 3:9 - Paul, as 'good' as he was,
still wouldn't trust his "Own righteousness"
to save him.
7. Rom 3:22 - God's righteousness is
credited to "ALL THEM THAT BELIEVE,"
not all that work.
8. Rom 8:3-4 - The flesh is too
"Weak" to save itself. We need
a Saviour. We need Christ. (See #86)
9. Rom 4:3 - Abraham's faith, not works,
"Was counted unto him for righteousness."
10. Rom 4:4-5 - Works are
"Not reckoned of grace, but of debt." Faith is
counted as righteousness.
11. Gal 3:10 - To earn Heaven you'd have to
"Continueth," perfectly, in the
whole law. (See #81, #86)
12. Titus 3:5 - "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."
13. John 5:24 - In Christ we've
"PASSED from death unto life."
We don't have to "wait" to find out.
14. Rom 9:31-32 - Israel,
"Sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the
law." (#33, #54)
15. Acts 4:12 - No other name but Christ can
save us--not the name of works, nor our own name.
16. John 1:12-13 - Only God's power, through
His Son, makes us a child of God. We are not born into God's family by
"Blood" (heritage, family
'pedigree'), "Nor will of the flesh"
(good works), "Nor will of man."
(minister, or man made religion), "But of
God." (See #12, #53, #21, #17, #22, #46, #15)
17. Isa 45:22 - No one else can save a soul
from Hell but God; "There is none else."
18. Acts 13:39 - "And by
him [Christ] all that believe
are justified from all things, from which ye COULD NOT BE JUSTIFIED by
the law of Moses." (See #33, #54, #53, #5, #42, #64,
#82, #87, #80)
19. Rom 8:7 - We can't follow God's law even
if we wanted to. So how can we save ourselves? (#86, #8)
20. Matthew 7:21-23 - Christ describes a
future scene in which some who are trusting in their
"Many wonderful works," will, sadly, be told by
Christ: "I never knew you: depart from me, Ye
that work iniquity." Their good works will not save
them. We all have to trust Christ, and Him ALONE. (#46, #12)
21. John 10:1 - We must enter through
Christ, "THE DOOR," not by
"Some other way.." (See #46)
22. John 8:24 - A person can work all they
want, but it won't save them. Jesus said the bottom line is that,
"If ye believe not that I am he
[the only way], ye shall die in your sins."
(See #53 and #69)
23. Rom 4:2 - If Abraham could have saved
himself, he'd have something to brag about. (See #25, #1)
24. Acts 10:1-43 - Cornelius' good works
would put anyone today to shame, yet he still had to get saved by
trusting solely in Christ to save him. (See #6, #12, #1, #88)
25. Rom 3:27-28 - "Where is
boasting then?...Of WORKS? nay." (See #1 and #23)
26. 1 John 5:13 - If your salvation depends
on a lifetime of good works, then why does the Bible teach that you
could "KNOW" for sure, before
you die, that you are going to Heaven? The answer is because salvation
doesn't depend on you, but on Christ, who ALREADY paid the price for
your sins. (See #87)
27. Heb 1:3 - "He had BY
HIMSELF purged our sins." He doesn't need help from us!
(See #15)
28. Heb 2:3 - If we have to work at earning
it, why does the Bible call it "So great
salvation"?
29. Heb 2:9-10 - Christ is
"The CAPTAIN of their salvation." He tasted
"Death for every man."
30. Heb 2:14-15 - Christ is the one who will
"DELIVER" us from death, not
ourselves! (See #53)
31. Heb 2:17 - Christ makes
"RECONCILIATION for the sins."
We can't reconcile ourselves.
32. Heb 5:9 - Christ is
"The AUTHOR of eternal salvation," not us! It's
not in our hands.
33. Gal 2:16 - "Knowing
that a man IS NOT JUSTIFIED BY THE WORKS of the law, but by the faith
of Jesus Christ, ....that we might be justified by the faith of
Christ, and NOT by the WORKS of the law: FOR BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW
SHALL NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED."
34. Heb 9:28 - "Christ was
once offered to bear the sins of many." God won't
accept good works.
35. Heb 10:10-12 - Christ's body was offered
"Once for all." So stop
insulting God with your works.
36. Heb 10:14 - "For by one
offering he hath perfected for ever them." STOP WORKING
at it!
37. Heb 10:17-18 - "There
is no more offering for sin." So stop offering your
good works.
38. 2 Cor 1:9 - "We should
not trust in ourselves, but in God," who has ALREADY
paid the price.
39. 2 Cor 1:10 - Christ
"Delivered us from so great a death." He had to;
we can't deliver ourselves.
40. Eph 1:12-13 - You are saved by trusting
in Christ, and, "After that believed, ye were
SEALED."
41. Jer 17:5 - "Cursed be
the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm."
42. Job 25:4 - "How then
can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of
a woman?" (For God's answer, see #86, #63, #54, #33,
#82, #80, #73, #5 and Isaiah 1:18)
43. Isa 12:2 - "Behold, God
is my salvation; I will trust." Don't trust good works,
trust the Saviour.
44. Luke 18:9-14 - Jesus gives a parable
teaching that self righteousness WILL NOT save a person.
45. Ezek 33:13 - "If he
trust to his own righteousness..." He better be
perfectly sinless or else!
46. John 14:6 - Jesus said,
"I am THE WAY...no man cometh unto the Father,
BUT BY ME."
47. 1 Tim 2:5-6 - There's ONLY
"One mediator between God and men,"
Jesus Christ, not ourselves.
48. Col 2:14 - Christ took our sin debt,
"Nailing it to his cross." It's
ALREADY paid for! (See #34-37)
49. John 19:30 - While on the cross, Christ
said, "It is finished." It's
paid. We don't have to work for it.
50. Matt 11:28-30 - Christ offers
"REST" to all those working at
trying to earn their way to Heaven.
51. Isa 53:4-6 - Christ was,
"WOUNDED FOR OUR transgressions."
Why? So WE don't have to be.
52. Heb 4:9-10 - The person who accepts
Christ as Saviour, "Hath CEASED from his own
works."
53. Gal 2:21 - If you could earn Heaven, why
did Christ die? "Then Christ is dead in vain."
(See #86, #8)
54. Rom 3:20 - "Therefore
by the deeds of the law there SHALL NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED in his
sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." (See
#33, #14, #82, #80, #87, #42, #73)
55. Gal 5:1-4 - "Christ
hath made us free." He had to; we can't free ourselves,
no matter how "good."
56. 2 Tim 1:10 - "Our
Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death," with
no help from us.
57. 1 John 4:14 - Christ was sent,
"To be the Saviour of the world";
we couldn't save ourselves.
58. 1 Tim 4:10 - "The
Saviour of ALL men." Why try to save yourself? You
already have a Saviour.
59. Acts 16:30-31 - When the Philippian
jailer asked, "What must I do to be saved?"
Paul didn't say, keep the Ten Commandments, but rather,
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be saved."
60. Luke 7:49-50 - Christ told the woman:
"Thy faith hath saved thee,"
not thy works! (See #1)
61. Eph 1:7 - "Redemption
through HIS BLOOD, the forgiveness of sins," not
through our works.
62. 1 Pet 1:3-5 -
"According to his abundant MERCY," not according to our
good deeds. (See #12)
63. Rev 1:5 - Christ,
"Washed us from our sins in his own blood"; can't
wash ourselves with works.
64. Titus 3:7 - We are
"Justified by his grace," not by our good deeds,
baptism, or church membership.
65. Titus 2:11 - "The grace
of God that BRINGETH SALVATION hath appeared to ALL MEN."
66. Eph 4:32 - We are forgiven,
"For Christ's sake," not
because of our good behavior. (See #88)
67. Eph 2:4-5 - "(By grace
ye are saved)," not by works. The two don't mix
according to Rom 11:6.
68. Acts 26:18 - "Through
this man [Christ]...forgiveness
of sins," not through our efforts!
69. Heb 7:25 - Only Christ is
"Able to save." Only He can
"Make INTERCESSION for them."
70. Rom 3:10 - "There is
none righteous, no, not one." So how can anyone save
themselves?
71. Rom 3:12 - "There is none that doeth good,
no, not one." So how can anyone save themselves?
72. Eccl 7:20 - "There is not a just man upon
earth, that doeth good." Can anyone save themselves?
73. Rom 4:25 - Christ has already died for
our sins. He, "Was delivered for our offences
and raised again FOR OUR JUSTIFICATION." So what role
does a person play in their own salvation?
74. Rom 5:10 - "We are
reconciled to God by the death of his Son," not by the
fruits of our works.
75. John 6:28-29 - "Then
said they unto him, WHAT SHALL WE DO, that we might work the works of
God? Jesus answered and said unto them, THIS IS THE WORK OF GOD, THAT
YE BELIEVE ON HIM whom he hath sent." (See #59,
#22, #10, #53)
76. 1 Pet 3:18 - "Suffered
for us...that HE might bring us to God." Do we have to
help Him save us? Didn't He suffer enough to pay the price? Heb 7:25
says He did. He saves to "The uttermost."
77. Matt 5:20 - Your self-righteousness
would have to surpass that of the Pharisees--Impossible! (#70)
78. 1 John 2:2 - Christ,
"Is the propitiation [payment]...for
the sins of the whole world." If He can pay for the
sins of the whole world, why would He need our help in saving us--mere
individuals?
79. Rom 8:8 - "They that
are in the flesh cannot please God." So what chance
does anyone have?
80. Rom 3:23-25 - Through Christ's death we
are "Justified freely" (made
right with God). His death provides:
"Redemption" (we are bought back to God),
"Propitiation" (a settlement of
our sin debt), "Remission
[forgiveness] of sins." It's
all by God's "Grace" not our
works. (See #1, #35, #36, #78)
81. James 2:10-11 - "For
whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in ONE POINT, he is
guilty of all." We can't possibly save ourselves; God
demands sinless perfection. We need a Saviour.
82. Romans 5:8-9 - We are
"Justified by his blood," not our good works.
That's why "When we were sinners, Christ died
for us." Therefore, "We shall
be saved from wrath through him."
83. Matt 18:11 - Jesus came
"To save that which was lost
[us]." Why? Because we can't
save ourselves. Otherwise, why send Christ to die for our sins if we
could pay for them ourselves? (See #53, #8, #86, #76)
84. Acts 15:10-11 -
"Through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved,"
not through works. Grace is not works; works is not grace, as
explained in Rom 11:6 (see #90, #1, #53)
85. 2 Cor 5:21 - "Christ
was made sin for us...that we might be made the righteousness of God
in him." Why trust our own "righteousness" if God
offers to impute us His righteousness? (Rom 4:22-24)
86. Matt 19:25-26 - "When
his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, WHO THEN
CAN BE SAVED? But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, WITH MEN THIS
IS IMPOSSIBLE; but with God all things are possible."
(See #8, #41, #42, #81, #11, #45, #70, #19)
87. Rom 5:1 - "Therefore
being JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, we have PEACE WITH GOD through our Lord
Jesus Christ." There can be no real peace when a person
spends their life wondering if they have done enough good works. Peace
is knowing it's been paid for ALREADY. (See #52, #50, #26, #53)
88. 2 Tim 1:9 - "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." God had a
"payment plan" ready before any of us were even alive to work!
89. Rom 10:9-13 - "That if
thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus [i.e.
Repent], and shalt believe in thine heart
[i.e. Trust] that God hath raised him from the
dead, THOU SHALT BE SAVED...For whosoever shall CALL upon the name of
the Lord SHALL BE SAVED." (See #15)
90. Rom 11:6 - "And if by
grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more
grace."
91. Gal 1:4, 92. Rom 1:16, 93.
Gal 3:21, 94. Heb 9:22, 95. 1 Tim 2:6, 96.
Acts 10:43,
97. Isa 43:11, 98. Gal 3:24, 99. Heb 9:12-14,
100. 1 Tim 1:15, 101. Heb 6:1
